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A rectangle model must show (x^2-9x+20) in factors. Which pair is correct?

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Correct answer: (x-4) and (x-5)

The direct answer is B: x^2-9x+20=(x-4)(x-5). To factor a monic quadratic, find two numbers whose product is the constant term 20 and whose sum is the coefficient of x, -9. The numbers -4 and -5 satisfy both conditions: (-4)(-5)=20 and -4+(-5)=-9. Multiplying the factors confirms the result: (x-4)(x-5)=x^2-5x-4x+20=x^2-9x+20. A uses -2 and -10; their product is 20, but their sum is -12, so the middle term would be -12x. C gives a positive middle term, producing x^2+9x+20. D has product 20 but sum -21, so it also fails. In a rectangle or algebra-tile model, the two factors appear as the side expressions. Memory cue: for a positive constant and a negative middle coefficient, both factor numbers must be negative.

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FactorisationRectangle ModelQuadratic ExpressionExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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