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A student wrote only x² + 25 in the model of (x + 5)². Which part was missed?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: 10x, representing two rectangular strips

Direct answer: B. A square with side x + 5 contains an x by x square, two rectangles measuring x by 5, and a 5 by 5 square. Their areas are x², 5x, 5x, and 25. Therefore (x + 5)² = x² + 5x + 5x + 25 = x² + 10x + 25. The student included x² and 25 but omitted both middle rectangles. Option A gives only one of the two strips, so it is incomplete. Option B correctly gives their combined area, 5x + 5x = 10x. Option C is not produced by multiplying the relevant side lengths; the small square has area 25, not 25x. Option D incorrectly counts the x by x square twice and does not describe the missing strips. The common error is to think that (x + 5)² equals x² + 25. Memory cue: a square of a sum always includes two cross-products, giving 2ab.

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