The state of Utah appends a ninth digit a 9 to an eight-digit driver’slicense number a 1 a 2 . . . a 8 so that ( 9 a 1 + 8 a 2 + 7 a 3 + 6 a 4 + 5 a 5 + 4 a 6 + 3 a 7 + 2 a 8 + a 9 ) mod 10 = 0 . If you know that the license number 149105267 has exactly one digit incorrect, explain why the error cannot be in position 2, 4, 6, or 8.
The state of Utah appends a ninth digit a 9 to an eight-digit driver’slicense number a 1 a 2 . . . a 8 so that ( 9 a 1 + 8 a 2 + 7 a 3 + 6 a 4 + 5 a 5 + 4 a 6 + 3 a 7 + 2 a 8 + a 9 ) mod 10 = 0 . If you know that the license number 149105267 has exactly one digit incorrect, explain why the error cannot be in position 2, 4, 6, or 8.
Solution Summary: The author explains that the error for the given number cannot be in the even numbered positions. They begin by calculating the dot product of their number with the vector (9,8,7,6,5,4,3,
The state of Utah appends a ninth digit
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to an eight-digit driver’slicense number
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. If you know that the license number 149105267 has exactly one digit incorrect, explain why the error cannot be in position 2, 4, 6, or 8.
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A falling object travels a distance given by the formula d = 6t + 9t2 where d is in feet
and t is the time in seconds. How many seconds will it take for the object to travel
112 feet? Round answer to 2 decimal places. (Write the number, not the units).
Your Answer:
Solve by the quadratic formula or completing the square to obtain exact solutions.
2
e
104
OA) -16±3√6
B) 8±√10
O c) -8±√10
OD) 8±3√√6
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Question 14 (1 point)
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The frame on a picture is 18 in by 22 in outside and is of uniform width. Using
algebraic methods, what is the width of the frame if the inner area of the picture
shown is 250 in²2? Write answer to 2 decimal places. (Write the number with no
units).
18 in
Your Answer:
22 in
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