From the facts given, the swimming pool and the floor of the gym has the same in size. The pool has a dimension of 75 ft by 60 ft. Basically, the possible size of the gym floor is also 75 ft by 60 ft.
The law of cosines states that, if
is the angle between sides b and c,

So, plugging our values, we have

This is equal to

The distributive property is a simplification rule that does not change the value of an expression. Nothing need be done to the other side of the equation.
q = -4(3+x)
q = -4*3 -4*x . . . . . the -4 is distributed. The right side has not changed value.
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Slopes of perpendicular lines are opposite reciprocals of each other, which the slope of line perpendicular to a line with a slope of 7/8 is -8/7.
Answer:
D. -8/7
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