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A painter starts with a blank 36-inch by 24-inch piece of rice paper. The painter wants to leave a uniform border x inches wide along the outer edges so that the painting can be framed. Write a polynomial in standard form that represents the area of paper that can be painted.

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Base: B=24-2x
Height= H=36-2x
Area of paper that can be painted: A=BH
A=(24-2x)(36-2x)
A=864-48x-72x+4x^2
A=4x^2-120x+864

Answer: The area of paper that can be painted is 4x^2-120x+864

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