What are polynomials? pls help, I don't understand

Simplify (a/b - b/a) times (a - a^2/a+b) a - a^2/a=b is a mixed number

11. minitab software was used to find the lsrl for a study between x=age and y=days after arthroscopic shoulder surgery until an athlete could return to their sport. use the output to determine the prediction model and correlation between these two variables. predictor coef se coef t p constant -5.054 4.355 -1.16 0.279 age 0.2715 0.1427 1.9 0.094 r-sq = 31.16%

Aprofessional hockey team has noticed that, over the past several seasons, as the number of wins increases, the total number of hot dogs sold at the concession stands increases. the hockey team concludes that winning makes people crave hot dogs. what is wrong with the hockey team's conclusion? a) it does not take into account the attendance during each season. b) it does not take into account the number of hamburgers sold during each season. c) it does not take into account the number of concession stands in the hockey arena. d) it does not take into account the number of seasons the hockey team has been in existence.