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If in a square model of x − 4, the added-back corner is 16 and the final area is 81, what is the positive value of x?

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Correct answer: 13

The direct answer is D: x = 13. The final square has side x − 4 and area 81, so (x − 4)² = 81. A square side represents a positive length, therefore x − 4 = 9 rather than −9. Adding 4 to both sides gives x = 13. The given added-back corner 16 is consistent with the correction term 4² = 16, but the final-area equation is sufficient to find x. A, x = 5, gives side 1 and area 1. B, x = 9, gives side 5 and area 25. C, x = 17, gives side 13 and area 169. D alone gives side 9 and area 81. Pure algebra would also show the second equation x − 4 = −9, giving x = −5, but that cannot represent a positive square side in this geometric model. The safe procedure is: take the positive square root for a length, then solve the linear equation.

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