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Answer:

length: 6 inches

width: 7 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

Let n represent the number. Then the length is (n+2) and the width is (2n-1). The product of these dimensions is the area:

42 = (n+2)(2n -1) = 2n^2 +3n -2

2n^2 +3n -44 = 0 . . . . subtract 42

(n -4)(2n +11) = 0 . . . . . factor

n = 4 . . . . . . . . we aren't interested in the negative solution

Length = 4+2 = 6 . . . inches

Width = 2·4 -1 = 7 . . . inches

Final answer:

The dimensions of the rectangle given that its area is 42 square inches, the length is 2 inches more than a number, and the width is 1 inch less than twice the same number, are 6 inches by 7 inches.

Explanation:

To solve this problem, let's define the unknown number as

x. According to the problem, the length of the rectangle is 2 inches more than x (so it's x + 2), and the width is 1 inch less than twice the number x (which makes it 2x - 1).

Now, we'll use the formula for the area of a rectangle, which is length times width: (x + 2) * (2x - 1) = 42.

Solve this equation by expanding the parentheses (2x^2 + 4x - x - 2 = 42), simplifying (2x^2 + 3x - 2 - 42 = 0), and rearranging (2x^2 + 3x - 44 = 0).

Using the quadratic formula, we find that the possible values of x are 4 and -5.5. However, a negative size doesn't make sense in this context, so x = 4 inches. That makes the length = 4 + 2 = 6 inches, and the width = 2*4 - 1 = 7 inches. Therefore, "the dimensions of the rectangle are 6 inches by 7 inches".

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Answer:

-x

Step-by-step explanation:

Note that when there is a standalone variable (such as the x in this example), it typically actually means 1x. (If it is -x, it will be -1x.) However, you do not write 1 in front, as it is presumed.

Subtract the coefficient of each terms:

1x - 2x = -1x

-x is your simplified form.