What is the value of the missing exponent? (-2x^3)^? =-8x^9

i think it's just 9..but that seems too easy.

Look at triangle wxy what is the length (in centimeters) of the side wy of the triangle?

The moats separating people from the animals are 5 m wide for lions and 4 m wide for the elephants. if the lion’s moat is 4 m deep, how deep should the elephants’ moat be?

Me with this assignment ! i only partially understand, so explain. also it's a work sample. at the championship bike race, steve and paula were fighting for first place. steve was 175 feet ahead of paula and had only 300 feet left to go. he was very tired and was going only 9 feet per second. paula was desperate to catch up and was going 15 feet per second. who won the bike race and by how far did she/he win?