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1.5 Exercise 72

Avg difficulty 2.5

At the northwest corner of the park, the city is going to install a fountain. The area of the base of the fountain is 9 x 2 −25  m 2 . 9 x^{2} - 25 \textrm{ } \text{m}^{2} . Factor the area to find the lengths of the sides of the fountain.

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