Question 10 (2 points)

Mathematics

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igomit [66]3 years ago

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Answer:

a = 2

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the missing length we can use the Pythagorean theorem. Also, because it's a right triangle it makes it the perfect candidate!

The Pythagorean Theorem states:

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

Next, we substitute the letters with our given numbers (keep in mind that c is the hypotenuse which is the side facing the right angle)

a^2 + 2.1^2 = 2.9^2

Finally, we solve our equation (hint: use the calculator if needed)

a^2 = 4 (your answer is not final yet. You have to take the square root of both numbers)

a = 2 (Now that's the final answer!)

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a) $\hat p=\frac{471}{1024}=0.460$

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$ME=z_{\alpha/2} \sqrt{\frac{\hat p(1-\hat p)}{n}}=1.96\sqrt{\frac{0.460(1-0.460)}{1024}}=0.0305$

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Step-by-step explanation:

A confidence interval is "a range of values that’s likely to include a population value with a certain degree of confidence. It is often expressed a % whereby a population means lies between an upper and lower interval".

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Normal distribution, is a "probability distribution that is symmetric about the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence than data far from the mean".

The population proportion have the following distribution

$p \sim N(p,\sqrt{\frac{p(1-p)}{n}})$

Data given and notation

n=1024 represent the random sample taken

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