What does y with a ^ symbol over it mean in math?

Estimate the area under the curve f(x) = 16 - x^2 from x = 0 to x = 3 by using three inscribed (under the curve) rectangles. answer to the nearest integer.

Aroulette wheel has 38 slots in which the ball can land. two of the slots are green, 18 are red, and 18 are black. the ball is equally likely to land in any slot. the roulette wheel is going to be spun twice, and the outcomes of the two spins are independent.the probability that it lands one time on red and another time on black in any order is(a) 0.5 (b) 0.25 (c) 0.4488 (d) 0.2244

21 a stick 7 inches long is broken into two pieces, so that one piece is twice as long as the other one. how long are the two pieces?