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Chapter: 9 Problem: 740

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 16, evaluate the expression by hand, then check your result with a calculator. \(\left(\begin{array}{c}12 \\5\end{array}\right)\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 741

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 16, evaluate the expression by hand, then check your result with a calculator. \(\left(\begin{array}{l}789 \\787\end{array}\right)\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 742

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 16, evaluate the expression by hand, then check your result with a calculator. \({ }_{18} C_{12}\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 743

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 16, evaluate the expression by hand, then check your result with a calculator. \({ }_{35} C_{28}\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 744

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 16, evaluate the expression by hand, then check your result with a calculator. \({ }_{12} P_{7}\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 745

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 16, evaluate the expression by hand, then check your result with a calculator. \({ }_{15} P_{8}\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 746

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
How many five-character code words are there if the first character is always a letter and the other characters are letters and/or digits?

Chapter: 9 Problem: 747

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
A travel agent is trying to schedule a clients trip from city A to city B. There are three direct flights, three flights from A to a connecting city C, and four flights from this connecting city C to city B. How many trips are possible?

Chapter: 9 Problem: 748

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
How many license plates begin with two letters followed by four digits or begin with three digits followed by three letters? Assume that no letters or digits are repeated.

Chapter: 9 Problem: 749

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
A club has 45 members, and its membership committee has three members. How many different membership committees are possible?

Chapter: 9 Problem: 750

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
How many 13-card bridge hands include the ace, king, and queen of spades?

Chapter: 9 Problem: 751

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
How many 13-card bridge hands include all four aces and exactly one king?

Chapter: 9 Problem: 752

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
Suppose that a coin is tossed five times. How many different outcomes include at least two heads?

Chapter: 9 Problem: 753

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
A certain small business has 35 employees, 21 women and 14 men. How many different employee representative committees are there if the committee must consist of two women and two men?

Chapter: 9 Problem: 754

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
How many code words of any length can be spelled out using game tiles of five different letters (including single-letter code words)?

Chapter: 9 Problem: 755

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
Sean tells Moira that he has less than 50 cents in American coins in his pocket and no two coins of the same denomination. How many possible total amounts could be in Seans pocket?

Chapter: 9 Problem: 756

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
Find the number of distinguishable permutations that can be made from the letters in (a) GERMANY (b) PRESBYTERIANS In each case, can you find a permutation that spells the first and last name of a well-known female entertainer?

Chapter: 9 Problem: 757

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
Find the number of distinguishable permutations that can be made from the letters in (a) FLORIDA (b) TALLAHASSEE

Chapter: 9 Problem: 758

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 1924, expand each expression. \((2 x+y)^{5}\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 759

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 1924, expand each expression. \((4 a-3 b)^{7}\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 760

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 1924, expand each expression. \(\left(3 x^{2}+y^{3}\right)^{5}\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 761

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 1924, expand each expression. \(\left(1+\frac{1}{x}\right)^{6}\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 762

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 1924, expand each expression. \(\left(2 a^{3}-b^{2}\right)^{9}\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 763

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 1924, expand each expression. \(\left(x^{-2}+y^{-1}\right)^{4}\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 764

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
Find the coefficient of x8 in the expansion of \((x-2)^{11}\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 765

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
Find the coefficient of x2y6 in the expansion of \((2 x+y)^{8}\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 766

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 2730, list the elements of the sample space. A game spinner on a circular region divided into 6 equal sectors numbered 16 is spun.

Chapter: 9 Problem: 767

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 2730, list the elements of the sample space. A red die and a green die are rolled

Chapter: 9 Problem: 768

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 2730, list the elements of the sample space. A two-digit code is selected from the digits {1, 3, 6} where no digits are to be repeated.

Chapter: 9 Problem: 769

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 2730, list the elements of the sample space. A product is inspected as it comes off the production line and is classified as either defective or nondefective.

Chapter: 9 Problem: 770

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 3134, a penny, a nickel, and a dime are tossed. List all possible outcomes.

Chapter: 9 Problem: 771

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 3134, a penny, a nickel, and a dime are tossed. List all outcomes in the event two heads or two tails.

Chapter: 9 Problem: 772

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 3134, a penny, a nickel, and a dime are tossed. List all outcomes in the complement of the event in Exercise 32 (i.e., the event neither two heads nor two tails.)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 773

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 3134, a penny, a nickel, and a dime are tossed. Find the probability of tossing at least one head.

Chapter: 9 Problem: 774

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
A fair coin is tossed six times. Find the probability of the event HHTHTT.

Chapter: 9 Problem: 775

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
A fair coin is tossed five times. Find the probability of obtaining two heads and three tails.

