Question

The measure of a side of a square is x units. A new square is formed with each side 6 units longer than the original squares side. Write an expression to represent the area of the new square

Answer 1

To answer this, you will represent the new side length of the square as x + 6.

To find the area you will multiply (x + 6) by (x + 6).

To do this, you will multiply x and x, x by 6 twice and 6 by 6.

See the attached picture for the expression representing the area of the new square.