A homeowner has a square patio with a side length of feet. She decides to cover a portion of the patio with a rectangular outdoor rug that has dimensions feet by feet. Which of the following expressions represents the area, in square feet, of the patio that remains uncovered by the rug?
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The expression representing the uncovered area is obtained by subtracting the area of the rug from the area of the patio. First, the area of the square patio is calculated as . Second, the area of the rug is calculated as . Subtracting the rug's area from the patio's area requires distributing the negative sign: . Combining like terms yields .
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Subtracting one polynomial from another requires distributing the negative sign to every term of the subtracted polynomial before combining like terms.
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