The diameter of Mars is about 7 × 1 0^6 meters. The diameter of an official regulation softball is 0.098 meters. About how many times greater is the diameter of Mars than that of a softball? Write as a scientific notation.

For the quadratic function [tex]y=(x+4)^2-1[/tex] , do the following: a) rewrite the function in the standard form, b) rewrite the function in intercept form, c) find the vertex, d) find the y-intercept, e) find the x-intercepts.