SOLUTION: Can you verify my answer please? Find the area of the rectangle that has these sides √3+√5 and √3+√5 I got 8 + √15 is this correct? Thanks

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Question 133800: Can you verify my answer please?
Find the area of the rectangle that has these sides √3+√5 and √3+√5
I got 8 + √15 is this correct?
Thanks
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when you FOIL the binomials you get 8 + 2√15