Chapter 5: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Chapter 6: Systems of Equations and Inequalities
Section 8.3: Counting
Section 8.6: Probability
College Mascots
200

This function is the composition of f(x) = 1/x and g(x) = x2, where f and g are defined on all the positive real numbers.

What is 1/x2?

200

A system of two linear equations will have no solutions if the lines they represent possess this property.

What is parallel?

200

This is a shorter way to write n * (n - 1) * (n - 2) * ... * 3 * 2 * 1.

What is n!?

200

This set contains all the possible outcomes of a probability experiment.

What is the sample space?

200

The mascot for this school is a blue winged horse named "Lightning."

What is Middle Tennessee State University?

400

This function is the inverse of f(x) = (x - 1)5.

What is f-1(x) = x1/5 + 1?

400

This is the solution for the following system of linear equations: 6x − y + 3z = −9; 5x + 5y − 5z = 20; 3x − y + 4z = −5.

What is (-1, 6, 1)?

400

This is an outcome where the order of the events matters.

What is a permutation?

400

Two events are considered disjoint if the probability of both events occurring simultaneously is this quantity.

What is 0?

400

The mascot for this school is a giant blob named "Big Red."

What is Western Kentucky University?

600

This function is the inverse of f(x) = ex.

What is f-1(x) = ln(x)?

600

This is the form of an augmented matrix that you find to solve a system of linear equations.

What is reduced row-echelon form?

600

According to this principle, when counting the number of possibilities for a sequence of independent events, multiply the number of possibilities for all the events.

What is the Fundamental Counting Principle?

600

When flipping a fair coin twice, this is the probability of flipping a head and a tail. (Order does not matter.)

What is 1/2?

600

This is the name of the University of Tennessee's mascot, which is a coonhound.

Who is Smokey?
800

We use this test on the graph of a function to determine if it is invertible.

What is the Horizontal Line Test?

800

Multiplying a matrix by this type of square matrix is like multiplying a number by 1.

What is the identity matrix?

800

In a class of 16 students, there are this many orders for 4 students each giving a speech.

What is 43,680?

800

This is the probability of drawing three aces in a row from a standard deck with replacement.

What is 1/2197?

800
Aubie is the name of the tiger mascot for this school?

What is Auburn University?

1000

This is the simplified form of log(5) + log(20) - 2log(1).

What is 2?

1000

This matrix is the inverse of the following matrix.

1        4

-2       -9

What is this matrix?

9        4

-2       -1

1000
A college student has four courses left in his major and plans to take two of them this semester. Assuming the student has met all the prerequisites for all four courses, this means that he will be able to select the courses in this many ways.

What is 6?

1000

This is the probability of drawing three face cards (jack, queen, or king) in a row from a standard deck without replacement.

What is 11/1105?

1000

This university has two reptilian mascots: Albert and Alberta Gator.

What is the University of Florida?