The area of a rectangle with width x and length 5x is 5x2. what does the coefficient 5 mean in terms of the problem?

The length is 5 times the width

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

W ----> the width of the rectangle

L ----> the length of the rectangle

we know that

The area of rectangle is equal to

In this problem we have

----> equation A

----> equation B

substitute equation B in equation A

therefore

The length is 5 times the width

step-by-step explanation:

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step-by-step explanation:

since the sequence is geometric there is a common ratio r between consecutive terms, that is

r = 4 ÷ - 2 = - 2

r = - 8 ÷ 4 = - 2

r = 16 ÷ 8 = - 2

the next term - 13 must be incorrect as it should be - 32 for the sequence to be geometric.

the first 4 terms are therefore geometric with common ratio r = - 2