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If the visual model of (x−6)² gives x²−12x+36, where does −12x come from?

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Correct answer: Two subtracted rectangles, each with area 6x

The direct answer is A. To model (x−6)², begin with a square of side x and remove a strip of width 6 along one direction and another strip of width 6 along the other direction. Each removed rectangle has area x×6=6x, so together they contribute −6x−6x=−12x. The small corner where the strips overlap has area 6×6=36 and is added back, giving x²−12x+36. Option A correctly identifies both subtracted rectangles. Option B gives only the positive constant term 36, not the negative linear term. Option C represents the original x² square. Option D is incomplete because a side expression alone is not an area and does not show the two cross-regions. The identity is (x−6)²=x²−2(6)x+6². Memory cue: the negative middle term comes from two removed strips, while the corner square is positive because it is restored.

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Subtracted-StripsNegative-Middle-TermVisual-IdentityVisual Models Of IdentitiesExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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