Solve the quadratic equation
(x+2)^2=1

Two friends are reading books. jimmy reads a book with 21,356 words. his friend bob reads a book with one-and-a-half times as many words. which expression represents the number of words bob reads?

Find the volume of the solid whose base is the region bounded by f(x), g(x) and the x-axis on the interval [0, 1], and whose cross-sections perpendicular to the y-axis are squares. your work must show the integral, but you may use your calculator to evaluate it. give 3 decimal places for your answe

Assume that there is a 11% rate of disk drive failure in a year. a. if all your computer data is stored on a hard disk drive with a copy stored on a second hard disk drive, what is the probability that during a year, you can avoid catastrophe with at least one working drive? b. if copies of all your computer data are stored on four independent hard disk drives, what is the probability that during a year, you can avoid catastrophe with at least one working drive?