What is the common denominator method. Pls explain with detail

Is this a polynomial function? i need to know asap

Needmax recorded the heights of 500 male humans. he found that the heights were normally distributed around a mean of 177 centimeters. which statements about max’s data must be true? a) the median of max’s data is 250 b) more than half of the data points max recorded were 177 centimeters. c) a data point chosen at random is as likely to be above the mean as it is to be below the mean. d) every height within three standard deviations of the mean is equally likely to be chosen if a data point is selected at random.

Joe has a rectangular chicken coop. the length of the coop is 4 feet less than twice the width. the area of the chicken coop is 510 square feet. what is the length of the chicken coup?