Please help! i need to find the mean

According to the number line, what is the distance between points a and b? v ++ + + + + -16 -14 -12 -10 -8 + 6 + 4 + -2 + 0 + 2 + 4 + 6 + 8 + 10 + 12 + 14 + 16 o6 units o 7 units 12 units o 14 units

Simply 8x squared + 5(7x squared- x) - 2x =

What is the missing statement in step 4? ? rts ? ? vtu and ? rtu ? ? vts ? rts ? ? rvs and ? rtu ? ? stv ? vrs ? ? vru and ? usr ? ? usv ? vur ? ? vus and ? uvs ? ? sru