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I need help if you dont mind-example-1

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Answer:

x² + 23x + 49

Explanation:

The area of the shaded region = area of outer rectangle - area of white square.

A = (x + 10)(2x + 5) - (x + 1)(x + 1) ← expand factors using FOIL

= 2x² + 25x + 50 - (x² + 2x + 1)

= 2x² + 25x + 50 - x² - 2x - 1 ← collect like terms

= x² + 23x + 49

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