HELP PLEASE THIS IS IMPORTANT!! (please show work too) Which expression is equivalent to 2x2−18?

A. (2x−3)2
B. 2(x−3)2
C. (x+9)(x−9)
D. 2(x+3)(x−3)

Best answer that i found on yahoo ok   set :   x= length of 2nd piece in cm  x- 3= length of 1st piece in cm  x-4= length of 3rd piece in cm  then since you know they all came from the 20 cm ribbon you add them together and set them equal to 20x+ x-3 +x-4 = 20  3x - 7= 20  3x= 27  x= 9  the shortest piece is the third piece which is x- 4  x-4  9-4 = 5  the length of the smallest piece is 5 cm.  the other lengths are  9 cm  6 cm

Iagree that is the answer to the question