a square poster of length 3x is to have a square painting on it. The length of the painting is 2x. The area of the poster not covered by the painting will be painted black. what is the area of the poster that will be painted black?

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a square poster of length 3x is to have a square  painting on it. The length of the painting is 2x. The area of the poster not covered by the painting will be painted black. what is the area of the poster that will be painted black?

anonymous · Answer

5x^2

anonymous · Answer

9x^2 is the total area and 4x^2 is the area covered by the painting..so subtract it from the total...that gives u d ans