Chapter: 9 Problem: 776

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
A fair coin is tossed four times. Find the probability of obtaining one head and three tails.

Chapter: 9 Problem: 777

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In a random check on an assembly line, the probability of finding a defective item is 0.003. Find the probability of a nondefective item occurring 10 times in a row.

Chapter: 9 Problem: 778

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
An experiment has only two possible outcomessuccess (S) or failure (F)and repetitions of the experiment are independent events. If P(S)= 0.5, find the probability of obtaining three successes and one failure in four repetitions.

Chapter: 9 Problem: 779

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
For the experiment in Exercise 39, explain why the probability of one success and three failures is equal to the probability of three successes and one failure.

Chapter: 9 Problem: 780

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 4144, an experiment has only two possible outcomes success (S) or failure (F)and repetitions are independent events. The probability of success is 0.4. Find the probability of SF on two repetitions.

Chapter: 9 Problem: 781

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 4144, an experiment has only two possible outcomes success (S) or failure (F)and repetitions are independent events. The probability of success is 0.4. Find the probability of SFS on three repetitions.

Chapter: 9 Problem: 782

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 4144, an experiment has only two possible outcomes success (S) or failure (F)and repetitions are independent events. The probability of success is 0.4. Find the probability of at least one success on two repetitions.

Chapter: 9 Problem: 783

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 4144, an experiment has only two possible outcomes success (S) or failure (F)and repetitions are independent events. The probability of success is 0.4. Explain why the probability of one success and three failures is not equal to the probability of three successes and one failure.

Chapter: 9 Problem: 784

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
Two cans of mixed nuts of different brands are open on a table. Brand A consists of 30% cashews, while brand B consists of 40% cashews. A can is chosen at random, and a nut is chosen at random from the can. Find the probability that the nut is (a) From the brand A can. (b) A brand A cashew.

Chapter: 9 Problem: 785

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
If the track is wet, Mudder Earth has a 70% chance of winning the fifth race at Keeneland. If the track is dry, she only has a 40% chance of winning. Weather forecasts predict an 80% chance that the track will be wet. Find the probability that (a) The track is wet and Mudder Earth wins. (b) T

Chapter: 9 Problem: 786

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 47 and 48, find the first 6 terms and the 40th term of the sequence. \(a_{n}=\frac{n^{2}-1}{n+1}\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 787

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 47 and 48, find the first 6 terms and the 40th term of the sequence. \(b_{k}=\frac{(-2)^{k}}{k+1}\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 788

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 4954, find the first 6 terms and the 12th term of the sequence. \(a_{1}=-1 \text { and } a_{n}=a_{n-1}+3, \text { for } n \geq 2\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 789

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 4954, find the first 6 terms and the 12th term of the sequence. \(b_{1}=5 \text { and } b_{k}=2 b_{k-1}, \text { for } k \geq 2\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 790

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 4954, find the first 6 terms and the 12th term of the sequence. Arithmetic sequence, with \(a_{1}=-5 \text { and } d=1.5\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 791

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 4954, find the first 6 terms and the 12th term of the sequence. Geometric sequence, with \(a_{1}=3 \text { and } r=1 / 3\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 792

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 4954, find the first 6 terms and the 12th term of the sequence. \(v_{1}=-3, v_{2}=1, \text { and } v_{k}=v_{k-2}+v_{k-1}, \text { for } k \geq 3\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 793

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 4954, find the first 6 terms and the 12th term of the sequence. \(w_{1}=-3, w_{2}=2, \text { and } w_{k}=w_{k-2}+w_{k-1}, \text { for } k \geq 3\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 794

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 5562, the sequences are arithmetic or geometric. Find an explicit formula for the nth term. State the common difference or ratio. 12, 9.5, 7, 4.5,

Chapter: 9 Problem: 795

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 5562, the sequences are arithmetic or geometric. Find an explicit formula for the nth term. State the common difference or ratio. -5 -1, 3, 7,

Chapter: 9 Problem: 796

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 5562, the sequences are arithmetic or geometric. Find an explicit formula for the nth term. State the common difference or ratio. 10, 12, 14.4, 17.28,

Chapter: 9 Problem: 797

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 5562, the sequences are arithmetic or geometric. Find an explicit formula for the nth term. State the common difference or ratio. \(\frac{1}{8},-\frac{1}{4}, \frac{1}{2},-1, \ldots\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 798

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 5562, the sequences are arithmetic or geometric. Find an explicit formula for the nth term. State the common difference or ratio. \(a_{1}=-11 \text { and } a_{n}=a_{n-1}+4.5 \text { for } n \geq 2\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 799

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 5562, the sequences are arithmetic or geometric. Find an explicit formula for the nth term. State the common difference or ratio. \(b_{1}=7 \text { and } b_{n}=(1 / 4) b_{n-1} \text { for } n \geq 2\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 800

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 5562, the sequences are arithmetic or geometric. Find an explicit formula for the nth term. State the common difference or ratio. The fourth and ninth terms of a geometric sequence are and 196,608, respectively.

