What does it mean to paraphrase?

Which of the binomials below is a factor of this exression? 16x^2+40xy+25y^2 a.4x-5y b. 2x-5y c.4x+5y d.2x+5y

Which of the following contains a variable?

The area of a rectangle is 10 cm^2. one side of the rectangle is x cm. express the perimeter of the rectangle in terms of x and show that this rectangle cannot have a perimeter of 12 cm. the perimeter of the rectangle in terms of x is __ cm