Please solve these radical equations and show the steps so that I can understand them. In my notes, it says the steps are to Isolate the radical, square both sides, solve for the variable, and check for the extraneous solutions so if this is what you are supposed to do please show these steps in action. Thank you for your time.

A)a square brown tarp has a square green patch green in the corner the side length of the tarp is (x + 8) and the side length of the patch is x what is the area of the brown part of the tarpb)a square red placemat has a gold square in the corner the side length of the gold square is (x - 2) inches with the width of the red region is 4 in what is the area of the red part of the placemat