document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1102>Question 1102</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have a box with a square top.  The front face of the box has an area of A=x^3-2x^2-2x-3.  The height of the box is h = x^2 + x + 1.  Find a formula for the rea of the top square in terms of x. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "     Note that the area of the front face <BR>\n" );
document.write( "     By factorization, we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     A = h * L = x^3-2x^2-2x-3 = (x^2 + x + 1) (x-3)= L * (x-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     So,L = x-3, and the area of the top square =L^2 = (x -3)^2 </SPAN>\n" );
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