Answer:
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Step-by-step explanation:
1) The length of the south side of the field = (5x + 2) + (x² - 9) + (x² - 7x +12) = x² + x² + 5x - 7x + 2 - 9 + 12 = 2x² - 2x + 5
2) The perimeter of pumpkin field = 2(length + breadth) = 2[(5x - 2) + (5x + 2)] = 2[5x + 5x - 2 + 2] = 2(10x)
The perimeter of pumpkin field = 20x
3) The perimeter of pumpkin field is useful in case Bob wants to fence the pumpkin field.
4) The perimeter of potato field = 2(length + breadth) = 2[(x + 6) + (x² - 7x + 12)] = 2[x² - 7x + x + 6 + 12] = 2(x² - 6x + 18)
The perimeter of potato field = 2x² - 12x + 36
5) Area of squash field = length * breadth = (4x) * (x)
Area of squash field = 4x²
6) The area of the squash field would be important if Bob want to determine the number of squash seeds that would be enough for the field.
7) Area of pumpkin field = length * breadth = (5x - 2) * (5x + 2) = 25x² + 10x - 10x - 4
Area of pumpkin field = 25x² - 4
Area of pumpkin field and squash field = 4x² + (25x² - 4) = 29x² - 4