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Find the area of the rectangle if the length is y + 4 inches and the width is y - 5 inches. Enter your answer as a polynomial in terms of variable y and in standard form, ay2 + by + c.

Respuesta :

We have the following:

We have that the area of a rectangle is the following

[tex]\begin{gathered} A=l\cdot w \\ \text{In this case:} \\ l=y+4 \\ w=y-5 \end{gathered}[/tex]

replacing:

[tex]\begin{gathered} A=(y+4)(y-5)=y^2-5y+4y-20 \\ A=y^2-y-20 \end{gathered}[/tex]

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