Question

A rectangle has sides `3x and 8x -5`. What is its area?

Answer 1

`24x^2-15x`

Explanation:

area of rectangle`=`length`xx`width

Area`=3x(8x-5)`

multiply out

`=24x^2-15x`

Answer 2

`"area "=24x^2-15x`

Explanation:

`• " the area of a rectangle "=" length "xx" breadth"`

`"let length "=8x-5" and breadth "=3x`

`rArr"area "=3x(8x-5)larrcolor(blue)"distribute"`

`color(white)(rArr"area ")=24x^2-15x" square units"`