Chapter: 9 Problem: 801

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 5562, the sequences are arithmetic or geometric. Find an explicit formula for the nth term. State the common difference or ratio. The third and eighth terms of an arithmetic sequence are 14 and -3.5, respectively.

Chapter: 9 Problem: 802

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 6366, find the sum of the terms of the arithmetic sequence. -11, -8 -5 -2, 1, 4, 7, 10

Chapter: 9 Problem: 803

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 6366, find the sum of the terms of the arithmetic sequence. 13, 9, 5, 1, -3 -7 -11

Chapter: 9 Problem: 804

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 6366, find the sum of the terms of the arithmetic sequence. 2.5, -0.5 -3.5, , -75.5

Chapter: 9 Problem: 805

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 6366, find the sum of the terms of the arithmetic sequence. -5, -3, -1, 1, , 55

Chapter: 9 Problem: 806

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 6770, find the sum of the terms of the geometric sequence. \(4,-2,1,-\frac{1}{2}, \frac{1}{4},-\frac{1}{8}\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 807

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 6770, find the sum of the terms of the geometric sequence. \(-3,-1,-\frac{1}{3},-\frac{1}{9},-\frac{1}{27}\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 808

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 6770, find the sum of the terms of the geometric sequence. 2, 6, 18, , 39,366

Chapter: 9 Problem: 809

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 6770, find the sum of the terms of the geometric sequence. 1, -2, 4, -8, , -8192

Chapter: 9 Problem: 810

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 71 and 72, find the sum of the first 10 terms of the arithmetic or geometric sequence. 2187, 729, 243,

Chapter: 9 Problem: 811

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 71 and 72, find the sum of the first 10 terms of the arithmetic or geometric sequence. 94, 91, 88,

Chapter: 9 Problem: 812

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 73 and 74, graph the sequence. \(a_{n}=1+\frac{(-1)^{n}}{n}\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 813

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 73 and 74, graph the sequence. \(a_{n}=2 n^{2}-1\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 814

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
Mr. Andalib pays $150 at the end of each month into an account that pays 8% interest compounded monthly. At the end of 10 years, the balance in the account, in dollars, is \(150\left(1+\frac{0.08}{12}\right)^{0}+150\left(1+\frac{0.08}{12}\right)^{1}+\cdots+150\left(1+\frac{0.08}{12}\right)^{119}\

Chapter: 9 Problem: 815

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
What is the minimum monthly payment at months end that must be made in an account that pays 8% interest compounded monthly if the balance at the end of 10 years is to be at least $30,000?

Chapter: 9 Problem: 816

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 7782, determine whether the geometric series converges. If it does, find its sum. \(\sum_{j=1}^{\infty} 2\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)^{j}\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 817

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 7782, determine whether the geometric series converges. If it does, find its sum. \(\sum_{k=1}^{\infty} 2\left(-\frac{1}{3}\right)^{k}\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 818

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 7782, determine whether the geometric series converges. If it does, find its sum. \(\sum_{j=1}^{\infty} 4\left(-\frac{4}{3}\right)^{j}\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 819

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 7782, determine whether the geometric series converges. If it does, find its sum. \(\sum_{k=1}^{\infty} 5\left(\frac{6}{5}\right)^{k}\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 820

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 7782, determine whether the geometric series converges. If it does, find its sum. \(\sum_{k=1}^{\infty} 3(0.5)^{k}\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 821

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 7782, determine whether the geometric series converges. If it does, find its sum. \(\sum_{k=1}^{\infty}(1.2)^{k}\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 822

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 8386, write the sum in sigma notation. \(-8-3+2+\cdots+92\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 823

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 8386, write the sum in sigma notation. \(4-8+16-32+\cdots-2048\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 824

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 8386, write the sum in sigma notation. \(1^{2}+3^{2}+5^{2}+\cdots\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 825

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 8386, write the sum in sigma notation. \(1+\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{2^{2}}+\frac{1}{2^{3}}+\cdots\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 826

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 8790, use summation formulas to evaluate the expression. \(\sum_{k=1}^{n}(3 k+1)\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 827

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 8790, use summation formulas to evaluate the expression. \(\sum_{k=1}^{n} 3 k^{2}\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 828

