Look at the following square:
AAABBBDDDCCC8-3X
What is its area?
The area of a square is equal to the side of the square raised to the 2nd power:
S=a2 S=a^2 S=a2
S=(8−3x)2 S=(8-3x)^2 S=(8−3x)2
S=(−3x+8)2 S=(-3x+8)^2 S=(−3x+8)2
(−3x+8)2 (-3x+8)^2 (−3x+8)2