EXCURSIONS IN MODERN MATH
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Chapter 16, Problem 45E
The Tasmania State University glee club has 15 members. A quartet of four members must be chosen to sing at the university president's reception. Assume that the quartet is chosen randomly by drawing the names out of a hat. Find the probability that
a. Alice (one of the members of the glee club) is chosen to be in the quartet.
b. Alice is not chosen to be in the quartet
c. the four members chosen for the quartet are Alice, Bert, Cathy, and Dale.
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Let the function f(x, y, z) = r³y-2xy + 3yz² +e+y+ and consider the following tasks:
1. [Critical Points and Classification] a. Find all critical points of f(x, y, z).
b. Use the second partial derivative test to classify each critical point as a local minimum, local
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2. [Gradient and Divergence] a. Compute the gradient vector Vf.
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