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In the visual model of a square with side x−2, which term remains positive?

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Correct answer: x² and 4

The direct answer is B: x² and 4. Apply (a−b)² = a² − 2ab + b² with a=x and b=2. This gives (x−2)² = x² − 4x + 4. In the visual interpretation, the large x-by-x square contributes x², the two strips together contribute the negative middle term −4x, and the small 2-by-2 corner square contributes 4. Thus both square-area terms, x² and 4, are positive. Option A, −4x, is not positive; it is the negative middle contribution caused by subtracting the strips. Option B is correct because x² and 4 have positive signs. Option C, −x², incorrectly changes the sign of the large square’s area. Option D, −4, incorrectly changes the sign of the small corner square; 2² is +4. In ordinary geometric area, a square region has a nonnegative area. Memory cue: in (a−b)², the middle term is negative, but the first and last square terms remain positive.

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Minus SquareSignsVisual ModelAlgebraic IdentitiesVisual Models Of IdentitiesExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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