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What is the middle term in the visual model of a square with side (4x-1)?

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Correct answer: -8x

The direct answer is B, -8x. Split the side into 4x and -1. When the square is expanded, the two cross-rectangles have areas (4x)(-1)=-4x each. Their combined contribution is -4x-4x=-8x. Equivalently, use (a-b)^2=a^2-2ab+b^2 with a=4x and b=1: (4x-1)^2=16x^2-8x+1. A has the correct magnitude but the wrong sign; the negative part of the side makes both cross-products negative. C counts only one cross-rectangle and misses the second. D is the first square term, not the middle term. Memory cue: in (a-b)^2, the middle term is always -2ab, while in (a+b)^2 it is +2ab.

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Square Of BinomialMiddle TermVisual ModelAlgebraic IdentitiesVisual Models Of IdentitiesExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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