SOLUTION: In the diagram, the side of the larger square is x units and the side of the smaller square is y units. The area of the shaded region is (x^2-y^2) square units. Show how the shaded
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Question 1144162: In the diagram, the side of the larger square is x units and the side of the smaller square is y units. The area of the shaded region is (x^2-y^2) square units. Show how the shaded area might be cut and rearranged to illustrate that the area is(x-y)(x+y) square units. Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source):