A carpenter is assigned a job of installing a spa into a pre-existing deck. The dimensions of the deck are 5x + 6

2 wide by 4x + 3

3 long. The dimensions of the spa are 2x + 6

5 wide by x + 8

4 long.

Write the polynomial that represents the remaining area of the deck after the carpenter cut the hole out for the spa.

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Mini Mini

10 October, 12:35

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Kellen Miller · Answer 1

x (x+2)

x^2+2x

(12) ^2 + 2 (12)

144 + 24

168

So the area is 168 square units.