Karen was trying to factor
6
x
2
+
10
6x
2
+106, x, squared, plus, 10. She found that the greatest common factor of these terms was
2
22 and made an area model:

6
x
2
6x
2

10
10
Width
Width
2
2
What is the width of Karen's area model?
Width
=
Width=start text, W, i, d, t, h, end text, equals