Given that a2 + b2 = 33 and ab=7, find the value of (a-b)2

An equation is shown below: 3(4x − 2) = 1 which of the following correctly shows the first two steps to solve this equation?

Areal estate agent earns $32,000 a year plus $1,000 for each apartment he sells. write an equation that shows the relationship between the number of apartments abe sells, n, and the total amount he earns in a year, e. what is the total amount abe would earn from selling 10 apartments in one year

Michelle and julie work at a catering company. they need to bake 264 cookies for a birthday party that starts in a little over an hour and a half. each tube of cookie dough claims to make 36 cookies, but michelle eats about 1/5 of every tube and julie makes cookies that are 1.5 times as large as the recommended cookie size. it takes about 8 minutes to bake a container of cookies, but since julie's cookies are larger, they take 12 minutes to bake. a. how many tubes should each girl plan to bake? how long does each girl use the oven? b. explain your solution process what did you make? c. what assumptions did you make?