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In a visual model, the total area (a^2+2ab+b^2) is 144. If (a+b) is positive, what is the outer side?

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Correct answer: 12

The direct answer is C: 12. The expression a^2+2ab+b^2 is the perfect-square identity (a+b)^2. Therefore the model says (a+b)^2=144. Taking square roots gives a+b=12 or a+b=-12, but the question states that a+b is positive, so we choose 12. In a square, area equals side squared, so the positive side length is the square root of 144. A is not the square root of 144; 24^2 is 576. B is half of 144, not the required side. D is the area itself, not its side. The positivity condition removes any ambiguity about the sign. Memory cue: for a square model, side is the positive square root of area; first identify the perfect-square expression.

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Square AreaPerfect-Square IdentitySquare RootVisual Models Of IdentitiesExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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