The editors of a local newspaper went to lunch to
celebrate birthdays. The
lunch costs $17.8.25 and they
left a 15% tip. What was the
cost of the meal?

X^4 + 36x^2 = x^2(x^2+36)= x*x*(x+6i)(x-6i) mark me brainliest

Best answer that i found on yahoo ok   set :   x= length of 2nd piece in cm  x- 3= length of 1st piece in cm  x-4= length of 3rd piece in cm  then since you know they all came from the 20 cm ribbon you add them together and set them equal to 20x+ x-3 +x-4 = 20  3x - 7= 20  3x= 27  x= 9  the shortest piece is the third piece which is x- 4  x-4  9-4 = 5  the length of the smallest piece is 5 cm.  the other lengths are  9 cm  6 cm