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A square-shaped courtyard with 60-foot sides is reduced by x feet on two opposite sides and extended by x feet on the other two sides.(1 point) Polynomial ? square feet Question 2 Does the area of the courtyard increase, decrease, or stay the same?(1 point)
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New area = (60 − x)(60 + x) = 3600 − x^2 square feet.
Since x^2 ≥ 0, the area is 3600 − x^2 ≤ 3600, so the area decreases (unless x = 0, when it stays the same).
Since x^2 ≥ 0, the area is 3600 − x^2 ≤ 3600, so the area decreases (unless x = 0, when it stays the same).
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