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The normal distribution Heights, exam scores, measurement errors: lots of measurements cluster around a middle value and taper off evenly on both sides. That shape has a name and an equation.
Which two things must you prove to complete a proof of P(n) by mathematical induction?
AThat P(1) is true and that P(100) is trueBThat P(1) is true (base case), and that P(k) true implies P(k + 1) true (inductive step)CThat P(n) is true, checked separately for every individual nDThat P(n) is false for at least one value of n
What is the distance formula, and how is it related to the Pythagorean theorem?1 / 8
The distance between two points is the hypotenuse of a right triangle whose legs are the horizontal gap |x₂ − x₁| and the vertical gap |y₂ − y₁| between the points.
|x| is a distance |x| is how far x sits from 0 on the number line. Distances are never negative, so |x| ≥ 0 always. Equations: two points, two cases Two different points sit distance b from a: one above, one below. So the equation splits. W
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Mathematics · L3 · Absolute Value Equations & Inequalities