Calculate Square Area: Side Length (8-3X) Problem

Question

Look at the following square:

AAABBBDDDCCC8-3X

What is its area?

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Express the area of the square
00:03 Side length according to the given data
00:10 We'll use the formula for calculating square area (side squared)
00:19 We'll substitute appropriate values and solve to find the area
00:29 We'll reverse the writing order
00:34 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

The area of a square is equal to the side of the square raised to the 2nd power:

S=a2 S=a^2

S=(83x)2 S=(8-3x)^2

S=(3x+8)2 S=(-3x+8)^2

Answer

(3x+8)2 (-3x+8)^2