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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> From a square piece of cardboard with width x inches, a square of width x-3 inches is removed from the center. Write the area of the remaining piece as a function of x. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Area of original piece = x^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area of piece removed = (x-3)^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area of Remaining piece = original area - area removed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A of remaining piece = x^2 - (x-3)^2<BR>\n" );
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