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3 years ago

Consider the curve y = x − x^3, find the slope of the tangent line to the curve at the point (1, 0).

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The derivative of a function, such as the one given above, represents the slope of the tangent line to the curve at the given point.

In this case, y = x − x^3, and dy/dx = 1 - 3x^2. Letting x = 1, we get the slope of the tangent line at the point (1,0): 1 - 3(1^2) = -2 (answer)

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Determine the coordinates of the point $P$ on the line $y=-x+6$ such that $P$ is equidistant from the points $A(10,-10)$ and $O(

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Answer:

P=(3,3)

Step-by-step explanation:

We need to find a point P in the line $y=-x+6$ such that $PA=P0$ where $A=(10,-10)$

Observe that the coordinates of P are $(x,y)=(x,-x+6)$ because P is in the line.

Then,

$PA=P0\\(x,-x+6)(10,-10)=(x,-x+6)(0,0)\\10x+(-x+6)(-10)=0\\10x+10x-60=0\\20x=60\\x=3$

We reeplace the value of x in the coordinates of P and obtain the point

$(3,-3+6)=(3,3)=P$

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3 years ago

Pls help me in these two little exercises about the slope.

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Answer:

3) $y=\dfrac35x+\dfrac25$

4) a) $y=-2x+7$

b) $y=\dfrac12x+\dfrac92$

Step-by-step explanation:

Exercise 3

$-3x + 5y = 2$

$\implies 5y = 3x + 2$

$\implies y=\dfrac35x+\dfrac25$

Exercise 4

a) If L2 is parallel to L1, it has the same slope (gradient) ⇒ $m = -2$

If L2 passes through point (3, 1):

$y-y_1=m(x-x_1)$

$\implies y-1=-2(x-3)$

$\implies y=-2x+7$

So L2 = L1

b) If L3 is perpendicular to L1, then the slope of L3 is the negative reciprocals of the slope of L1 ⇒ $m = \dfrac12$

If L3 passes through point (-5, 2):

$y-y_1=m(x-x_1)$

$\implies y-2=\dfrac12(x+5)$

$\implies y=\dfrac12x+\dfrac92$

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2 years ago

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A person's blood glucose level and diabetes are closely related. Let x be a random variable measured in milligrams of glucose pe

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Using the normal distribution, it is found that:

a) 0.8599 = 85.99% probability that x is more than 60.

b) 0.1788 = 17.88% probability that x is less than 110.

c) 0.6811 = 68.11% probability that x is between 60 and 110.

d) 0.0643 = 6.43% probability that x is greater than 125.

In a normal distribution with mean $\mu$ and standard deviation $\sigma$ , the z-score of a measure X is given by:

$Z = \frac{X - \mu}{\sigma}$

It measures how many standard deviations the measure is from the mean.
After finding the z-score, we look at the z-score table and find the p-value associated with this z-score, which is the percentile of X.

In this problem:

The mean is of 87, thus $\mu = 87$ .
The standard deviation is of 25, thus $\sigma = 25$ .

Item a:

This probability is 1 subtracted by the p-value of Z when X = 60, thus:

$Z = \frac{X - \mu}{\sigma}$

$Z = \frac{60 - 87}{25}$

$Z = -1.08$

$Z = -1.08$ has a p-value of 0.1401.

1 - 0.1401 = 0.8599

0.8599 = 85.99% probability that x is more than 60.

Item b:

This probability is the p-value of Z when X = 110, thus:

$Z = \frac{X - \mu}{\sigma}$

$Z = \frac{110 - 87}{25}$

$Z = 0.92$

$Z = 0.92$ has a p-value of 0.8212.

1 - 0.8212 = 0.1788.

0.1788 = 17.88% probability that x is less than 110.

Item c:

This probability is the p-value of Z when X = 110 subtracted by the p-value of Z when X = 60.

From the previous two items, 0.8212 - 0.1401 = 0.6811.

0.6811 = 68.11% probability that x is between 60 and 110.

Item d:

This probability is 1 subtracted by the p-value of Z when X = 125, thus:

$Z = \frac{X - \mu}{\sigma}$

$Z = \frac{125 - 87}{25}$

$Z = 1.52$

$Z = 1.52$ has a p-value of 0.9357.

1 - 0.9357 = 0.0643.

0.0643 = 6.43% probability that x is greater than 125.

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3 years ago

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Answer:

$\frac{1}{4}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Since there are a total of 4 colors, and there are 5 of each colors, the total marbles in the bad would be;

5 x 4 = 20

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$\frac{part}{whole}$

our part is 5

our whole is 20

so the probability would be;

$\frac{5}{20}$ or $\frac{1}{4}$ when reduced

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2 years ago

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So you just subsitute -3 for x
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answer is C
18

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