The area of the figure can be represented by the exponential expression 7² - 2² cm².
What are exponents?
A term of the form aˣ represents an exponent, read as 'a to the power of x', and does the function of multiplying a by itself x number of times.
How to solve the given question?
In the question, we are asked to write the exponential expression that represents the area of the given figure.
In the figure, we are shown a square of side 7cm, from which, a square of side 2cm has been removed from one corner.
We know that the area of a square is given as side*side, which can exponentially be written as (side)².
Therefore, the square of side 7cm will have an area of 7² cm².
The square of side 2cm will have an area of 2² cm².
Therefore, the area of the figure can be written as 7² - 2² cm².
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