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The length of one side of a square is x-5. what is the area of the square

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Answer:

(x-5)(x-5)

X^2-5x-5x+25

x^2-10x+25

Explanation:

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Explanation:

The area of a square can be represented by the following equation:


A = s^(2)

where
s is the side length of the square.

We know that the side length is
x - 5, so we can plug this into the equation to get the area:


A = s^(2)


A = (x - 5)^(2)


A = x^(2) - 10x + 25

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