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A rectangle has an area of (x2 − 17x + 72) square units. Since the area of a rectangle is determined using the formula, A = lw, what could be the length and width of the rectangle?

length = (x − 8) units and width = (x − 9) units
length = (x + 9) units and width = (x + 8) units
length = (x − 6) units and width = (x − 12) units
length = (x + 12) units and width = (x + 6) units

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Factor: x^2 − 17x + 72 = (x − 8)(x − 9) because 8 + 9 = 17 and 8·9 = 72.

So length = (x − 8) and width = (x − 9) (order can be swapped).