(5x-4)+(8x+9)= simply

In factoring by grouping, what would you have for step 3 for the following? step 1: x^3 +5x^2 +4x+20 step 2: x^2 (x+5)+4(x+5) step 3: ?

Each of the walls of a room with square dimensions has been built with two pieces of sheetrock, a smaller one and a larger one. the length of all the smaller ones is the same and is stored in the variable small. similarly, the length of all the larger ones is the same and is stored in the variable large. write a single expression whose value is the total area of this room. do not use any method invocations.

The weights of players in a basketball league are distributed normally. the distance (d) of each player's weight (w) from the mean of 86 kilograms was computed as follows: d = |w - 86| if d is greater than 7 for approximately 5% of the players, what is the approximate standard deviation of the players' weights? a. 1.75 kilograms b. 3.5 kilograms c. 4.3 kilograms d. 7 kilograms