SOLUTION: Rose's garden is a square with sides of length x feet. Next spring she plans to make it rectangular by lengthening one side 5 feet and shortening the other side by 5 feet. What p

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Question 147350: Rose's garden is a square with sides of length x feet. Next spring she plans to make it rectangular by lengthening one side 5 feet and shortening the other side by 5 feet. What polynomial represents the new area? By how much will the are of the new garden differ from that of the old garden?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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{L-5)*(L+5)
=L%5E2-25, so it's 25 sq ft smaller.