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EXPLANATION
The first polynomial is

The second polynomial is

If we add the two polynomials we obtain,

Next we group like terms to obtain,

We simplify the to obtain,

This is the sum of the two polynomials in descending powers of

Descending means from the highest power to the least.
Quotient of 8 with a remainder of 1
Maria will do more laps this year, assuming that last year they didn't do one or zero laps.
The scale of the diagram as described in the task content is; 1: 8 where k= 8.
<h3>What is the scale of the diagram?</h3>
It follows from the task content that the original length of the room in discuss is 8cm. It therefore follows that the length of the room in the scale diagram is 1cm. On this note, the scale of the diagram in discuss is; 1 : 8 as 1cm on the diagram corresponds to 8cm actual length.
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