Write an expression in terms of X for the width of Sally's pool?

Question

Sally's rectangular pool has a length of (5x - 2) meters & an area of 15x² - 11x + 2 square meters

 

Write an expression in terms of x for the width of Sally's pool

Answer 1

width = area / length

 

width = (15x² - 11x + 2) / (5x - 2)

 

 

You can factor completely,

 

width = (5x - 2)(3x - 1) / (5x - 2)

width = 3x - 1