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The rectangle below has an area of y^4+11y^2+30 square meters and a length of y^2+5 meters. What represents the width of the rectangle?

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Answer:

[tex]y^2+6\ m[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

First factor the expression [tex]y^4+11y^2+30:[/tex]

[tex]y^4+11y^2+30=y^4+5y^2+6y^2+30=y^2(y^2+5)+6(y^2+5)=(y^2+5)(y^2+6).[/tex]

Use the formula

[tex]A_{\text{rectangle}}=\text{width}\cdot \text{length}[/tex]

for finding the area of the rectangle.

If the length of the rectangle is [tex]y^2+5[/tex] meters, then its width is

[tex]\text{width}=\dfrac{A_{\text{rectangle}}}{\text{length}}=\dfrac{y^4+11y^2+30}{y^2+5}=\dfrac{(y^2+5)(y^2+6)}{y^2+5}=y^2+6\ m.[/tex]