Consider a group of students playing a game of tug-of-war, in which two teams pull on a rope to find which team is strongest. Each of the statements that follows describes what happens during the tug-of-war. Evaluate each statement and select the statements that are accurate.

Factor the polynomial 4x4 – 20x2 – 3x2 + 15 by grouping. what is the resulting expression? (4x2 + 3)(x2 – 5) (4x2 – 3)(x2 – 5) (4x2 – 5)(x2 + 3) (4x2 + 5)(x2 – 3)

The areas of two similar triangles are 72dm2 and 50dm2. the sum of their perimeters is 226dm. what is the perimeter of each of these triangles?

Melissa is purchasing a $160,000 home and her bank is offering her a 30-year mortgage at a 4.9% interest rate. in order to lower her monthly payment, melissa will make a 20% down payment and will purchase 3 points. what will her monthly mortgage payment be? a. $645.98 b. $650.46 c. $662.93 d. $606.69