Shealyn

Hi jiskha! I am studying for a test on Latin America. I know the Helms Burton Act was to place an embargo on Cuban goods, but what was the other act that limited immigration? If I recall correctly, it allowed Cuban immigrants if they washed ashore, but if...

I am supposed to find the hole in this expression: x^2-4/x^2-4x+4. It gets reduced to (x+2)(x-2)/(x-2)^2. My book says the hole is when x equals two, but I would think it would be -2, since x-2 and x-2 cancel each other out. Why is this? Thanks ~Shealyn

I am a bit confused about conjugates in algebra. I am supposed to multiply 8/(the square root of two + 4) by the square root of 2 -4. My math book then goes on to simplify this to (8 times the square root of two minus 32) divided by (2-4 times the square...

I suggest going on National Geographic's website They have a world music finder. You can either do it by style (blues, rock, reggae, folk music are some of the more common ones on there), or you can search by place. You click on a continent and then click...

As health services increase, so does the amount of people. But you'll have to research to see if Kenya is getting more hospitals in isolated locations, or if their current ones are getting shut down because of lack of funds. Maybe search for "healthcare s...