For the function above, is the discriminant positive, negative, or zero?

List x1, x2, x3, x4 where xi is the left endpoint of the four equal intervals used to estimate the area under the curve of f(x) between x = 4 and x = 6. a 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5 b 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6 c 4.25, 4.75, 5.25, 5.75 d 4, 4.2, 5.4, 6

If p(a) = 0.70 and p(b) = 0.20, then a and b are independent events if

Aflagpole broke in a storm. it was originally 8 1 81 feet tall. 2 8 28 feet are still sticking straight out of the ground, where it snapped, but the remaining piece has hinged over and touches the ground some distance away. how far away is the end of the pole from the base of the pole along the ground?