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When a rectangle with sides (a+3) and (a-3) is rearranged, what area is obtained?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: a^2-9, difference of squares

The direct answer is B: the area is a^2-9. Rearranging pieces does not change the total area, so calculate the original rectangle area by multiplying its side lengths: (a+3)(a-3). Use the difference-of-squares identity (p+q)(p-q)=p^2-q^2, with p=a and q=3. This gives a^2-3^2=a^2-9. Option A has the wrong plus sign; the opposite signs in the two factors require subtraction. Option C is (a-3)^2=a^2-6a+9, which would be the area of a square with side a-3, not the given rectangle. Option D is (a+3)^2 and likewise describes a different square. Memory cue: matching brackets with opposite signs, such as (a+3)(a-3), cancel the middle terms and leave a^2-3^2.

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Algebraic IdentitiesRectangle RearrangementDifference Of SquaresArea ModelVisual Models Of IdentitiesExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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