physics
A boy is pushing his sled up a snowy slope. The sled has a mass of 20.4 kg and weighs 200 N. The boy pushes with a constant force of 75 N. The sled travels a distance of 10 m and gains 3 m in height. When the sled reaches the top, it is traveling 2 m/s. What is the efficiency ...
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A pharmaceutical company claims its new medication relieves painful symptoms caused by tension headaches within 15 minutes. To investigate this claim, a local health clinic conducts a study of 45 patients who suffer from chronic tension headaches. Each patient is given medicin...
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According to a recent pole only 21% of Americans were satisfied with the direction the U.S. is heading. To investigate the reliability of the report an independent polling organization surveyed 500 Americans and inquired as to whether or not they were satisfied with the way th...
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Assume the weights of men are normally distributed having a mean of 185 lbs and a standard deviation of 17 pounds. A. Calculate the probability a randomly selected man weights less than 225 lbs B. Approximately 72% of men’s weights exceed how many pounds. C. In a random e...
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Assume the wait time to see a cardiologist at a certain clinic are uniformly distributed between 7 minutes and 23 minutes. Calculate the probability a randomly selected patient waits at least 18 minutes to see the cardiologist. The random variable, Z, is associated with a norm...
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A Manufacturer of torque converters claim only 1% of them are defective. A. Calculate the Mean number of defective converters in a shipment of 500 converters. B. Calculate the standard deviation in the defective torque converters in a shipment of 500 converters. C. Would it be...
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A Manufacturer of torque converters claim only 1% of them are defective. A. In a shipment of 12 torque converters calculate the probability exactly 2 converters are defective. B. In a shipment of 35 converters, calculate the probability at least 1 converter is defective.
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In a certain game of chance a person pays $5 to play a game. A person randomly selects 2 integers ranging from 0-99. The host of the game then uses a random number generator to select 2 integers ranging from 0-99. If the players values and hosts values agree (in any order), th...
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Use this information to calculate the mean and standard deviation of this random variable. P(x)- .25, .05, .55, .15
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A standard deck of 52 playing cards is composed of 4 suits. Each mix contains 13 cards. Jacks, Queens, and Kings are considered face cards. Assume three cards are selected without replacement. Calculate the probability of drawing two hearts, followed by a spade.
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