What is the difference between a factor and a root of a polynomial?

Someone this asap for a group of students attends a basketball game. * the group buys x hot dogs at the concession stand for $2 each. * the group buys y drinks at the concession stand for $3 each. the group buys 29 items at the concession stand for a total of $70. how many hot dogs did the group buy?

The number of branches on a tree demonstrates the fibonacci sequence. how many branches would there be on the next two levels of this tree? 13 | | | m branches

Parabolas y=−2x^2 and y=2x^2+k intersect at points a and b that are in the third and the fourth quadrants respectively. find k if length of the segment ab is 5.