(a²-1/a²)³ when a²+1/a²= 3

You are assembling pieces of an iron gate to complete a fence. the finished gate will look like the one below. in order to assemble the gate it is important to under how the pieces are related. part 1: how are pies 1 and 2 in the archway related? part 2: how are the rectangular sections 5 and 6 in the center of the gate related to each other?

Write a polynomial function f of least degree that has rational coefficients, a leading coefficient of 1, and the given zeros. 3, 4+2i, 1+(sqrt)7 the answer is supposed to be: f(x)=x(^5)-13x(^4)+60x(^3)-82x(^2)-144x+360 what am i doing wrong?

2/3(-6y+9x) expand each expression using the distributive property