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A carpenter is assigned a job of installing a spa into a pre-existing deck. The dimensions of the deck are (6x + 10) wide by (3x + 4) long. The dimensions of the spa are (5x + 2) wide by (2x + 1) long.

Write the polynomial that represents the remaining area of the deck after the carpenter cut the hole out for the spa.
(a) 8x2 + 63x + 42
(b) 28x2 + 63x + 42
(c) 28x2 + 45x + 38
(d) 8x2 + 45x + 38

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Simply, you subtract the spa area from the deck one.

A = (6x+10)(3x+4)-[(5x+2)(2x+1)]

A = 18x^2+24x+30x+40-(10x^2+5x+4x+2)

A = 18x^2+24x+30x+40-10x^2-5x-4x-2

A = 8x^2 + 45x + 38

Answer D
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