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A student writes (x + 3)² as x² + 9. According to the visual model, which part has been omitted?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: Two rectangles, each of area 3x

Direct answer: A, two rectangles, each of area 3x. A square with side x+3 is divided into an x-by-x square, two x-by-3 rectangles, and a 3-by-3 square. Their areas are x², 3x, 3x, and 9. Adding them gives x² + 3x + 3x + 9 = x² + 6x + 9. The student kept x² and 9 but omitted both middle rectangles, whose combined area is 6x. Option A is therefore correct. Option B is wrong because there is no single 9x rectangle; the two middle regions are each 3x. Option C is wrong because the model contains only one x² square. Option D is wrong because a line segment is a length, not one of the area regions, and it does not account for the missing 6x term. Memory cue: in (x+a)², never forget the two cross-products, giving 2ax.

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Common Algebra ErrorBinomial SquareVisual Area ModelMissing Middle TermVisual Models Of IdentitiesExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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