Question

Kelly was given a square piece of material whose dimensions were 5x inches by 5x inches. She felt that it was a little too big for the project she was working on, so she cut 1 inch off each side of the square. Which of the following expressions represents the area of the remaining piece of material, in square inches?

Answer 1

(5x-1x)∧2
4x by 4x = 16x∧2

Answer 2

25x^2 - 20x + 4

Step-by-step explanation:

Multiply (5x-2) by (5x-2).

25x^2 - 10x - 10x + 4.

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