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3 years ago

How many real number solutions does the equation y=2x^2−8x+8 have?

Mathematics

1 answer:

Dafna1 [17]3 years ago

6 0

Answer:

1 real solution

Step-by-step explanation:

y=2x^2−8x+8

We can use the discriminant to determine the number of real solutions

b^2 -4ac

a =2 b = -8 c=8

(-8)^2 - 4(2)(8)

64 - 64

Since the discriminant is 0 there is 1 real solution

>0 there are 2 real solutions

< 0 two complex solutions

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(a) The 90% confidence interval is: (0.60, 0.63) Correct interpretation is (3).

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(c) First, the confidence level in part(b) is more than the confidence level in part(a) is, so the critical value of part(b) is more than the critical value of part(a), Second the margin of error in part(b) is more than than in part(a).

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(a)

Let X = number of dog owners who take more pictures of their dog than of their significant others or friends.

Given:

X = 610

n = 1000

Confidence level = 90%

The (1 - α)% confidence interval for population proportion is:

$CI=\hat p\pm z_{\alpha/2} \sqrt{\frac{\hat p(1-\hat p)}{n}}$

The sample proportion is:

$\hat p=\frac{X}{n}=\frac{610}{1000}=0.61$

The critical value of z for a 90% confidence level is:

$z_{\alpha/2}=z_{0.10/2}=z_[0.05}=1.645$

Construct a 90% confidence interval for the population proportion of dog owners who take more pictures of their dog than their significant others or friends as follows:

$CI=\hat p\pm z_{\alpha/2} \sqrt{\frac{\hat p(1-\hat p)}{n}}\\=0.61\pm 1.645\sqrt{\frac{0.61(1-0.61}{1000}}\\=0.61\pm 0.015\\=(0.595, 0.625)\\\approx(0.60, 0.63)$

Thus, the 90% confidence interval for the population proportion of dog owners who take more pictures of their dog than their significant others or friends is (0.60, 0.63).

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There is a 90% chance that the true proportion of dog owners who take more pictures of their dog than of their significant others or friends falls within the interval (0.60, 0.63).

Correct option is (3).

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Let X = number of dog owners who are more likely to complain to their dog than to a friend.

Given:

X = 440

n = 1000

Confidence level = 95%

The (1 - α)% confidence interval for population proportion is:

$CI=\hat p\pm z_{\alpha/2} \sqrt{\frac{\hat p(1-\hat p)}{n}}$

The sample proportion is:

$\hat p=\frac{X}{n}=\frac{440}{1000}=0.44$

The critical value of z for a 95% confidence level is:

$z_{\alpha/2}=z_{0.05/2}=z_{0.025}=1.96$

Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population proportion of dog owners who are more likely to complain to their dog than to a friend as follows:

$CI=\hat p\pm z_{\alpha/2} \sqrt{\frac{\hat p(1-\hat p)}{n}}\\=0.44\pm 1.96\sqrt{\frac{0.44(1-0.44}{1000}}\\=0.44\pm 0.016\\=(0.424, 0.456)\\\approx(0.42, 0.46)$

Thus, the 95% confidence interval for the population proportion of dog owners who are more likely to complain to their dog than to a friend is (0.42, 0.46).

Interpretation:

There is a 95% chance that the true proportion of dog owners who are more likely to complain to their dog than to a friend falls within the interval (0.42, 0.46).

Correct option is (1).

(c)

The confidence interval in part (b) is wider than the confidence interval in part (a).

The width of the interval is affected by:

The confidence level
Sample size
Standard deviation.

The confidence level in part (b) is more than that in part (a).

Because of this the critical value of z in part (b) is more than that in part (a).

Also the margin of error in part (b) is 0.016 which is more than the margin of error in part (a), 0.015.

First, the confidence level in part(b) is more than the confidence level in part(a) is, so the critical value of part(b) is more than the critical value of part(a), Second the margin of error in part(b) is more than than in part(a).