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The square below has an area of 64-16x+x^264−16x+x 2 64, minus, 16, x, plus, x, squared square meters. What expression represents the length of one side of the square?

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Step-by-step explanation: Both 64 and x^2 are perfect squares, since 64=(8)^2 and x^2=(x)^2. Additionally, 16x is twice the product of the roots of 64 and x^2, since 16x=2(8)(x). So the side length of the square is 8-x meters

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