Question

the area of a rectangle with width x and length 6x is 6x^2. what does the coefficient 6 mean in terms of the problem?

Answer 1

The area formula for a rectangle lw which means 6 would have to equal the length of the rectangle

Answer 2

The coefficient 6 means 6 times the width

Explanation:

the area of a rectangle with width x and length 6x is
`6x^2`

The width of the rectangle is x

the length of the rectangle is 6x

the length of the rectangle is 6x means 6 times x

6 times x is 6 times width of the rectangle

The length of the rectangle is 6 times the width of the rectangle.

The coefficient 6 means 6 times the width