Knowledge is very powerful. We decide whether we want to know something or not. I disagree with the statement that the lack of knowledge can’t hurt you. The true knowledge often hurts; however it doesn’t mean that lack of it can’t hurt. Why can lack of knowledge be harmful and hurt us? Let’s start from a simple fact like not studying for a test or a quiz may or will result in a bad grade. Not knowing the material that we are studying can and will hurt us. General knowledge in a society is very important
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One (30 marks) Find the determinant of the following matrices. -4 8 (2 marks) 0 1 1 -3 -2 (3 marks) 2 -4 -3 -3 6 +8 Find the values of x and y if:(5 marks) x + 2y 14 = 4 14 -3 y-2 -3 7+3x Solve the following simultaneous equations using matrix method. 3x + y = 4 4x + 3y = 7(5 marks) Find the value of K which makes a singular matrix.(3 marks) 3 1 4 -2 4 K 0 Calculate the cross product of the vector U = 2i – 3j –
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The question of whether or not computers think is one that is discussed by many philosophers. I believe this question is useful because it is something that decades ago would not have been important. Computers are machines that have not always been around‚ and through technological advancements have become far more complex than those in the past believed could happen. I for one never believed that we would have machines that could give us answers to math problems that seemed unlikely to answer in
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Who do you think is responsible for starting the witch-hunt hysteria? When it comes to assigning the blame for who ultimately caused the mass hysteria of the Salem witch-hunts‚ it is hard to pin the blame on a specific character as all are involved in varying degrees and have contributed to sparking this cataclysmic event. Most people will agree that Abigail is the main perpetrator. However‚ I think that other characters‚ namely Reverend Parris‚ Hale and even John Proctor are responsible to an extent
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Why do you want this rank?: There’s many reasons why I would like to receive the rank of helper once again.. Firstly‚ the main reason why I’d like to achieve the rank of helper once again‚ is to make sure that everyone has a safe‚ and fun environment to spend their free time on! As a helper‚ with all my past experience I want to make sure that I can teach all of the new helpers to their best abilities‚ making sure that all punishments given are the correct ones! Secondly‚ I want to make sure that
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Describe the payout policy of Linear Technologies historically. Describe Linear’s current cash position and its financing needs. The company initiated its dividend in 1993 with a relatively conservative payout ratio of 15%‚ based on a quarterly dividend of $0.05/share/quarter ($0.00625 split adjusted as per Exhibit 3). As of 3Q2003‚ the dividend is also $0.05/share/quarter‚ adjusted for stock splits‚ which translates into a payout ratio of . The payout ratio is currently 27.5% on an as adjusted
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321. If a person has been working for 1-4 years‚ the hourly rate is from $10-$30. Most articles say the same fact multiple times‚ “most marine biologists do their work because they love it - not because they expect to earn a high paycheck.” Jennifer Kennedy. (http://marinelife.about.com/b/2012/05/28/what-is-the-salary-of-a-marine-biologist.htm) Mike Kingsford states the exact reason why I want to be a marine biologist‚ “So many amazing experiences — what do you choose? I have dived through cathedrals
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comfort and convenience. Meanwhile‚ in the articles “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” by Nicholas Carr and “Smarter Than You Think” by Clive Thompson that I chose from they say I say‚ the authors are both argue about the technology‚ and they believe technology is changing the way on the human mind today. Although both articles are closely related‚ they are also completely different. Thompson think technology bringing us a lot of benefits‚ but Carr suspicious that the advancing technology is a wicked invention
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can describe the relationship between x and y using a simple linear regression model of the form µy = β 0 + β1 x 1000 900 Sale Price (in Thousands of Dollars) 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 Appraised Value (in Thousands of Dollars) response variable y : sale price explanatory variable x: appraised value relationship between x and y : linear strong positive We can estimate the simple linear regression model using Least Squares (LS) yielding the following
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Pattern Problem Hints 1. Program pat1.py. Variables: This program gets a number from the user. We need a variable to hold the number. We need to print the numbers from 1 up to the user’s number. We need a second variable for this. Program Plan: Get the user’s number. Convert it to a number. Initialize the print Number. What should the first number printed be? While the print Number is less than or equal to the user Number: print the user Number and increase it by 1. 2. Program
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