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- Length: \( 3(5) + 2 = 15 + 2 = 17 \)
- Width: \( 5 - 1 = 4 \)
- The area of the rectangle is \( 17 imes 4 = 68 \).
- Find the value of \( x \) if \( 2x^2 - 5x - 3 = 0 \).
- Using the quadratic formula \( x = rac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac}}{2a} \), where \( a = 2 \), \( b = -5 \), and \( c = -3 \):
- First, calculate the discriminant:
