Question

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Answer 1

Area = b * h
Area of orange = area of big square subtract by area of small square

Small square = b^2
Big square = a^2
(a^2 - b^2) = (a - b)( a + b)

Solution: (a - b) (a + b)

Answer 2

Answer:

a² - b² = (a + b)(a - b)

Step-by-step explanation:

The side of the outer square is a. Its area is a².

The side of the inner square is b. Its area is b².

The area of the orange section is the difference of the area of the two squares.

A = a² - b²

The area is the difference of two squares which factors into the product of a sum and a difference.

Factor the area:

a² - b² = (a + b)(a - b)