Question

heng was trying to factor $10x^2 + 5x$. she found that the greatest common factor of these terms was $5x$ and made an area model:
what is the width of hengs area model?
width =

Explanation:

Step1: Find first width segment

$\frac{10x^2}{5x} = 2x$

Step2: Find second width segment

$\frac{5x}{5x} = 1$

Step3: Sum the two segments

$2x + 1$

Answer:

$2x + 1$