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when using the area model to factor a quadratic expression the (quocient, difference,sum,product) of the bottom left and top right rectangles equals the middle term.

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(x+3)(x+2)

The top row is


(x)(x)\&((x)(2)

The bottom row


(x)(3)\&(3)(2)

The bottom left is 3x

The top right is 2x

The middle term is 3x + 2x = 5x

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