During the cold war, someone from the government asked a famous mathematics professor if he could them figure out the probability of a nuclear war between the united states and the soviet union. the professor said, "that's an absurd question." can you explain why he said that? a. the professor is correct because the number of total outcomes cannot be determined for this event. b. the professor is correct because the number of favorable outcomes cannot be determined for this event. c. the professor is incorrect because it is possible to calculate the probability of a nuclear war between the united states and the soviet union. d. the professor is correct because neither the number of favorable outcomes nor total outcomes can be determined for this event

I've been working on this for a few days and i just don't understand, it's due in a few hours. you. the direction of a vector is defined as the angle of the vector in relation to a horizontal line. as a standard, this angle is measured counterclockwise from the positive x-axis. the direction or angle of v in the diagram is α. part a: how can you use trigonometric ratios to calculate the direction α of a general vector v = < x, y> similar to the diagram? part b suppose that vector v lies in quadrant ii, quadrant iii, or quadrant iv. how can you use trigonometric ratios to calculate the direction (i. e., angle) of the vector in each of these quadrants with respect to the positive x-axis? the angle between the vector and the positive x-axis will be greater than 90 degrees in each case. part c now try a numerical problem. what is the direction of the vector w = < -1, 6 > ?