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In a square of side \(5p-q\), what is the combined middle area containing the \(pq\)-terms?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: \(-10pq\)

The direct answer is C: \(-10pq\). The square has side \(5p-q"). Treat its two parts as \(u=5p\) and \(v=-q\). The square identity is \((u+v)^2=u^2+2uv+v^2\). The two middle rectangles together have area \(2uv\), so here it is \(2(5p)(-q)=-10pq\). The negative sign appears because one part of the side is a subtraction. Option A forgets the factor 2 and also misses the negative sign. Option B includes the factor 2 but treats \(-q\) as positive. Option D is the square of \(5p\), namely the first corner square, not the combined middle area. The full expansion is \(25p^2-10pq+q^2\). Memory cue: two middle rectangles give twice the product, and a minus side makes that product negative.

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Square IdentityCombined Middle AreaSign Of ProductVisual Models Of IdentitiesExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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