What does x`2 mean? is it the same as x^2?

What are the soultion(s) to the quadratic equation 40- x^2=0

The swimming pool is open when the high temperature is higher than 20∘c. lainey tried to swim on monday and thursday (which was 33 days later). the pool was open on monday, but it was closed on thursday. the high temperature was 30 ∘c on monday, but decreased at a constant rate in the next 33 days. write an inequality to determine the rate of temperature decrease in degrees celsius per day, d, from monday to thursday.

What can each term of the equation be multiplied by to eliminate the fractions before solving? x – + 2x = + x 2 6 10 12