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100

Compute

 limx->3 5x2-8x-13/x2-5

 

11/4

100

Slove sqrt(x-8)=3 

IN 10 SECONDS COUNT DOWN

GO!!!

x=17

100

The triangle bounded by the lines y = 0, y = 2x and y = -0.5x + k, with k positive, is equal to 80 square units. Find k.

K=10

100

A gambler playing with 3 playing cubes wants to know weather to bet on sum 11 or 12. Which of the sums will occur more probably?


extra Credit +200 points

The gambler should bet on 11, as P(11) > P(12).

100

This famous flipper has cemented herself as the most successful gymnast in US history with 7 national titles, 5 world championship titles and 30 overall medals at world championship and Olympic competition.

Simone Biles

100

You are evaluating a line integral to find the total work done by moving a particle along a circle with radius 8 through a conservative vector field.  What is the amount of work?

0

200

DIFFERENTIATE 

4ln(ln(ln(sec x)))

4tan x/ln(ln(sec x))ln(sec x)

200

1/(x-3)+1/(x+3)=10/(x2-9)

x=5

200

If 3x−y=12, what is the value of 8x/2y?



212

200

Two coins are tossed, find the probability that two heads are obtained.

P(E) = 1 / 4

200

This famous US sprinter is credited with "single-handedly crushing Hitler's myth of Aryan supremacy" by winning 4 gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. 

The award named after him is the highest honor given by USA Track and Field.

Who is Jesse Owens?

200

Write a vector parameterization of the line through the points (1, 2, 3) and (2, 4, 7)

<1+1t , 2+2t, 3+4t>

300

Integrate

sqrt(x)/(x-1) dx

2sqrt(x)+ln(sqrt(x)-1/(sqrt(x)+1))+C

300

At t = 0 there are 50 grams of a radioactive isotope. The isotope has a half-life of 16 minutes. Use the exponential decay model to write the amount A as a function of time t.

A = A0e −rt = 50e^( −0.04332t), where A is in grams and t in minutes.

300

C=5/9(F−32)

The equation above shows how temperature F, measured in degrees Fahrenheit, relates to a temperature C, measured in degrees Celsius. Based on the equation, which of the following must be true?

I.A temperature increase of 1 degree Fahrenheit is equivalent to a temperature increase of 

5
9

 degree Celsius.

II.A temperature increase of 1 degree Celsius is equivalent to a temperature increase of 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit.

III.A temperature increase of 

5
9

 degree Fahrenheit is equivalent to a temperature increase of 1 degree Celsius.

A) I only
B) II only
C) III only
D) I and II only

ANSWER IS D

300

Which of these numbers cannot be a probability?

a) -0.00001
b) 0.5
c) 1.001
d) 0
e) 1
f) 20%

a & c
300

Name ONE of the three new swimming events being raced in the Tokyo Olympics.

Women's 1500 meters

Men's 800 meters

Mixed 400 Medley Relay

300

What is the Jacobian for the transformation from dxdy to polar coordinates?

rdrdtheta

400

A thin sheet of ice is in the form of a circle.  If the ice is melting in such a way that the area of the sheet is decreasing at a rate of 0.5 m2/sec at what rate is the radius decreasing when the area of the sheet is 12 m2

rt=-0.040717

400

Slove 3tan(x/2)+3=0

x=2arctan(-1)

400

Four students about to purchase concert tickets for $18.50 for each ticket discover that they may purchase a block of 5 tickets for $80.00. How much would each of the 4 save if they can get a fifth person to join them and the 5 people equally divide the price of the 5-ticket block?

$2.50

400

The blood groups of 200 people is distributed as follows: 50 have type A blood, 65 have B blood type, 70 have O blood type and 15 have type AB blood. If a person from this group is selected at random, what is the probability that this person has O blood type?

P(E)=70/200=.35

400

What is the location of the 2024 Summer Olympics?

Paris France

400

Find the equation of the plane through the points (0, 1, 0), (2, 3, 4), (1, 0, 1). (Simplify this equation to the form _x + _y + _z = _)

3x+y-2z = 2

500

Determine the area below this function and above the x-axis.

f(x)=3+2x-x2

32/3

500

Write down the equation of a circle with radius 8 and center (-4,7).

(x+4)2+(y-7)2=64

500

Ms. DiCicco can paint a wall in 90 minutes. Mr. Hanson can paint the same wall in 120 minutes. How long will it take the two of them to paint the wall together? (Assuming they stay out of each other's way!)

360/7 (about 51.4 minutes)

500

A jar contains 3 red marbles, 7 green marbles and 10 white marbles. If a marble is drawn from the jar at random, what is the probability that this marble is white?

P(E)=1/2

500

Name 3 of the 5 events in the Olympic pentathalon. (You may choose ancient or modern)

Ancient: Long Jump, Foot Race (Stadion), Discus Throw, Javelin Throw, Wrestling

Modern: Fencing, Swimming, Running, Show Jumping, and Shooting

500

Come up with SOME argument about why the multivariable calculus concept "curl" is essential in the sport of curling...

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