(a) What are the purposes of the Three Gorges Dam? (b) Why has its construction stirred such controversy?

What were the results of Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution?

Leachate is a substance that a. is produced in a compost pile. b. is a byproduct of bacterial digestion. c. is produced by incinerators. d. contains dissolved toxic chemicals.

Solve each equation. Express irrational solutions in exact form and as a decimal rounded to three decimal places. $\frac{e^{x}+e^{-x}}{2}=3$

Evaluate the following and check with your graphics calculator: $\int_{0}^{1} e^{x} d x$

Why did President Washington want both Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton to be among his closest advisors?

Find the indicated term for each geometric sequence.

$$a _ { 1 } = 128 , r = - \frac { 1 } { 2 } , n = 5$$

What is the result if one healthy zygote splits into two?

Does requiring unanimous consent on a bill's rules give individual senators too much power? Explain your reasoning.

For each player you selected, the number of hits (H) is equal to the sum of the singles (S), doubles (B), triples (3B), and home runs (HR). Since the number of singles is not usually reported as a separate statistic, calculate the number of singles (S) for each player using the formula: H-(2B+3B+HR)=S. You may want to use a computer spreadsheet.

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is considering two designs for crash barriers along a reconstructed portion of I-10. Design 2B will cost $3 million to install and$135,000 per year to maintain. Design 4R will cost $3.7 million to install and$70,000 per year to maintain. Calculate the rate of return and determine which design is preferred if TxDOT uses a MARR of 6% per year and a 20-year project period.

Find the amplitude, period, and phase shift of each function. Graph each function. Show at least two periods. $y=2 \cos \left(\frac{1}{3} x\right)$

Write the word that best complete the sentence. Surely Johnson's threatening to take a stick to an actor who made fun of him was not the reaction of a _______ man.

Evaluate. -7(-8 + 3)