Anyone know what a^2-2a-8=0 is

99 points at a zoo, the leopard pen has a ring-shaped sidewalk around it. the outer edge of the sidewalk is a circle with a radius of 12 m. the inner edge of the sidewalk is a circle with a radius of 8 m. (1 point for showing all of your work) a. write and simplify an expression for the exact area of the sidewalk. (1 point for the answer) b. find the approximate area of the sidewalk. use 3.14 to approximate π. (1 point for the answer)

What is the inverse of the function f(x) = 2x + 1?

Select all expressions that are equivalent to 2(3x + 7y). question 1 options: 6x + 14y 6x + 7y 1(6x + 14y)