Martha bought a rectangular bedsheet. When home, she discovered that it is not fitted to her bed. So, she decided to repair it by increasing the width of 10 inches and the length to be 4 inches less than twice the original width. If the original width was x inches long, write a model that represents the area of the new bedsheet

Martha bought a rectangular bedsheet. When home, she discovered that it is not fitted to her bed. So, she decided to repair it by increasing the width of 10 inches and the length to be 4 inches less than twice the original width. If the original width was x inches long, write a model that represents the area of the new bedsheet

Algebra and Trigonometry (6th Edition)

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Martha bought a rectangular bedsheet. When home, she
discovered that it is not fitted to her bed. So, she decided to
repair it by increasing the width of 10 inches and the length
to be 4 inches less than twice the original width. If the
original width was x inches long, write a model that
represents the area of the new bedsheet

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