document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=827563>Question 827563</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a square of side x cm is removed from each corner of a reactangle measuring a cm by b cm.what will be new figure formula for the area A </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #498754 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=498754\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Nice general question.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Just translate the worded description into symbols and form the area calculation.  Simplify.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sides, a and b.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Remove x by x square from each corner.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28%28ab%29-4x%5E2=A%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28%28ab%29-4x%5E2=A%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >----<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That's it!  The area before removing any x is just <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%2Ab ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%2Ab\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each square at the corner is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and the original rectangle piece has four of them; so removing those is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-4x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-4x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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