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 8790, use summation formulas to evaluate the expression. \(\sum_{k=1}^{25}\left(k^{2}-3 k+4\right)\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 829

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 8790, use summation formulas to evaluate the expression. \(\sum_{k=1}^{175}\left(3 k^{2}-5 k+1\right)\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 830

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 9194, use mathematical induction to prove that the statement is true for all positive integers n. \(1+3+6+\cdots+\frac{n(n+1)}{2}=\frac{n(n+1)(n+2)}{6}\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 831

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 9194, use mathematical induction to prove that the statement is true for all positive integers n. \(1 \cdot 2+2 \cdot 3+3 \cdot 4+\cdots+n(n+1)=\frac{n(n+1)(n+2)}{3}\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 832

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 9194, use mathematical induction to prove that the statement is true for all positive integers n. \(2^{n-1} \leq n !\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 833

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 9194, use mathematical induction to prove that the statement is true for all positive integers n. \(n^{3}+2 n \text { is divisible by } 3 \text {. }\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 834

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 9598, construct (a) a stemplot, (b) a frequency table, and (c) a histogram for the indicated data. Use intervals of $10,000. The median sales prices (in units of $10,000) for homes in 30 randomly selected metropolitan areas in 2001 were as follows: 10.7, 11.4, 12.7, 11.5, 14.6, 1

Chapter: 9 Problem: 835

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 9598, construct (a) a stemplot, (b) a frequency table, and (c) a histogram for the indicated data. Use intervals of 5 million. The number of visitors (in units of 10 million) to the top 25 Web sites in 2001 (as measured May 131) were as follows: 7.1, 6.1, 5.8, 3.3, 2.9, 2.8, 2.6,

Chapter: 9 Problem: 836

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 9598, construct (a) a stemplot, (b) a frequency table, and (c) a histogram for the indicated data. Use intervals of length 10. The lengths (in seconds) of 24 randomly selected Beatles songs that appeared on singles are as follows, in order of release date: 143, 120, 120, 139, 124

Chapter: 9 Problem: 837

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 9598, construct (a) a stemplot, (b) a frequency table, and (c) a histogram for the indicated data. In 1995, Warren Moon of the Minnesota Vikings became the first pro quarterback to pass for 60,000 total yards. Use intervals of 1000 yards for Moons regular season passing yards given i

Chapter: 9 Problem: 838

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 99102, find the five-number summary, the range, the interquartile range, the standard deviation, and the variance \(\sigma\) for the specified data (use \(\sigma \text { and } \sigma^{2}\) ). Identify any outliers. The data in Exercise 95

Chapter: 9 Problem: 839

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 99102, find the five-number summary, the range, the interquartile range, the standard deviation, and the variance \(\sigma\) for the specified data (use \(\sigma \text { and } \sigma^{2}\) ). Identify any outliers. The data in Exercise 96

Chapter: 9 Problem: 840

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 99102, find the five-number summary, the range, the interquartile range, the standard deviation, and the variance \(\sigma\) for the specified data (use \(\sigma \text { and } \sigma^{2}\) ). Identify any outliers. The data in Exercise 97

Chapter: 9 Problem: 841

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 99102, find the five-number summary, the range, the interquartile range, the standard deviation, and the variance \(\sigma\) for the specified data (use \(\sigma \text { and } \sigma^{2}\) ). Identify any outliers. The data in Exercise 98

Chapter: 9 Problem: 842

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 103106, construct (a) a boxplot and (b) a modified boxplot for the specified data. The data in Exercise 95

Chapter: 9 Problem: 843

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 103106, construct (a) a boxplot and (b) a modified boxplot for the specified data. The data in Exercise 96

Chapter: 9 Problem: 844

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 103106, construct (a) a boxplot and (b) a modified boxplot for the specified data. The data in Exercise 97

Chapter: 9 Problem: 845

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
In Exercises 103106, construct (a) a boxplot and (b) a modified boxplot for the specified data. The data in Exercise 98

Chapter: 9 Problem: 846

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
Make a back-to-back stemplot of the data in Exercise 97, showing the earlier 12 songs in one plot and the later 12 songs in the other. Write a sentence interpreting the stemplot.

Chapter: 9 Problem: 847

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
Make simultaneous boxplots of the data in Exercise 97, showing the earlier 12 songs in one boxplot and the later 12 songs in the other. (a) Which set of data has the greater range? (b) Which set of data has the greater interquartile range?

Chapter: 9 Problem: 848

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
Make a time plot for the data in Exercise 97, assuming equal time intervals between songs. Interpret the trend revealed in the time plot.

