Factor x^2-2x-8 step by step please

1. a right triangle is graphed on a coordinate plane. find the length of the hypotenuse. round your answer to the nearest tenth. 2. use the angle relationship in the figure below to solve for the value of x. assume that lines a and b are parallel and line c is a transversal.

Marco is studying a type of mold that grows at a fast rate. he created the function f(x) = 345(1.30)x to model the number of mold spores per week. what does the 1.30 represent? how many mold spores are there after 4 weeks? round your answer to the nearest whole number. 1.30 represents the number of mold spores marco had at the beginning of the study; 985 mold spores 1.30 represents the number of mold spores grown in a given week; 448 mold spores 1.30 represents the 30% rate of weekly growth; 345 mold spores 1.30 represents the 30% rate of weekly growth; 985 mold spores

Ijust need to see how to do this. so you don’t have to answer all of them just a step by step explanation of one.