Find the probability.In a blood testing procedure, blood samples from 5 people are combined into one mixture. The mixture will only test negative if all the individual samples are negative. If the probability that an individual sample tests positive is 0.08, what is the probability that the mixture will test positive?

A. 1.00
B. 0.341
C. 0.659
D. 0.00000328


Answer: B

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A. y = 2, y = -6; increasing for -6 < y < 2; decreasing for y < -6 or y > 2 B. y = -2, y = 6; increasing for -6 < y < 2; decreasing for y < -6 or y > 2 C. y = 2, y = -6; increasing for y < -6 or y > 2; decreasing for -6 < y < 2 D. y = -2, y = 6; increasing for y < -6 or y > 2; decreasing for -6 < y < 2

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Use the fundamental identities to find the value of the trigonometric function.Find sec ?, given that tan ? = 2.7474774 and ? is in quadrant I.

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Graph the function, showing all asymptotes (those that do not correspond to an axis) as dashed lines. List the x- and y-intercepts.f(x) = 

A. x-intercept:  , y-intercept: (0, 2) ;

B. x-intercept:  , y-intercept: (0, 2) ;

C. x-intercept:  , y-intercept: (0, 2) ;

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