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Apolynomial has two terms. check all of the factoring methods that should be considered. common factor difference of cubes sum of cubes difference of squares perfect-square trinomial factoring by grouping

Me with this assignment ! i only partially understand, so explain. also it's a work sample. at the championship bike race, steve and paula were fighting for first place. steve was 175 feet ahead of paula and had only 300 feet left to go. he was very tired and was going only 9 feet per second. paula was desperate to catch up and was going 15 feet per second. who won the bike race and by how far did she/he win?

15. jiovanni is looking in to two different companies that offer study guides for math exams.test prep 101 charges a $5 flat fee and an additional $0.25 per problem.math charges a $2 flat fee and an additional $0.50 per problem.how many prablems would make the costs of the two companies be equal? varibles: equations/eniqualities{ {