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Sharon is paving a rectangular concrete driveway on the side of her house. The area of the driveway is [tex]5x^2 + 43x - 18[/tex], and the length of the driveway is [tex]x + 9[/tex].

Additionally, Sharon plans to install a carport over a small portion of the driveway. The volume that the carport can enclose is [tex]48x^3 + 68x^2 - 8x - 3[/tex], and the area of the driveway beneath the carport is [tex]8x^2 + 10x - 3[/tex].

Determine the width of the entire driveway and the height of the carport in terms of [tex]x[/tex]. Replace the values of [tex]m[/tex] and [tex]b[/tex] to complete the expression that represents the width of the entire driveway on the first line, and then replace the values of [tex]m[/tex] and [tex]b[/tex] to complete the expression that represents the height of the carport on the second line.



Answer :

To determine the width of the driveway and the height of the carport, we need to follow a series of steps involving algebraic manipulation.

### Width of the Entire Driveway

1. Given:
- Area of the driveway: [tex]\(5x^2 + 43x - 18\)[/tex]
- Length of the driveway: [tex]\(x + 9\)[/tex]

2. Formula:
- The width of the driveway is given by [tex]\(\frac{\text{Area}}{\text{Length}}\)[/tex].

3. Calculation:
- Divide the polynomial for the area by the polynomial for the length.

[tex]\[ \frac{5x^2 + 43x - 18}{x + 9} \][/tex]

To perform this division, we use polynomial long division.

- Step 1: Divide the leading term of the numerator by the leading term of the denominator:
[tex]\[ \frac{5x^2}{x} = 5x \][/tex]

- Step 2: Multiply [tex]\(5x\)[/tex] by [tex]\(x + 9\)[/tex]:
[tex]\[ 5x \cdot (x + 9) = 5x^2 + 45x \][/tex]

- Step 3: Subtract this product from the original polynomial:
[tex]\[ (5x^2 + 43x - 18) - (5x^2 + 45x) = -2x - 18 \][/tex]

- Step 4: Divide the new leading term by the leading term of the divisor:
[tex]\[ \frac{-2x}{x} = -2 \][/tex]

- Step 5: Multiply [tex]\(-2\)[/tex] by the divisor:
[tex]\[ -2 \cdot (x + 9) = -2x - 18 \][/tex]

- Step 6: Subtract this product from [tex]\(-2x - 18\)[/tex]:
[tex]\[ (-2x - 18) - (-2x - 18) = 0 \][/tex]

The division is exact, and no remainder is present.

Therefore, the width of the driveway is [tex]\(5x - 2\)[/tex].

### Height of the Carport

1. Given:
- Volume of the carport: [tex]\(48x^3 + 68x^2 - 8x - 3\)[/tex]
- Area under the carport: [tex]\(8x^2 + 10x - 3\)[/tex]

2. Formula:
- The height of the carport is given by [tex]\(\frac{\text{Volume}}{\text{Area}}\)[/tex].

3. Calculation:
- Divide the polynomial for the volume by the polynomial for the area.

[tex]\[ \frac{48x^3 + 68x^2 - 8x - 3}{8x^2 + 10x - 3} \][/tex]

To perform this division, again use polynomial long division.

- Step 1: Divide the leading term of the numerator by the leading term of the denominator:
[tex]\[ \frac{48x^3}{8x^2} = 6x \][/tex]

- Step 2: Multiply [tex]\(6x\)[/tex] by [tex]\(8x^2 + 10x - 3\)[/tex]:
[tex]\[ 6x \cdot (8x^2 + 10x - 3) = 48x^3 + 60x^2 - 18x \][/tex]

- Step 3: Subtract this product from the original polynomial:
[tex]\[ (48x^3 + 68x^2 - 8x - 3) - (48x^3 + 60x^2 - 18x) = 8x^2 + 10x - 3 \][/tex]

- Step 4: Divide the new leading term by the leading term of the divisor:
[tex]\[ \frac{8x^2}{8x^2} = 1 \][/tex]

- Step 5: Multiply [tex]\(1\)[/tex] by the divisor:
[tex]\[ 1 \cdot (8x^2 + 10x - 3) = 8x^2 + 10x - 3 \][/tex]

- Step 6: Subtract this product from [tex]\(8x^2 + 10x - 3\)[/tex]:
[tex]\[ (8x^2 + 10x - 3) - (8x^2 + 10x - 3) = 0 \][/tex]

The division is exact, and no remainder is present.

Therefore, the height of the carport is [tex]\(6x + 1\)[/tex].

### Final Expressions

So, the width of the entire driveway is:

[tex]\[ 5x - 2 \][/tex]

And the height of the carport is:

[tex]\[ 6x + 1 \][/tex]