The area of a rectangle is given by the formula:
[tex]A=lw[/tex]Where
A is area
l is length
w is width
We find the expression for the area by multiplying the two "lengths" given:
[tex]\begin{gathered} A=2y(9y-4) \\ A=18y^2-8y \end{gathered}[/tex]The answer is:
[tex]A=18y^2-8y[/tex]