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A rectangle is divided into parts with areas x², 3x, 5x, and 15. What can be the two side lengths of the rectangle?

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Correct answer: x + 3 and x + 5

The correct answer is A: x + 3 and x + 5. Add the four displayed areas: x² + 3x + 5x + 15 = x² + 8x + 15. To find side lengths, look for two binomials whose product has middle coefficient 8 and constant product 15. Since 3 + 5 = 8 and 3 × 5 = 15, factorisation gives x² + 8x + 15 = (x + 3)(x + 5). Therefore the rectangle can have sides x + 3 and x + 5. Option B is based on the numbers 8 and 15 themselves, but (x + 8)(x + 15) has middle term 23x and constant 120, so it does not match. Option C gives (x − 3)(x − 5) = x² − 8x + 15, with the wrong sign on the middle term. Option D gives x² + 8x + 12, so its constant product is wrong. Memory cue: in (x+p)(x+q), p+q is the coefficient of x and pq is the constant term.

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Algebraic IdentitiesFactorisationRectangle ModelVisual Models Of IdentitiesExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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