HELP!!
Kelly was given a square piece of material whose dimensions were 5x inches by 5x inches. She felt that it was a little too big for the project she was working on, so she cut 1 inch off each side of the square. Which of the following expressions represents the area of the remaining piece of material, in square inches
A. 25x^2+20x+4
B. 25x^2-4
C. 25x^2+20x-4
D. 25x^2-20x+4

Question

HELP!!
Kelly was given a square piece of material whose dimensions were 5x inches by 5x inches. She felt that it was a little too big for the project she was working on, so she cut 1 inch off each side of the square. Which of the following expressions represents the area of the remaining piece of material, in square inches
A. 25x^2+20x+4
B. 25x^2-4
C. 25x^2+20x-4
D. 25x^2-20x+4

anonymous · Answer

to start draw a sketch of this and label the sides

anonymous · Answer

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