Which of the following numbers is the least?
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Answer:
0.0091 = 0.91% probability that the ant ends up at point (2,5)
Step-by-step explanation:
What is needed to move from the point (0,0) to the point (2,5) after 10 moves:
5 moves of up by 1 unit.
2 moves of right by 1 unit.
10 - (5 + 2) = 3 standing still.
Probability:
2 moves of right by 1 unit, each with 0.3 probability.
5 moves of up by 1 unit, each with 0.2 probability.
3 standing still, each with 0.5 probability.
Number of ways this can happen:
Arrangments of 10 moves, with 2, 5 and 3 repetitions. So
Probability:
0.0091 = 0.91% probability that the ant ends up at point (2,5)
if we zero out f(x), namely make y = 0, we can get the roots or x-intercepts for this quadratic equation
now, the equation is in x-terms, meaning is a vertically opening parabola, so the axis of symmetry will be x = something, a vertical line.
well, we have two x-intercepts, one at -4 and another at 2, and the vertex is right half-way between those guys
-4------------(-1)------------2
so the vertex is at x=-1, namely the axis of symmetry is x = -1.