Riya draws a square garden of side (x + 4) metres. She writes its area using the square-of-a-sum identity. What polynomial should she write for the area in square metres?

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x^2 + 8x + 16. Area of a square = side^2 = (x + 4)^2 = x^2 + 2(x)(4) + 16 = x^2 + 8x + 16 sq m.

Riya draws a square garden of side $(x + 4)$ metres. She writes its area using the square-of-a-sum identity.
What polynomial should she write for the area in square metres?

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Riya draws a square garden of side (x+4) metres. She writes its area using the square-of-a-sum identity.What polynomial should she write for the area in square metres?

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More Class 8 Standard Identities practice

Riya draws a square garden of side $(x + 4)$ metres. She writes its area using the square-of-a-sum identity.
What polynomial should she write for the area in square metres?