A wild animal generally stays at least x mi from the edge of a forest. For a rectangular forest preserve that is 2 mi long and 5 mi wide, write a polynomial that represents the area of the available habitat for the wild animal.
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Given

--- For the forest

-- --- For the forest

Required

Determine the area of the habitat

Since the distance between the animal's habitat is x mi on both sides;

The length and width of the habitat is:

The area is then calculated as follows;

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Reorder

Hence; the required polynomial for the habitat area is:

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