Question

A photograph is in the shape of a rectangle. It has a length of (x - 2) inches and a width of (x - 2) inches. What is the area of the photograph? Would this be
`x^(2)` + 4?

Answer 1

You are actually off most people make that common mistake but the answer would actually be x^2 - 4x + 4, not x^2 + 4

Explanation:

(x - 2) times (x - 2) = x^2 - 2x - 2x + 4 from here people tend to make a mistake by completely erasing out (-2x - 2x) thinking they cancel each other out, but here is what should have happened (-2x + -2x) = -4x so put it all together you would have x^2 - 4x + 4.

You can't do anything else because (+4) is a solid number of its own although there is an "x" in (x^2 and -4x) in "x^2" the x is with an exponent while in "-4x" the x is alone. It isn't the same as "x^2" so you wouldn't be able to get a proper answer even if you tried...it would most likely be an error

Answer 2

yes

Explanation:

two negatives make a positive and two x would make x squared