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Geometry and TrigonometryHardArea left after cutting corners from a square

Geometry and Trigonometry practice question

A square sheet of card has sides of 10 centimetres. A 2-centimetre square is cut from each of its four corners. What is the area, in square centimetres, of the card that remains?

Answer: 84

100 − 4 × 4 = 84.

Common wrong answers

If you answered 36
36 is the area of the middle 6 by 6 square only.
If you answered 92
92 removes two corners.
If you answered 96
96 removes only one corner.

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