Hello- I need help with the problem below.....
"Marcus is unhappy with his 2-inch-wide frame, so he decides to put a frame with a different width around his canvas. The total area of the canvas and the new frame is given by the polynomial w^2 - w - 2 where w represents the width of the canvas. Determine the width of the new frame. Show all your work. Explain WHY you did each step."
Here is what I have so far..."First, you factor w^2-w-2 to simplify it. Now, the equation is (w-2)(w+1)", but now I'm stuck. Thanks!
"Marcus is unhappy with his 2-inch-wide frame, so he decides to put a frame with a different width around his canvas. The total area of the canvas and the new frame is given by the polynomial w^2 - w - 2 where w represents the width of the canvas. Determine the width of the new frame. Show all your work. Explain WHY you did each step."
Here is what I have so far..."First, you factor w^2-w-2 to simplify it. Now, the equation is (w-2)(w+1)", but now I'm stuck. Thanks!
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