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If a²−8a+16 is to be shown visually as a square, what will be the side length of the square?

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Correct answer: a−4

Direct answer: Option B, a−4. The expression is a perfect-square trinomial. Use the identity (p−q)²=p²−2pq+q². Here p=a and q=4, so (a−4)²=a²−2(a)(4)+4²=a²−8a+16. Therefore, the complete visual square has side length a−4. In an area model, the a² tile is the large square, the two cross-parts together contribute −8a, and the small corner square contributes 16. Option A, a+4, would give (a+4)²=a²+8a+16, so its middle-term sign is wrong. Option C would give a²−16a+64, not the given expression. Option D would give a²+16a+64, with both the middle term and constant term wrong. A useful memory cue is that a negative middle term in a square identity indicates subtraction inside the bracket: (a−4)², not (a+4)². The side length is an algebraic expression; the model assumes the dimensions are meaningful in the stated context.

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Perfect-SquareVisual-ModelAlgebraic-IdentitiesSign-ConfusionVisual Models Of IdentitiesExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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