1. The area of a rectangular carpet is X² + X - 2. HINT: Area = length X breadth

a). if X is a whole number, use factorization to find the length and the breadth of the carpet in terms of X.

b). if X = 2 m, find the actual dimensions of the carpet.


c). it costs R50 per square metre to make such this carpet. how much will it cost to manufacture 5 carpets?​ ​​