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A square model x^2 + mx + 100 represents a perfect square. If the corner side is 10, what is m?

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Correct answer: 20

The correct answer is B: m = 20. A perfect-square area model with a main side segment x and a corner side segment 10 represents (x + 10)^2. Apply the identity (x + r)^2 = x^2 + 2rx + r^2 with r = 10. This gives (x + 10)^2 = x^2 + 20x + 100. Comparing it with x^2 + mx + 100 shows that m, the coefficient of x, must be 20. The visual explanation is the same: there are two equal side rectangles, each with area 10x, so together they contribute 10x + 10x = 20x. Option A counts only one rectangle. Option C is the corner square’s area, 10 × 10, not the coefficient of x. Option D is twice the correct middle coefficient and has no matching expansion. Memory cue: in (x + r)^2, the middle coefficient is always 2r, while the final constant is r^2.

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