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In a square with side x − 2, what will be the total area of the middle part?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: −4x

The direct answer is option B: −4x. Write the side as x + (−2). Using (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b², we get (x − 2)² = x² + 2x(−2) + (−2)² = x² − 4x + 4. The middle part consists of two rectangular products, each x(−2) = −2x, so together they give −4x. Option A, 4x, has the wrong sign; subtracting 2 makes the cross-term negative. Option B is correct because it includes both strips and their negative sign. Option C, 2x, is only the magnitude of one strip and is incomplete. Option D, −2x, is one strip only, not the total of both. The small corner contributes (−2)² = 4 and must not be confused with the middle part. Memory cue: (x − b)² has middle term −2bx.

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Negative Middle TermSubtraction SquareVisual ModelsAlgebraic IdentitiesVisual Models Of IdentitiesExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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