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In which rectangle model will the middle areas of 15x² − 2x − 8 appear as 10x and −12x?

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Correct answer: (3x + 2)(5x − 4), with middle areas 10x and −12x

The direct answer is A: (3x + 2)(5x − 4). In a rectangle model, multiply every part of one side by every part of the other side. The four areas are (3x)(5x) = 15x², (3x)(−4) = −12x, 2(5x) = 10x, and 2(−4) = −8. Adding them gives 15x² − 12x + 10x − 8, which simplifies to 15x² − 2x − 8. Thus the two middle rectangles really do have areas −12x and 10x. Option B expands to 15x² + 2x − 8, so its middle term has the wrong sign. Option C gives a different leading structure and does not produce the required four areas. Option D has middle terms −20x and 6x, whose sum is −14x, not −2x. Remember that signed rectangle areas must be added with their signs; do not combine the two cross terms by magnitude alone.

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Visual ModelsAlgebraic IdentitiesFactorisationSigned AreasVisual Models Of IdentitiesExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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