One-half of the perimeter of a rectangular patch of land is represented by 8x 2 − 4x − 2. The length of one side

of the land is 5x

2 − 3x + 2. Write a polynomial that represents the length of the other side. Then find the

perimeter of the land when x = 2.

Me with this assignment ! i only partially understand, so explain. also it's a work sample. at the championship bike race, steve and paula were fighting for first place. steve was 175 feet ahead of paula and had only 300 feet left to go. he was very tired and was going only 9 feet per second. paula was desperate to catch up and was going 15 feet per second. who won the bike race and by how far did she/he win?