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A rectangle has length x+7 and width x+3. When it is split into x² square tiles and linear strips, what is the coefficient of the middle term?

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Correct answer: 10 — 10

The direct answer is A: 10. Multiply the two side lengths using the distributive property: (x+7)(x+3) = x·x + x·3 + 7·x + 7·3 = x² + 3x + 7x + 21. Combine like terms to obtain x² + 10x + 21. In the visual model, the x by x region has area x², the two linear rectangles have areas 3x and 7x, and the corner has area 21. Therefore the middle term is 10x and its coefficient is 10. B is the constant corner area 7×3, not the middle coefficient. C is not produced by the expansion. D counts only the 7x strip and ignores the 3x strip. A useful rule is (x+a)(x+b)=x²+(a+b)x+ab: add the side numbers for the middle coefficient and multiply them for the constant term.

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Rectangle ExpansionVisual ModelMiddle CoefficientVisual Models Of IdentitiesExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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