The area of a rectangular swimming pool is 18x^2-9x-5. The length of the pool is 6x+5. What is the width of the pool?
1 Answer
Mar 7, 2018
(3x + 1)
Explanation:
Factor the trinomial f(x) by the new AC Method (Socratic Search):
Converted trinomial:
Find p' and q' knowing the sum (-9) and the product (-90).
They are: p' = - 15 and q' = 6.
Back to f(x) -->
Factored form
The pool 's width is (3x + 1)