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Given the perimeter of a square is (8x-6). What is the area,in cm², of the square ?​

User Ugesh Gali
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Answer:

16x² - 24x + 9

Explanation:

One side = (8x-6)÷4

One side = 2x - 3/2

Area = (2x-3/2)(2x-3/2)

Open the brackets

2x(2x-3/2) - 3/2(2x-3/2)

= 16x² - 24x + 9

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