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The graphs of the equations of the forms
r = asinn and r = acosn where n is a
positive integer, greater than 1, are called
_____.
The graph of an equation of the form r =
b + asin or r = b + acos is called a
________.
A/n ______ is the set of all points P in a
plane such that the sum of the distances
of P from two fixed points F and G of the
plane is constant.
Any differential equation of the form y=
px + f(p) where f(p) contains neither x
nor y explicitly is called a/n _______.
These variables are dimensionless
combinations of the physical variable and
parameters of the original.
This states that every integral rational
equation has at least one root.
The logarithm of the reciprocal of a
number is called _____.
Given the equation:
L1 { f ( s ) }=x L1 {f (sa)} where L-1
is the inverse Laplace transform of a
function f(s). Find x
1
1
Ta n1 +Ta n1
Simplify:
2
3

( )

Rose Curves

Limacons
Ellipse

Laguerre Polynomials

Canonical Variables
Fundamental Theory of Algebra
cologarithm
e-at

1
1
1
1
Ta n1 +Ta n1
=Ta n1 Ta n1
2
3
2
3

( )

1 1

3
1
1 2
Ta n
=Ta n1
1 1
7
1+
2 3
How many different signals, each
consisting of 6 flags hung in a vertical
line, can be formed from 4 identical red
flags and 2 identical blue flags?

This is a case of permutations of indistinguishable

objects
6!
=15
4!2!

Three light bulbs are chosen at random

from 15 bulbs from which 5 are
defective. Find the probability that one
light bulb drawn is defective.

This is a case of hypergeometric probability

distribution.
5 C 1 10 C 2 45
=
15 C 3
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A point is selected at random inside a
circle. Find the probability that the point
is closer to the center than to its
circumference.
Consider the series Sn =1 -1 +1 -1 +1 + If n is even, the sum is zero and if n is
odd, the sum is 1. What do you call this
kind of infinite series?
A theorem which states that under very
general conditions, the distribution of the
sum of a large number of independent
random variables is assymptotically
normal, regardless of the distribution of
the individual variables.
It is a graph of a sample values plotted on
the x-y plane.
Solve the initial value problem
''
'
y ( t ) + y ( t )=0 ; y ( 0 )=0, y ( 0 )=1

n!
r ! ( nr ) !

1 2
r
2
areaofsuccess
1
P=
=
=
2
areaofpossible
4
r

( )

Oscillating series

Central Limit Theorem

Scatter Diagram
s 2 Y ( s )sy ( 0 ) y ' ( 0 ) +Y ( s )=0
Y ( s )=

1
s +1
2

y (t )=sint
f ( x )=1+ x + x 2+ x 3 + , determine

If

f ( x )=1+ x + x 2+ x 3 +=

f ( x) dx
2

1
( infinitegeometricseries )
1x

dx
=ln |1x||32=ln |2|+ln |1|=ln 21 =ln 0 .5
1x
2

Meiko King travels 100 miles at the rate

of 30 mph and then on a free way travels
the next 100 miles at the rate of 55 mph.
What is her average speed?
Find the probability of obtaining an ace
on both the first and second draws from a
deck of cards when the first is not
replaced before the second is drawn.

Meikos average speed is the Harmonic mean of 30

mph and 55 mph
1
H=
=38.8 mph
1 1
+
30 55
P1P2 = (5/42)(3/51) = 1/221

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The probability of throwing at least 3
aces in 5 throws of a die.
Find the probability of throwing at least 2
aces in 10 throws of a die

Two cards are drawn at random from a

standard deck of 52 cards. What is the
probability that both are hearts?

A collection of 15 transistors contains 3

that are defective. If 2 transistors are
selected at random, what is the
probability that at least 1 of them is
good?
What are the odds of getting 2 ones in a
single throw of a pair of dice?

A new phone is being installed at the

Steiner residence. Find the probability
that the final three digits in the telephone
number will be even.
A pair of dice is thrown. Find the
probability that their sum is greater than 7
given that the numbers are match.

What is the Laplace Transform of a unit

step function?
What is the Laplace transform of t?
What is the Laplace transform of eat?
What is the Laplace transform of teat
What is the Laplace transform of sin
(wt)?

5C3 p3q2 + 5C4 p4q + p5 = 10(1/6)3(5/6)2 +

5(1/6)4(5/6) + (1/6)5 = 23/648
SOLUTION
The probability of 0 or 1 aces is
(5/6)10 + 10(5/6)9(1/6) = 9762625/20155392
The probability of throwing at least 2 aces is
1 - 9762625/20155392 = 10389767/20155392 =
0.5154832513
C (13,2)
P(two hearts) C (52,2) =
13 !
11 ! 2 !
78
1
=
=
52 !
1326 17
50 ! 2!

P (2 defective )=

C (3,2)
3
1
=
=
C (15,2) 105 35

There are 6x6 or 36 possible outcomes when

throwing two dice
P(s) = 1/36
P(f) = 1 1/36 = 35/36
Odds = P(s)/(P(f) = (1/36) / (35/36) = 135
P(any digit being even) = 5/10 or
P(final three being even) = (1/2)(1/2)(1/2) = 1/8
SOLUTION
P(B) = 6/36
P(A and B) = 3/36
P( AB) 3 /36 1
=
=
P(A/B) =
P( B)
6 /36 2
1/s
1 / s2
1 / (s a)
1 / (s a)2
1 / (s2 + w2)

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What is the Laplace transform of cos
(wt)?
What is the Laplace transform of cosh
(wt)?
What is the Laplace transform of sinh
(wt)?
Given vectors A = i + j + k and B = 2i
3j + 5k, find AB.
Given vectors A = i + 2j and B = 3i 2j +
k, find the angle between them.

Given a scalar function f (x, y , z), find

the gradient of f.
It is an equation that contains one or
several derivatives of an unknown
function called y(x) and which we want
to determine from the equation.
Solve the differential equation y = 1 + y2
A ______ is a collection of objects, and
these objects are called the elements.
Solve : 2 x =1 2x
Given the equation

x 2+ y 2 =4 , find its

symmetry.
The product of two numbers is 32. Find a
function that represents the sum of their
squares.
Two sides of a triangle are 5 and 10
inches, respectively. The angle between
them is increasing at the rate of 5 per
minute. How fast is the third side of the
triangle growing when the angle is 60deg

s / (s2 + w2)
s / (s2 - w2)
1/ (s2 - w2)
AB = (1)(2) + (1)(-3) + (1) (5)
AB = 2 3 + 5
AB = 4
= cos -1 ( AB) / (|A| |B|)
A B = (1)(3) + (2)(-2) + (0)(1) = -1
|A| = sqrt (12+22) = sqrt(5)
|B| = sqrt (32 + (-2)2 + 12) = sqrt (14)
= cos -1 ( -1) / (sqrt (5) x sqrt (14) )
= 98.865
f
f
f
grad f =
i+
j+ k
x y z
ordinary differential equation

y = tan (x + c)
set
1/4
symmetric with respect to x-axis
symmetric with respect to y-axis
symmetric with respect to the origin
The volume of a sphere of radius r is V(r ) = (4/3)r
3.
V(r ) = 4r 2
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A baseball diamond is a square whose

sides are 90 ft long. If a batter hits a ball
and runs to first base at the rate of 20
ft/sec, how fast is his distance from
second base changing when he has run 50
ft?
Postal regulations require that the sum of
the length and girth of a rectangular
package may not exceed 108 inches (the
girth is the perimeter of an end of the
box). What is the maximum volume of a
package with square ends that meets this
criteria?

b.

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