SOLUTION: a square green rug has a yellow square in the center. The side length of the yellow square is x inches and the width of the green region is 5 in. What is the area of the green pa

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Question 557650: a square green rug has a yellow square in the center. The side length of the yellow square is x inches and the width of the green region is 5 in. What is the area of the green part of the rug?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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(x+5)^2 - x^2

x^2 + 10x + 25 - x^2


10x+25


So the area of the green region is 10x+25 square inches.

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