How to determine the polynomial equation with the roots -2, 2, -4, -1/2

An architect is designing a water fountain for a park she uses the given function to model the water jet flowing from the fountain nozzles where h(x) gives the height of the water jugs in feet x feet from the starting point h(x)=-1/20x+x+15

Acircular garden with radius of 8 feet is surrounded by a circular path with a width of 3 feet. what is the approximate area of the path alone? use 3.14 for π

I'm confused on this could anyone me and show me what i need to do to solve it.