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If a square model has corner squares of areas \(9x^2\) and \(16\), and the middle term is negative, what is the correct total area?

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Correct answer: \(9x^2-24x+16\)

The direct answer is B: \(9x^2-24x+16\). In a square model, the corner square areas \(9x^2\) and \(16\) have side lengths \(3x\) and \(4\), because \((3x)^2=9x^2\) and \(4^2=16\). A negative middle term means the outer side is \(3x-4\), not \(3x+4\). Squaring gives \((3x-4)^2=(3x)^2-2(3x)(4)+4^2=9x^2-24x+16\). Option A uses the correct magnitudes but the wrong positive sign. Option C incorrectly squares or changes the first side and has a middle coefficient of \(-8\), not \(-24\). Option D omits the middle area and is a difference of squares, not a square. Memory cue: the sign of the middle term tells whether the two side lengths are added or subtracted.

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Negative Middle TermSquare ModelPerfect SquareVisual Models Of IdentitiesExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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