What is the value of the discriminant of the quadratic equation −2x2 = −8x + 8, and what does its value mean about the number of real number solutions the equation has

The map shows the location of the airport and a warehouse in a city. though not displayed on the map, there is also a factory 112 miles due north of the warehouse.a truck traveled from the warehouse to the airport and then to the factory. what is the total number of miles the truck traveled?

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?

Atown has a population of 17000 and grows at 2.5% every year. to the nearest year, how long will it be until the population will reach 19600?