SOLUTION: A square has sides of length 3x - 2 centimeters (cm). Express the area of the square as a polynomial.

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Question 63081: A square has sides of length 3x - 2 centimeters (cm). Express the area of the square as a polynomial.
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The area of a square is found my squaring the length of the side.
Area = length x length
Area+=+%283x+-+2%29%283x+-+2%29
Area+=+9x%5E2+-+12x+%2B+4