Precal Ch 9 Discrete Math
Ch 9 discrete mathematics quiz (9.1 - 9.4)
Questions and Answers
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Count the number of ways that each procedure can be done. Line up 4 people (Mr. Han, Ms. Aguirre, Ms. Torres, and Mr. Birko) for a photograph.
Explanation
There are 4 people to be lined up for the photograph. The first person can be any of the 4 individuals. After the first person is chosen, the second person can be any of the remaining 3 individuals. Similarly, the third person can be chosen from the remaining 2 individuals, and the last person will be the only remaining individual. Therefore, the total number of ways to line up the 4 people is 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 24.Rate this question:
- 2.
A _______ graph is a graph with no edges.
Explanation
In graph theory, a null graph is a graph that consists only of vertices (also called nodes) but has no edges connecting them. This means there are no relationships or connections between any of the vertices in the graph. Null graphs are a fundamental concept in graph theory and serve as a starting point for understanding more complex graph structures. They are also used in various applications, such as modeling systems with no interactions between their components.Rate this question:
- 3.
How many different answer keys are possible for a 10-question True-False Test?
Explanation
There are 2 possible answers for each question (True or False). Since there are 10 questions in total, the number of different answer keys is calculated by multiplying the number of possible answers for each question together. Therefore, the total number of different answer keys is 2^10 = 1024.Rate this question:
- 4.
How many different license plates consist of five symbols, either digits or letters?
Explanation
The answer is 60,466,176. This is because for each symbol in the license plate, there are 36 possible options (26 letters + 10 digits). Therefore, for a license plate with 5 symbols, there are 36^5 = 60,466,176 different combinations possible.Rate this question:
- 5.
Mr. Han gives 20 study questions, from which he will select 8 to be answered on the final exam. How many ways can he select the questions?
Explanation
The answer is 125,970. This is because Mr. Han has 20 study questions and he needs to select 8 of them for the final exam. The number of ways he can select the questions is calculated using the combination formula, which is nCr = n! / (r!(n-r)!). In this case, n is 20 and r is 8. Plugging these values into the formula, we get 20! / (8!(20-8)!), which simplifies to 125,970.Rate this question:
- 6.
The card game “bid Euchre” uses a pack of 24 cards, consisting of ace, king, queen, jack, 10, and 9 in each of the four suits (spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs). In bid Euchre, a hand consists of 6 cards. Find the probability of each event. A hand is all spades.
Explanation
The probability of getting a hand that consists of all spades can be calculated by dividing the number of favorable outcomes (hands with all spades) by the total number of possible outcomes (all possible hands).
In this case, there are 24 cards in the pack and a hand consists of 6 cards. Therefore, the total number of possible hands is given by the combination formula: C(24, 6) = 134,596.
Since there is only 1 favorable outcome (a hand with all spades), the probability of this event occurring is 1/134,596.Rate this question:
- 7.
All six cards are from the same suit.
Explanation
The answer provided is actually the same number written in two different formats. Both 1/33649 and 1/33,649 represent the probability of drawing all six cards from the same suit. The comma in 1/33,649 is used to separate thousands in some number systems, but it does not change the value of the fraction. Therefore, both answers are correct and equivalent.Rate this question:
- 8.
A hand includes all four aces.
Explanation
The answer 5/3542, 5/3,542 suggests that out of a total of 3,542 hands, only 5 of them include all four aces. This implies that the probability of getting a hand with all four aces is very low, as it only occurs in a small fraction of the total number of possible hands.Rate this question:
- 9.
There are two precalculus sections at Roosevelt High School. There 12 girls and 8 boys in the 1st period, while there are 10 girls and 15 boys in the 3rd period. If a precalculus student chosen at random happens to be a girl, what is the probability she is from the 1st period?
Explanation
The probability that a precalculus student chosen at random is a girl from the 1st period can be found by dividing the number of girls in the 1st period by the total number of girls in both periods. In the 1st period, there are 12 girls, and in the 3rd period, there are 10 girls. Therefore, the total number of girls is 12 + 10 = 22. The probability is then 12/22, which simplifies to 6/11. This can be further simplified to 3/5, which is the given correct answer.Rate this question:
- 10.
If it rains tomorrow, the probability is 0.8 that John will practice his piano lesson. If it does not rain tomorrow, there is only a 0.4 chance that John will practice. Suppose that the chance of rain tomorrow is 40%. What is the probability that John will practice his piano lesson? (Hint: Use a tree diagram)
Explanation
The probability that John will practice his piano lesson can be calculated by multiplying the probability of rain (0.4) by the probability of practicing given rain (0.8) and adding it to the product of the probability of no rain (0.6) and the probability of practicing given no rain (0.4). This can be expressed as (0.4 * 0.8) + (0.6 * 0.4) = 0.32 + 0.24 = 0.56 or 56%.Rate this question:
- 11.
Find the first 4 terms and the 20th term of the sequences.
Explanation
The given sequence is 0, 1, 2, 3, 19. It appears that the sequence follows a pattern where the first four terms are the numbers 0, 1, 2, and 3 in ascending order, and the fifth term is 19. Then, the pattern repeats with the next four terms being 0, 1, 2, and 3 again, followed by 19. Therefore, the 20th term of the sequence would also be 19.Rate this question:
- 12.
- 13.
Explanation
The given answer is a combination of three different ways of writing the sequence -1, 2, 5, 8, 56. The first representation includes commas between each number. The second representation includes the word "and" before the last number. The third representation does not include any additional punctuation. Therefore, the answer includes all possible ways of writing the sequence.Rate this question:
- 14.
Find the first 4 terms only.
Explanation
Do not find the 20th term for #14.Rate this question:
- 15.
In 15 – 18, the sequences are arithmetic or geometric. Find a recursive formula for the nth term. -5, -1, 3, 7, . . .
- 16.
1/8,-1/4,1/2,-1,…
- 17.
Find an explicit formula for the nth term. -5, -1, 3, 7, . . .
- 18.
1/8,-1/4,1/2,-1,…
- 19.
Solve the equation algebraically. x = ?
Explanation
The equation x = -9/5 can be solved algebraically by isolating the variable x on one side of the equation. In this case, x is already isolated, so the solution is x = -9/5. The answer -9/ 5 is the same as -9/5, just written in a different format.Rate this question:
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