Which graph shows a polynomial function with a positive leading coefficient?
2 answers:
Answer:
B
Step-by-step explanation:
It isn't A. A has to be something like y = -x^2 That minus sign directs the parabola downward.
It could be B which is something like y = x^3 - 5
C has an odd number of real roots (5). In other words it crosses the x axis 5 times. So let's make one of these up and graph it
y = (x^2 - 4)(x^2 - 1)(x + 3) Study this for a minute. The leading coefficient of this polynomial is plus 1. There are no negatives in front of the x. The highest degree is x^5. Now here's the key question: on the left side where does the graph start? In Quad three right? It's coming from the lower left. That is exactly what graph C is NOT doing. So for C the graph has a leading coefficient that is less than 0. a<0
Not C.
D is not the answer either. It opens downward and looks like it is something like y = - x^4 + 3x^3 - 2x^2 + 5x - 2
Answer B:
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Using the normal distribution, it is found that:
a) The pilot is at the 72th percentile.
b) 19.13% of pilots are unable to fly.
<h3>Normal Probability Distribution</h3>The z-score of a measure X of a normally distributed variable with mean and standard deviation
is given by:
- The z-score measures how many standard deviations the measure is above or below the mean.
- Looking at the z-score table, the p-value associated with this z-score is found, which is the percentile of X.
The mean and the standard deviation are given, respectively, by:
.
Item a:
The percentile is the <u>p-value of Z when X = 74.2</u>, hence:
Z = 0.59
Z = 0.59 has a p-value of 0.7224.
72th percentile.
Item b:
The proportion that is able to fly is the <u>p-value of Z when X = 78 subtracted by the p-value of Z when X = 70</u>, hence:
X = 78:
Z = 2
Z = 2 has a p-value of 0.9772.
X = 70:
Z = -0.96
Z = -0.96 has a p-value of 0.1685.
0.9772 - 0.1685 = 0.8087 = 80.87%.
Hence the percentage that is unable to fly is:
100 - 80.87 = 19.13%.
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