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The perimeter of a square is 40x+16. Find the area.

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Answer:

Area = 100x^2 + 80x + 16

Explanation:

Since a square's sides all should be congruent, divide (40x+16) by 4 since a square has 4 sides.

Each side would be 10x+4 after the division.

Area is lengthxwidth so it would be (10x+4) x (10x+4)

Area is 100x^2 +40x+40x+16 = 100x^2 + 80x + 16

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