Sequences & Series Questions and Answers
Algebra
Sequences & SeriesThe monomials that make up a polynomial are called which of the given choices below?
Choose the correct answer below.
(A) coefficients
(B) variables
(C) factors
(D) terms
Algebra
Sequences & SeriesTaylor is running a 26.2-mile marathon. Let x represent the number of miles Taylor has run since he started the race.
a. Write an expression (in terms of x) that represents Taylor's distance (in miles) from the finish line ._________
b. Write a formula to represent Taylor's distance (in miles) from the finish line, d, in terms of x _____
Algebra
Sequences & SeriesFind the domain of the function.
f(x)={(X+5) / (2-X)}
The domain of the function is ____ (Type your answer in interval notation.)
Algebra
Sequences & SeriesWhat number should not be included in the domain of the rational expression {(x+2)/(x-6)} ?
In the rational expression {(x + 2 )/ (X-6)} the domain cannot include the number ___
Algebra
Sequences & SeriesSolve (y-7)⁴/³ = 4 where y is a real number. Simplify your answer as much as possible.
Algebra
Sequences & SeriesYou invested $3000 between two accounts paying 2% and 9% annual interest, respectively. If the total interest earned for the year was $200, how much was invested at each rate?
$____ was invested at 2% and $______ was invested at 9%.
Algebra
Sequences & SeriesUse the formula E = t (s/√n) to find the value of E given the values of s, n, and α². (Hint: The value of t is determined from the table in the Written Example using the given value of α² and the formula d.f. = n - 1.) Round the result to the nearest ten-thousandth. S= 19.5 ,n = 9, α²= 0.02
E= ___________
Algebra
Sequences & SeriesUse the table in the Written Example to find A for the given values of x² and d.f.
x² = 0.211 and d.f. = 2
A =?
Algebra
Sequences & SeriesFor the following vector field, compute (a) the circulation on and (b) the outward flux across the boundary of the given region. Assume the boundary curve is oriented counterclockwise.
F = {x,y}; R is the half annulus {(r.θ):2 ≤r≤7.0≤θ≤π)
The circulation on the boundary is __?
(Type an exact answer, using π as needed.)
Algebra
Sequences & SeriesWrite the first five terms of the geometric sequence whose first term is 81, and whose common ratio is 1/3
a₁=?
a₂=?
a₃ =
a₄ =
a₅=
Algebra
Sequences & SeriesA culture of fungus starts with 5 units and grows according to the sequence defined by aₙ= 5.2ⁿ⁻¹, where n is the number of fungus units at the end of the day. Find the total number of fungus units there will be at the end of the sixth day.
The total number of fungus units on the sixth day is____ units.
Algebra
Sequences & SeriesThe bat population in a certain Midwestern county was 340,000 in 2021, and the observed doubling time for the population is 28 years.
a). Find a function n(1) = n₀2 ᵗ/a that models the population t years after 2021.
b). Find a function (1)=neʳᵗ that models the population t years after 2021. You may round r to 4 decimal places.
c). What is the relative growth rate of the population per year, to the nearest tenth of a percent?
d). To the nearest tenth of a year, how long does it take the population to reach 2 million?
Algebra
Sequences & SeriesA couple wants to buy a $30,000 car and can borrow the money for the purchase at 5%, paying it off in 3, 4, or 5 years. The table to the right gives the monthly payment and total cost of the purchase
(including the loan) for each of the payment plans. Suppose that when the payment is over t years, P(t) represents the monthly payment and C(t) represents the total cost for the car loan. Use this information to answer parts (a) through (d).
t Monthly Total
(years) Payment $ Cost $
Cost $
3 899.13 32368.68
4 690.88 33162.24
5 566.14 33968.40
(a) Find (4) and write a sentence that explains its meaning. Select the correct choice below and fill in the answer box to complete your answer.
(A) If the car is financed over 4 years, the payment is P(4) = $____
(b) What is the total cost of the purchase if it is financed over 5 years? Write the answer using function notation. Select the correct choice below and fill in the answer box to complete your choice.
(A) C(5) = $______
(B) P(5) = $____
(c) What is t if C(t) = $33,162.24?
t = _____
(d) How much will the couple save if they finance the car for 3 years rather than 5 years?
$______
Algebra
Sequences & SeriesGiven the functions defined by f(x) =(4x - 1) and g(x) = 3x, find (f o g)(x).
Algebra
Sequences & SeriesA person starts walking from home and walks:
4 miles East, 7 miles Southeast, 3 miles South,1 miles Southwest and 2 miles East.
This person has walked a total of ____ miles.
Find the total displacement vector for this walk:<__>Put your answer in angle brackets in the form
< x,y>.
If this person walked straight home, they'd have to walk_____miles. Give answers rounded to at least 2 decimals.
Algebra
Sequences & Series(f) The equation 3x = 7 in Z₁₁ has a unique solution.
True False
Justification:
(g) The equation 2x = 7 in Z₁₀ has a unique solution.
True False
Justification:
Algebra
Sequences & SeriesFind the LCD for the list of rational expressions.
