The given expression represents the area. Find the side length of the square. 64r^2-144r+81
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64r ^ 2-144r + 81 For this case, what we can do is rewrite the second degree polynomial. Apply resolvent: a = 64 b = -144 c = 81 x = (- b +/- root (b ^ 2 - 4ac)) / 2a x = (- (- 144) +/- root ((- 144) ^ 2 - 4 * (64) * (81))) / 2 (64) x = (- (- 144) +/- root (0)) / 128 x = 144/128 x = 72/64 x = 36/32 x = 18/16 x = 9/8 Rewriting the polynomial: (8r-9) * (8r-9) Answer: The side length of the square is: (8r-9)