standard_description: Interpret expressions that represent a quantity in terms of its context.
problem_activity: Task
Consider the algebraic expressions below:
$$ (n + 2)^2 - 4 \qquad \text{and} \qquad n^2 + 4n. $$
Use the figures below to illustrate why the expressions are equivalent:
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Find some ways to algebraically verify the same result.


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