(p^2 + q^2)^2 - 4p^2q^2
36x^2 - 12x - 169y^2 + 26y
Jo has 2 pieces of wire of the same length. He bends 1 piece of wire into a rectangle and the other into a square.
a. If the length and the width of the rectangle are a and b cm respectively, find the length of each side of the square in terms of a and b.
b. If the length of the rectangle is 9 cm longer than its width, find the difference between the areas of the square and rectangle