Question 17

Use Structure The product of a monomial and an expression is 4.8x2+1.6xy.
What is the expression if the monomial is 1.6x
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To find the expression that, when multiplied by the monomial \(1.6x\), gives the result \(4.8x^2 + 1.6xy\), we can set up the equation:

\[ 1.6x \cdot \text{Expression} = 4.8x^2 + 1.6xy \]

To isolate the expression, we can divide both sides of the equation by \(1.6x\):

\[ \text{Expression} = \frac{4.8x^2 + 1.6xy}{1.6x} \]

Now we can simplify the right side. We can separate the terms in the numerator:

  1. For the term \(4.8x^2\):

\[ \frac{4.8x^2}{1.6x} = \frac{4.8}{1.6} \cdot \frac{x^2}{x} = 3x \]

  1. For the term \(1.6xy\):

\[ \frac{1.6xy}{1.6x} = \frac{1.6}{1.6} \cdot \frac{xy}{x} = y \]

Now, we can combine these results:

\[ \text{Expression} = 3x + y \]

Thus, the expression that when multiplied by the monomial \(1.6x\) gives \(4.8x^2 + 1.6xy\) is:

\[ \boxed{3x + y} \]