Can anybody help out with this? I’m so confused

x²+8x+16
So it is a square with a side of x+4 as it is written in the question.
You calculate the area by (x+4)(x+4)
That is x²+8x+16
The picture is just for a visual representation. If you wouldn't want to multiply as I showed above, you would just add like terms.
x²+4x+4x+16
x²+8x+16
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