If 2x2 + ax + 2b, when divided by x − 1, leaves a remainder of 16 and x2 + bx + 2a, when divided by x + 1, leaves a remainder of –1, then a+b equals:
If a + \( \frac{1}{a} \) = -6, find the value of a3 + \( \frac{1}{a^3} \)
Which of the options bears the closest resemblance to the following figure?

A shop consumed 250 units of energy in a month. How much energy was consumed in joules?
The two roots of a quadratic equation are given as x = \( \frac{4}{3} \) and x = \( \frac{-3}{7} \). The equation can be written as: