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A teacher showed (a+4)(a−4) using tiles. If the a² tile remains and the 16 tile is removed, what is the correct identity?

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Correct answer: (a+4)(a−4)=a²−16

The correct answer is A. This product has the form (u+v)(u−v), so use the difference-of-squares identity (u+v)(u−v)=u²−v². Here u=a and v=4, giving (a+4)(a−4)=a²−4²=a²−16. The tile model says the positive a² region remains while a square of side 4, and therefore area 16, is removed. Option B has the wrong sign because the 16-area tile is subtracted, not added. Option C is the expansion of (a−4)², which contains a −8a term and is a different product. Option D is the expansion of (a+4)², not the product of a sum and a difference. In the tile picture, the +4 and −4 rectangular parts cancel. Memory cue: same first term with opposite second signs means first square minus second square.

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Algebra-TilesDifference-Of-SquaresVisual-IdentityAlgebra TilesExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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