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Two strips of areas (4x) and (4x) are removed from a large square and a corner of area (16) is added back. If the original square was (x^2), the resulting area equals what?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: (x^2-8x+16)

The direct answer is option B: x² − 8x + 16. Begin with the original area, x². Two strips are removed, and their areas are 4x and 4x, so the total removed area is 4x + 4x = 8x. Therefore we subtract 8x from x². The two strips overlap at one corner; that common corner has been subtracted twice, so it must be added back once. Its area is 16. Hence the resulting area is x² − 8x + 16. This is also the identity (x − 4)² = x² − 8x + 16, because each removed strip has width 4. Option A has the wrong sign for the removed strips. Option C forgets the two strips and adds no correct-back corner. Option D only adds 16 and ignores both removals. Memory cue: remove means subtract, and a doubly counted corner is added back once.

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Visual SubtractionSquare IdentityArea ModelVisual Models Of IdentitiesExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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