Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
refers to the permutations of 5 items taken 3 at a time. To evaluate this, we use factorials as follows;

The factorial of an integer n is evaluated as;

Using this concept, the above expression can now be simplified as follows;

Therefore, the permutations of 5 items taken 3 at a time is 60.
The next expression,
refers to the combinations of 6 items taken 4 at a time. The simplification utilizes similar concepts of permutations since we shall be involving factorials;

Therefore, the combinations of 6 items taken 4 at a time is 15.
The final step is to evaluate the product;

Step-by-step explanation:
f(x) = y= -x²-x+6
When y is max, f'(x) = 0
f'(x) = -2x-1
Equating to 0,
-2x-1= 0
x= -1/2
Put the value of x in f(x)
y = -(-1/2)² -(-1/2) +6
= -1/4+1/2+6
= 6+1/2
y= 13/2
Answer:
f(x) = 1500(0.97)ˣ
Step-by-step explanation:
Given that:
f(x) = abˣ
a is the initial bone density, that is the bone density at 0 years, x is the number of years and b is any real value. For an exponential growth, b > 1 while for an exponential decay, b < 1.
Since the bone has a current density of 1,500 kg/m³, hence a = 1500.
The density is lost at a rate of 3% annually, therefore b = 100% - 3% = 97% = 0.97.
Therefore substituting the values of a and b into the function gives:
f(x) = 1500(0.97)ˣ
From standard normal distribution tables and with area to the left of Z being 87.9% or 0.879,
Z= 1.17 (that is, 1.1 at the left column + 0.07 at the top row where 0.879 is found)