Chapter: 9 Problem: 849

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
Statisticians sometimes use a technique called damping to smooth out random fluctuations in a time plot. Find the mean of the first four numbers in Exercise 97, the mean of the next four numbers, and so on. Then graph the six means as a function of time. Is there a clear trend?

Chapter: 9 Problem: 850

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
Find row 9 of Pascals triangle.

Chapter: 9 Problem: 851

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
Show algebraically that \({ }_{n} P_{k} \times{ }_{n-k} P_{j}={ }_{n} P_{k+j}\)

Chapter: 9 Problem: 852

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
Suppose that the probability of producing a defective baseball bat is 0.02. Four bats are selected at random. What is the probability that the lot of four bats contains the following? (a) No defective bats (b) One defective bat

Chapter: 9 Problem: 853

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
Suppose that the probability of producing a defective lightbulb is 0.0004. Ten lightbulbs are selected at random. What is the probability that the lot of 10 contains the following? (a) No defective lightbulbs (b) Two defective lightbulbs

Chapter: 9 Problem: 854

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
Identify any statistical errors and state whether correlation is being used correctly: A newspaper article reports that a high correlation has been discovered between strength and intelligence in college men.

Chapter: 9 Problem: 855

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
Is a student correct if he announces that because the correlation coefficient for the data below is r = -0.9, the slope of the regression line that goes through the points is -0.95?

Chapter: 9 Problem: 856

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
The HR director of a large law firm wants to survey a random sample of the firms 443 employees. She numbers the employees alphabetically and uses her daughters graphing calculator to choose 60 numbers with the command randInt(1 443, 60). Does this result in a random sample?

Chapter: 9 Problem: 857

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
To get a random sample of 50 Atlanta citizens for a political poll, a worker starts at the beginning of the telephone book. For each name in the book, he flips a fair coin. If it comes up heads, he calls the person; if it comes up tails, he moves on. Once he has called 50 people, he stops. Does this

Chapter: 9 Problem: 858

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
To gather information about the popularity of a radio station, the station staff invites listeners to visit its Web site and respond to a short questionnaire. The station staff was depressed because only 45% of the respondents said they liked the radio station. Identify any bias in this sampling meth

Chapter: 9 Problem: 859

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
A social studies class analyzes 30 canned soups available at a local food store, recording various nutritional data for a typical 1-cup serving. Is this an experiment or an observational study?

Chapter: 9 Problem: 860

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
The set of data below was gathered from a class of 30 precalculus students. Use this set of data or collect the data for your own class and use it for analysis. Create a stem-and-leaf plot of the data using split stems. From these data, what is the approximate average height of a student

Chapter: 9 Problem: 861

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
The set of data below was gathered from a class of 30 precalculus students. Use this set of data or collect the data for your own class and use it for analysis. Create a frequency table for the data using an interval of 2. What information does this give?

Chapter: 9 Problem: 862

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
Create a histogram for the data using an interval of 2. What conclusions can you draw from this representation of the data? Can you estimate the average height for males and the average height for females?

Chapter: 9 Problem: 863

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
The set of data below was gathered from a class of 30 precalculus students. Use this set of data or collect the data for your own class and use it for analysis. Compute the mean, median, and mode for the data set. Discuss whether each is a good measure of the average height of a student i

Chapter: 9 Problem: 864

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
The set of data below was gathered from a class of 30 precalculus students. Use this set of data or collect the data for your own class and use it for analysis. What can you say about the data if the mean and median values are close?

Chapter: 9 Problem: 865

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
The set of data below was gathered from a class of 30 precalculus students. Use this set of data or collect the data for your own class and use it for analysis. Find the five-number summary for the class heights.

Chapter: 9 Problem: 866

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
The set of data below was gathered from a class of 30 precalculus students. Use this set of data or collect the data for your own class and use it for analysis. Create a boxplot and explain what information it gives about the data set.

Chapter: 9 Problem: 867

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
The set of data below was gathered from a class of 30 precalculus students. Use this set of data or collect the data for your own class and use it for analysis. A new student is now added to the class. He is a 7 2 star basketball player. Add his height to the data set. Recalculate the mea

Chapter: 9 Problem: 868

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
The set of data below was gathered from a class of 30 precalculus students. Use this set of data or collect the data for your own class and use it for analysis. Explain why this new student would be considered an outlier and the importance of identifying outliers when calculating statisti

Chapter: 9 Problem: 869

Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 8th Edition
The set of data below was gathered from a class of 30 precalculus students. Use this set of data or collect the data for your own class and use it for analysis. Suppose now that three additional basketball players transferred into the class. They are 7 0, 6 11, and 6 10. Recalculate the s

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