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A rectangle model has sides 2m + 5 and 2m − 5. What is its simplified area?

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Correct answer: 4m² − 25

The correct answer is D: 4m² − 25. Begin with the basic fact that the area of a rectangle is length multiplied by breadth. Therefore, the area is (2m + 5)(2m − 5). These two factors have the special form (a + b)(a − b), called conjugate factors. The identity is (a + b)(a − b) = a² − b². Here a = 2m and b = 5, so the area is (2m)² − 5² = 4m² − 25. We can also verify it by distribution: 2m·2m = 4m², 2m·(−5) = −10m, 5·2m = 10m, and 5·(−5) = −25. The middle terms −10m and +10m cancel, leaving 4m² − 25. A is wrong because the constant term must be negative. B is wrong because (2m)² is 4m², not 2m². C is wrong because it does not correctly cancel the middle terms and also has the wrong constant sign. D is correct. Memory cue: conjugate factors produce a difference of squares, not a sum of squares.

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