Question

2. What is the area of the figure below. Simplify.

Answer 1

Answer: x = 9

2x -6= x +3

2x -x= 3 +6

x= 9

Answer 2

x^2 - 9

Explanation:

length = 2x - 6 = 2(x-3)

Area = [2(x-3) * (x + 3)]/2 = (x-3)(x+3) = x^2-9