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100

Evaluate the limits.


f(x) = { 3x + 1 x <_ 1

          { x^2 - 2 > 1


limx--> 1^- f(x) =

limx--> 1^+ f(x) = 

limx--> 1 f(x) =

9, -1, DNE

100

A plane starts from rest and accelerates uniformly over a time of 20 s for a distance of 300 m. Determine the plane’s acceleration.

1.5 m/s^2

100

Known for their distinct shape and diet, what type of semiaquatic rodent is considered nature's premier forest engineer due to its ability to completely reshape ecosystems by cutting down trees and building dams?




The Beaver

100

What are Chengwei and Elliot's last names?

Hu, Stephenson

100

The Renaissance began in this European country during the 14th century. 

Italy

200

What is the problem with Hedonism?

Altruism: where we sacrifice our pleasure for the benefit of another.

200

Name the cranial bones of the human body.

Temporal, Frontal, occipital, parietal, sphenoid, ethmoid.

200

Which soil component is primarily responsible for storing and supplying nutrients and improving soil structure?

Organic matter

200

Name at least 6 UBC Fraternities.

  • Alpha Delta Phi (Alpha Delt)
  • Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi)
  • Beta Theta Pi (Beta)
  • Delta Kappa Epsilon (DKE / Deke)
  • Kappa Sigma (K-Sig)
  • Phi Delta Theta (Phi Delt)
  • Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI)
  • Psi Upsilon (Psi U)
  • Sigma Chi (Sig Chi)
  • Zeta Psi (Zeta)


200

This Pixar film was the first entirely computer-animated feature film.

Toy Story

300

In what range does the optimal solution of a linear program remain unchanged?

Slope of binding constraint 1 <= slope of isoprofit line <= slope of binding constraint 2

300

How many unpaired electrons are in O2 according to valence bond theory?


2

300

Which chord is built on the 5th scale degree of a major key?

Dominant

300

What are the prices for each meal at the dining halls?

Breakfast: $15, Lunch: $20, Dinner $22

300

Light travels at approximately this many miles per second.

186,000

400

State the 4 Principles of Economics and define them.

Cost-Benefit Principle: pursue an action only if the

benefits are at least as large as the costs.

Opportunity Cost Principle: the cost of something is the value of the next best alternative given up.


Marginal Principle: break “how many” decisions into

smaller decisions — keep going while MB ≥ MC.


Interdependence Principle: your best choice depends on your other choices, the choices of others, other markets,and expectations about the future.

400

Two resistors, 6 Ω and 3 Ω, are connected in parallel. Find the equivalent resistance.

R= 2 Ω

400

What is an example of a group of medications that would lower your cholesterol level?

Statins, Cholesterol absorption inhibitor

400

Name at least 5 out of the 12 Place Vanier houses.

Cariboo, Hamber, Mawdsley, Okanagan, Sherwood Lett, Tweedsmuir, Korea-UBC House, Tec-UBC House, Kootenay House, Robson House, Mackenzie;

Ross, Tweedsmuir

400

This country invented the sport of cricket.

England

500

What psychological framework organizes universal human values in a continuous, circular structure based on their underlying motivational goals?

Schwartz circumplex model / Schwartz Theory of Basic Human Values.

500

Determine the y-intercept:

y = 3x + 5

5

500

Human teeth are made of multiple specialized layers. What is the name of the highly calcified, pale yellow tissue that makes up the bulk of the tooth structure and sits directly beneath the outer enamel?

Dentin

500

What is the seating capacity of Feast?

425 (+- 10)

500

The Scoville scale measures the level of this type of food.

Chili peppers