Asquare poster has sides measuring 2 feet less than the sides of a square sign. if the difference between their areas is 16 square feet, find the lengths of the sides of the poster and sign

none of the above.

for one of the equations to be used in the process, there has to be a term in the equation since squared is .

since there is only a term in the first equation, we cannot derive a from completing the square.

solving with completing the square