Use the partial sum formula to find the partial sum of the given arithmetic sequence.Find the sum of the first five terms of the arithmetic sequence: -3, -10, -17, . . . .

A. -50
B. 85
C. -30
D. - 85


Answer: D

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Use Bayes' rule to find the indicated probability.Quality Motors has three plants. Plant 1 produces 35% of the car output, plant 2 produces 20% and plant 3 produces the remaining 45%. One percent of the output of plant 1 is defective, 1.8% of the output of plant 2 is defective and 2% of the output of plant 3 is defective. The annual total production of Quality Motors is 1,000,000 cars. A car chosen at random from the annual output and is found defection. What is the probability that it came from plant 2?

A. 0.35 B. 0.559 C. 0.224 D. 0.217

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A. 121.3° B. 31.3° C. 77.7° D. 58.7°

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A. strong positive B. strong negative C. weak positive D. weak negative

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