Exam 8: Sequences, Series, Induction, and Probability

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Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. Solve the problem. -A school cafeteria has 5 choices for the main dish, 3 choices of vegetable, 4 choices of beverage, and 3 choices of dessert. How many different meals can be formed if a student chooses one item From each category?

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Simplify the difference quotient: f(x+h)f(x)h\frac { f ( x + h ) - f ( x ) } { h } - 6x3+66 x ^ { 3 } + 6

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Solve the problem. -Consider the sample space for a single card drawn from a standard deck. Find the probability that the card drawn is a face card or a black card.

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Use trial-and-error to determine the smallest integer n for which the given statement is true. - 2n<2n2 n < 2 ^ { n }

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Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question. Provide the missing information. -If P(E) = 0, then E is called an________ event. If P(E) = 1, then E is called a ________event.

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Evaluate the expression. - (6n)!(6n+1)!\frac { ( 6 n ) ! } { ( 6 n + 1 ) ! }

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Use mathematical induction to prove the given statement for all positive integers n. - i=1n2i2=n(n+1)(2n+1)3\sum _ { i = 1 } ^ { n } 2 i ^ { 2 } = \frac { n ( n + 1 ) ( 2 n + 1 ) } { 3 }

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Solve the problem. -Suppose a die is rolled followed by the flip of a coin. Find the probability that the outcome is a 3 on the die followed by the coin turning up heads.

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Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question. Provide the missing information. -If two events A and B are mutually exclusive, then P(AB)=P ( A \cap B ) = . As a result, P(AB)P ( A \cup B ) ) can be computed from the formula P(AB)=P ( A \cup B ) = .

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Solve the problem. -A test has 11 questions. Seven questions are true/false and four are multiple-choice. Each multiple-choice question has 3 possible responses of which exactly one is correct. Find the Probability that a student guesses on each question and gets a perfect score.

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Solve the problem. -An American roulette wheel has 38 slots, numbered 1 through 36, 0, and 00. Eighteen slots are red, 18 are black, and 2 are green. The dealer spins the wheel in one direction and rolls a small ball in The opposite direction until both come to rest. The ball is equally likely to fall in any one of the 38 Slots. For a given spin of the wheel, find the a. The ball lands on a number that is a multiple of 5 (do not include 0 and 00) b. The ball does not land on the number 4.

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Solve the problem. -Liza is a basketball coach and must select 5 players out of 17 players to start a game. In how many ways can she select the 5 players if each player is equally qualified to play each position?

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Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question. Provide the missing information. -Two events A and B are________ if neither event affects the probability of the other.

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Provide the missing information. -Consider (a+b)n( a + b ) ^ { n } where n is a whole number. What is the degree of each term in the expansion?

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Use mathematical induction to prove the given statement for all positive integers n. - 23+29+227++23n=1(13)n\frac { 2 } { 3 } + \frac { 2 } { 9 } + \frac { 2 } { 27 } + \ldots + \frac { 2 } { 3 ^ { n } } = 1 - \left( \frac { 1 } { 3 } \right) ^ { n }

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Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question. Provide the missing information. -The nth partial sum SnS _ { n } of the first n terms of a geometric sequence is a (finite/infinite) geometric series.

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Solve the problem. -A baseball player with a batting average of 0.304 has a probability of 0.304 of getting a hit for a given time at bat. What is the probability that the player will not get a hit for a given time at bat?

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Write the sum using summation notation. - 15+43+277++n3n+4\frac { 1 } { 5 } + \frac { 4 } { 3 } + \frac { 27 } { 7 } + \ldots + \frac { n ^ { 3 } } { n + 4 }

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Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. Solve the problem. -In how many ways can 5 students stack their homework assignments?

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Expand the binomial by using the binomial theorem. - (3y3)5\left( 3 - y ^ { 3 } \right) ^ { 5 }

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