9x+1/x²+5x-6, 5x/x²+4x-5
The LCD is____.(simplify your answer. Type your answer in either fully expanded or completely factored form.)
Algebra
Sequences & SeriesA consumer organization estimates that over a 1-year period 17% of cars will need to be repaired once, 7% will need to be repaired twice, and 4% will require three or more repairs. What is the probability that a car chosen at random will
need
a) no repairs? b) no more than one repair? c) some repairs?
Algebra
Sequences & SeriesFind the inverse: f(x)= log₂ (x+3) . Present the answer using function notation, Select the correct answer below:
O f-¹(x) = 2x - 3
O f(x)=2x-3
O f-¹(x) = 2ˣ - 3
O f(x)=2ˣ-3
Algebra
Sequences & SeriesWrite the series with summation notation.
1+8+27 +64 + 125+ 216
1+8+27 +64 +125+216 =i=1Σ?
(Simplify your answer.)
Algebra
Sequences & SeriesA room is half as long again as it is broad. The cost of carpeting the room at Rs. 5 per sq. m is Rs. 270 and the cost of papering the four walls at Rs. 10 per m² is Rs. 1720. If a door and 2 windows occupy 8 sq. m, find the dimensions of the room.
Algebra
Sequences & SeriesWhich of the numbers cannot be represented
by a repeating decimal?
11/9
23/7
Square Root of 3
4 1/3
Algebra
Sequences & SeriesWrite the arithmetic sequence 24,17,10,3,...24,17,10,3,... in the standard form:
an=
Algebra
Sequences & SeriesLet {x, y, z, w} be an independent set in R". Is the following set independent? Support your answer. (x-y, y-z z-x}
Algebra
Sequences & SeriesThe tax rate is 6.8%. How much in dollars is the tax on $9.95? Enter only the tax amount, not the total amount of the purchase. Round to the nearest hundredth.
Algebra
Sequences & SeriesA truck can be rented from Company A for $120 a day plus $0.20 per mile. Company B charges $40 a day plus $0.60 per mile to rent the same truck. How many mile
For Company A to have a better deal, the truck must be driven more than __ miles per day.
Algebra
Sequences & SeriesGaby's piggy bank contains quarters and dimes worth $10.20. If she has 54 coins in all, how many of each does she have?
Gaby has quarters and dimes in her piggy bank.
Algebra
Sequences & SeriesDujuan bought a car for $17000, and ever since the car's value has decreased exponentially by 19% per year. How long will it take for the car's value to be $6500?
a. The answer to this question is the solution to what equation? [Lett be the number of year since bought the car
b. What is the solution?
Algebra
Sequences & SeriesIf possible, sketch a graph of a degree 4 polynomial with 3 turning points that's an even function. If it's not possible, explain why.
Algebra
Sequences & SeriesSolve the following equation if 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π.
(Write your final answer(s) here and include your work in your File Upload for full credit.)
cos 2x = - √2/2
Algebra
Sequences & SeriesConsider the function f(x) = |sin(x/2|
(a) Compute the Fourier coefficient a0 for this function.
(b) Explain (without making any computation) why by must be zero for all k.
Algebra
Sequences & SeriesYou have 180 ft of fencing to construct the boundary of a rectangle. The rectangle has
length I and width w.
• Write the perimeter P and area A of the rectangle in terms of I and w.
• Write A in terms of w only. Hint: use substitution.
• Find w that maximizes the area.
• What is the corresponding / that maximizes the area?
• What is the maximum area?
Algebra
Sequences & SeriesYou deposit $4000 in an account earning 2% interest compounded continuously. The amount of money in the account after t years is given by A(t) = 4000e0.02t
How much will you have in the account in 6 years? $ _____ Round your answer to decimal places.
How long will it be until you have $19700 in the account? answer to 2 decimal places.How long does it take for the money in the account to double? ---------- years round your answer to 2 decimal places.
Algebra
Sequences & SeriesFind the future value of an ordinary annuity if payments are made in the amount R and interest is compounded as given. Then determine how much of this value is from contributions and how much is from interest.
R = 500; 6.2% interest compounded semiannually for 7 years.
Algebra
Sequences & SeriesWrite this number in standard form.
Two million four hundred sixty-nine thousand five hundred fifty-two
Algebra
Sequences & SeriesFor a given arithmetic sequence, the first term, a₁, is equal to -18, and the 40th term, 40, is equal to -174. Find the value of the 10th term, a10.
Algebra
Sequences & SeriesFind the fifth term and the nth term of the geometric sequence whose initial term, a, and common ratio, r, are given.
a=7; r = -3
a. Find the 5th term of the sequence
b. Find the formula for the nth term of the sequence
Algebra
Sequences & SeriesFind the open interval of convergence of the power series
Σm=1 (x − 8)^m /(m²+8)7^m
Your answer should be an interval of the form (a, b). Enter the values of a and b below.
a =
b=
Math - Others
Sequences & SeriesR= 4 2
2 4
R is the matrix of a linear transformation consisting of a rotation with angle θ and a scaling.
Determine θ and r.
Algebra
Sequences & SeriesFind the sum of the first n terms of the following arithmetic sequence.
a1 = 13, d = 75; n = 10