Does the equation represent a linear or nonlinear function? Explain Y=8/x2

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Non linear, if the x2 is x^2 then the exponent is greater than one

linear functions have the highest exponent being 1 where all non linear functions have their highest exponent being more than one

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96.42% probability that the number of tails is between 40 and 60.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Binomial probability distribution

Probability of exactly x sucesses on n repeated trials, with p probability.

Can be approximated to a normal distribution, using the expected value and the standard deviation.

The expected value of the binomial distribution is:

$E(X) = np$

The standard deviation of the binomial distribution is:

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