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A landscape design assistant is calculating the area of a symmetrical rectangular garden with dimensions (4p−7q)({}4p - 7q) meters and (4p+7q)({}4p + 7q) meters. To find the simplified area expression using the product of conjugates pattern, (a−b)(a+b)=a2−b2(a - b)(a + b) = a^2 - b^2, the assistant first squares the first term, 4p{}4p, to get 16p2{}16p^2. Next, the assistant squares the second term to complete the difference of squares.

Complete the final simplified area expression by filling in the missing term: ${}16p

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