Chapter 5: Problem 43
Find the prime factorization of each composite number. 85,800
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Chapter 5: Problem 43
Find the prime factorization of each composite number. 85,800
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Company A pays $$\$ 24,000$$ yearly with raises of $$\$ 1600$$ per year. Company B pays $$\$ 28,000$$ yearly with raises of $$\$ 1000$$ per year. Which company will pay more in year 10 ? How much more?
Use a calculator with a square root key to find a decimal approximation for each square root. Round the number displayed to the nearest \(\mathbf{a}\). tenth, b. hundredth, \(\mathbf{c}\) thousandth. \(\sqrt{173}\)
There are two species of insects, Magicicada septendecim and Magicicada tredecim, that live in the same environment. They have a life cycle of exactly 17 and 13 years, respectively. For all but their last year, they remain in the ground feeding on the sap of tree roots. Then, in their last year, they emerge en masse from the ground as fully formed cricketlike insects, taking over the forest in a single night. They chirp loudly, mate, eat, lay eggs, then die six weeks later. (Source: Marcus du Sautoy, The Music of the Primes, HarperCollins, 2003) a. Suppose that the two species have life cycles that are not prime, say 18 and 12 years, respectively. List the set of multiples of 18 that are less than or equal to 216 . List the set of multiples of 12 that are less than or equal to 216. Over a 216-year period, how many times will the two species emerge in the same year and compete to share the forest? b. Recall that both species have evolved prime-number life cycles, 17 and 13 years, respectively. Find the least common multiple of 17 and 13 . How often will the two species have to share the forest? c. Compare your answers to parts (a) and (b). What explanation can you offer for each species having a prime number of years as the length of its life cycle?
Shown in the figure is an 8-hour clock and the table for clock addition in the 8-hour clock system. $$ \begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|} \hline \oplus & \mathbf{0} & \mathbf{1} & \mathbf{2} & \mathbf{3} & \mathbf{4} & \mathbf{5} & \mathbf{6} & \mathbf{7} \\ \hline \mathbf{0} & 0 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 \\ \hline \mathbf{1} & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 0 \\ \hline \boldsymbol{2} & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 0 & 1 \\ \hline \mathbf{3} & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 0 & 1 & 2 \\ \hline \mathbf{4} & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 0 & 1 & 2 & 3 \\ \hline \mathbf{5} & 5 & 6 & 7 & 0 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 \\ \hline \mathbf{6} & 6 & 7 & 0 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 \\ \hline \mathbf{7} & 7 & 0 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 \\ \hline \end{array} $$ a. How can you tell that the set \(\\{0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7\\}\) is closed under the operation of clock addition? b. Verify the associative property: $$ (4 \oplus 6) \oplus 7=4 \oplus(6 \oplus 7) \text {. } $$ c. What is the identity element in the 8-hour clock system? d. Find the inverse of each element in the 8-hour clock system. e. Verify two cases of the commutative property: \(5 \oplus 6=6 \oplus 5\) and \(4 \oplus 7=7 \oplus 4\).
Insert one pair of parentheses to make each calculation correct. \(8-2 \cdot 3-4=10\)
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