To multiply (6x+5)(6x−5), you can use the pattern:

(a+b)(a−b)=a2−b2

What are the values of a and b ?

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One side of a rectangle is 7 feet shorter than seven times the other side. find the length of the shorter side if we also know that the perimeter of the rectangle is 306 feet.

Every weekday, mr. jones bikes from his home to his job. sometimes he rides along two roads, the long route that is shown by the solid lines. other times, he takes the shortcut shown by the dashed line. how many fewer kilometers does mr. jones bike when he takes the shortcut instead of the long route?

City l has a temperature of −3 °f. city m has a temperature of −7 °f. use the number line shown to answer the questions: number line from negative 8 to positive 8 in increments of 1 is shown. part a: write an inequality to compare the temperatures of the two cities. (3 points) part b: explain what the inequality means in relation to the positions of these numbers on the number line. (4 points) part c: use the number line to explain which city is warmer. (3 points)