What is the answer to 17? Also please explain why, thank you.

What is the distance between the points 4,10 and -3,-14 on the coordinate plane

Three numbers x, y, and z are in the ratio 2: 7: 8. if 12 is subtracted from y, then three numbers form a geometric sequence (in the order x, y–12, z). find x, y, and z. there are 2 sets.

Luke wants to reduce the area of his rectangular garden by 1/4 the expression 14/w can be used to represent this change. what is another way to write this expression?