A equals -1/2 is the right answer
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Answer:
We need to remember that we have independent events when a given event is not affected by previous events, and we can verify if two events are independnet with the following equation:

For this case we have that:

And we see that 
So then we can conclude that the two events given are not independent and have a relationship or dependence.
Step-by-step explanation:
For this case we can define the following events:
A= In a certain computer a memory failure
B= In a certain computer a hard disk failure
We have the probability for the two events given on this case:

We also know the probability that the memory and the hard drive fail simultaneously given by:

And we want to check if the two events are independent.
We need to remember that we have independent events when a given event is not affected by previous events, and we can verify if two events are independnet with the following equation:

For this case we have that:

And we see that 
So then we can conclude that the two events given are not independent and have a relationship or dependence.
The main formula for a polynomial ax^my^n+...
the degree is the sum of the highest degree of the polynomial, it is m+n
<span>the degree of x^3y^2+7x^2y^5-3xy^8 is 9, because </span><span>3xy^8 is the term where we can find a highest value of power (8)
so the degree is degree of x, it is 1 + degree of y (it is 8)
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2x + y = 10
2x + 3y = 22
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