So -56 -13 = -69
So the answer would be 69?
You didn’t show the options.
D. (y-3)
I'm assuming that they want you to find the factors of the quadratic expression, which are (y-5)(y-3). (y-5) isn't up there, so (y-3) is the only solution that's really possible.
Answer:
The coordinates of the science lab is:
x = -14/3 , y = 1
Step-by-step explanation:
∵ P is (-8 , -1) and Q is (2 , 5)
∵ The point of the science lab is (x , y)
∵ The science lab point divided PQ at ratio 2 : 1 from Q (two thirds PQ)
∴ 
∴ 
∴ 
∴ 
∴ The point of science lab = (-14/3 , 1)
Actually, the answer is not A, if you're saying A is the first choice above. That's incorrect. You will need to use the Geometric mean for right triangles here to figure out what the value of a is. We will use this form:

. We have a value for YZ of 3; side a is XZ. That means in order to solve this we need WZ, which we can find using pythagorean's theorem. 3^2 + 4^2 = c^2 and 9 + 16 = c^2 and c = 5. Now we fill in accordingly:

. Cross-multiply to get 3XZ=25 and side XZ is

. XZ is 25/3 and YZ is 3, so 25/3 - 3 = XY. That means that XY (side a) = 16/3 or 5 1/3, choice B, or the second one down.
10^4 is 10,000 when multiplied out so I'd go with the second option