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If 38² is understood through the visual model (40-2)², what is the total area of the two rectangles removed?

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Correct answer: 160

The direct answer is B: 160. In the identity (a-b)²=a²-2ab+b², the two removed rectangular regions together have area 2ab. Here a=40 and b=2, so their total area is 2·40·2=160. The full calculation is 38²=(40-2)²=40²-2·40·2+2²=1600-160+4=1444. Option A, 80, is only one rectangle’s area, 40·2, not the total of two equal rectangles. Option C, 4, is the area of the small 2-by-2 square. Option D, 1520, incorrectly combines terms and does not represent the removed regions. In the visual model, the rectangles are subtracted from the large 40-by-40 square, so their areas are counted together as 2ab. Memory cue: in (a-b)², the two side rectangles always total 2ab and are subtracted.

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Numeric IdentitySubtraction ModelArea CalculationBinomial SquareVisual Models Of IdentitiesExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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