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Geometric Series — Unit test Answers

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What is the solution of Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

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Two different radioactive isotopes decay to 10% of their respective original amounts. Isotope A does this in 33 days, while isotope B does this in 43 days. What is the approximate difference in the half-lives of the isotopes?

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3 days
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10 days
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13 days
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33 days
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An equation for the depreciation of a car is given by y = A(1 – r)t, where y = current value of the car, A = original cost, r = rate of depreciation, and t = time, in years. The current value of a car is $12,282.50. The car originally cost $20,000 and depreciates at a rate of 15% per year. How old is the car?

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years
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years
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3 years
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4 years
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A bungee jumper falls 97.2 feet before bouncing back up at the end of his bungee cord. Then he falls 64.8 feet before bouncing up again. On his third descent, he falls 43.2 feet before going back up. What is the total distance the bungee jumper drops after five falls if the distances continue in this pattern? (Do not include the distance traveled up.)

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234.0 ft
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253.2 ft
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789.8 ft
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1,281.8 ft
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An initial investment of $200 is now valued at $350. The annual interest rate is 8% compounded continuously. The equation represents the situation, where t is the number of years the money has been invested. About how long has the money been invested? Use a calculator and round your answer to the nearest whole number.

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5 years
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7 years
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19 years
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22 years
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A scientist writes the equation to model the growth of a certain bacteria in a petri dish, where N represents the number of bacteria after h hours. After approximately how many hours will 450 bacteria be present? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

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1 hour
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6 hours
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13 hours
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15 hours
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What is the solution to

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Which fraction represents the decimal 0.8888...?

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StartFraction 80 Over 99 EndFraction
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StartFraction 1,111 Over 1,250 EndFraction
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Eight-ninths
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Nine-eighths
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Which geometric series diverges?

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Three-fifths + three-tenths + three-twentieths + StartFraction 3 Over 40 EndFraction + ellipsis
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Negative 10 + 4 minus eight-fifths + StartFraction 16 Over 25 EndFraction minus ellipsis
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Sigma-Summation Underscript n = 1 Overscript infinity EndScripts two-thirds (negative 4) Superscript n minus 1
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Sigma-Summation Underscript n = 1 Overscript infinity EndScripts (negative 12) (one-fifth) Superscript n minus 1
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Identify the equation that translates five units down.

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y = l n (x minus 5)
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y = l n (x) + 5
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y = l n (x + 5)
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y = l n (x) minus 5
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A savings account pays 2% interest compounded annually. If $1,200 is deposited initially and again at the first of each year, how much money will be in the account three years after the initial deposit?

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$1,248.48
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$2,472.48
C
$3,672.48
D
$3,745.93
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Which of the following shows the graph of

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On a coordinate plane, a curve approaches the y-axis in quadrant 3. It increases into quadrant 2 and crosses the x-axis at (negative 0.5, 0).
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On a coordinate plane, a curve approaches the y-axis in quadrant 3. It increases into quadrant 2 and crosses the x-axis at (negative 4, 0).
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On a coordinate plane, a curve approaches the y-axis in quadrant 4. It increases into quadrant 1 and crosses the x-axis at (0.5, 0).
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On a coordinate plane, a curve approaches the y-axis in quadrant 4. It increases into quadrant 1 and crosses the x-axis at (4, 0).
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One brand of vinegar has a pH of 4.5. Another brand has a pH of 5.0. The equation for the pH of a substance is pH = –log[H+], where H+ is the concentration of hydrogen ions. What is the approximate difference in the concentration of hydrogen ions between the two brands of vinegar?

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What is the domain of the function

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x less-than negative 2
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x greater-than negative 2
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x less-than 2
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x greater-than 2
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