yields under optimal and stress conditions‚ respectively. Assessing hybrids according to some selection indices lead to introduce BC504‚ BC652‚ BC404‚ KSC302‚ KSC320 and KSC647 as drought tolerant ones. It seems likely that Stress Tolerance Index‚ Geometric Mean Productivity‚ and Harmonic Mean indices‚ which showed the highest correlation with grain yield under both optimal and stress conditions‚ can be used as the best indices for maize breeding programs to introduce drought tolerant hybrids. Keywords:
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# answer question 1 to 8 only. Topic: Arithmetic and geometric series. 1. Determine the number of terms and the sum of the sequence: 5‚ 11‚ 17‚ … ‚ 83. (14‚ 616) 2. The fourth term and the 8th term of an arithmetic sequence are 16 and 32 respectively. Find: a) Common difference (4) b) the sum of the first 20 terms of this
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monthly‚ etc. These need to be converted to annual rate of returns Arithmetic & Geometric Rates of Return If we invest $100 for 2 years and at the end of 2 years we receive $120 * Arithmetic (Mutual funds often quote their past rates of return using this method) * $20 / 2 years = 10% * Geometric (This is correct because it allows for compounding) * TVM = 9.5445% Arithmetic Mean & Geometric Mean Return Year | Return (%) | 1990 | 17 | 1991 | 8 | 1992 | 2 |
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Geometric and Arithmetic Sequences to Questions 35 & 37 MAT-126: Survey of Mathematical Methods(ACO1141A) October 11‚ 2011 As one observes an arithmetic sequence‚ it is imperative to use inductive and deductive reasoning to use the right mathematical approach of geometric or arithmetic sequence to solve the equation in the most pragmatic way. Most times both inductive and deductive reasoning is used on an equation or variable to come up with the most direct approach to an answer
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Question - Belonging has been said to shape our identity. How does our sense of belonging shape who we are as individual? An individuals relationship with others and the world creates a sense of belonging and additionally shapes a sense of identity. This is demonstrated in the poems "Migrant Hostel"‚ "St Patrick’s College" by Peter Skrzynecki and a novel "Tea With Arwa" written by Arwa El Masri. Both text illustrate that belonging is a notion that shapes an individual’s identity. The factors that
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calculate and measure the sizes and shapes of certain structures for us to use. Geometry allows us pin point exactly how much more we may need or less ‚ without using geometry building stuff would all be a guess to what size we may need or the shape we’ll need it in. Geometry is the primary source of all harmony in geometry. Using Pythagoreans and other formulas based off geometry is key to finding solutions to architecture’s problems dealing finding rite shapes and pieces to fit in a whole structure
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meters)‚ and carpet price per square meter. 4. Compute and print the number of minutes in a year. 5. Given a positive number‚ print its square and square root. 6. The arithmetic mean of two numbers is the result of dividing their some by 2. The geometric mean of two numbers is the square root of their product. The harmonic mean of two numbers is the arithmetic mean of their reciprocals. Write a program that takes two floating-point numbers as inputs and displays these three means. 7. Write a
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A population of 80 longhorn cattle was introduced onto an island on 1 October 1960. There was no subsequent migration of longhorn cattle to or from the island. Let Pn denote the size of the longhorn cattle population on the island on 1 October n years after 1960. (a) In this part assume that‚ for each integer n ≥ 0‚ the number of births and deaths in the year beginning 1 October n years after 1960 are 1.52Pn and 1.24Pn‚ respectively. (i) Find a recurrence system satisfied by Pn. (ii) State
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bottle = 2‚5 cm. And the height of the bottle = 15‚3 cm‚ Then: Pi r2 h = volume of cylinder (Pi 2‚5 squared x 15‚3) .’. Volume = 300‚3 cm3 The first two shapes could be trapeziums. The two circle segments on the side and the triangles down at the bottom should also be taken under consideration‚ as they clearly have an impact on the shape of the bottle. In order to calculate the volume of the bottle accurately‚ I used easy methods that were straight to the point. This way‚ I knew that they will
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Neath‚ & VanHorn‚ 2008‚ pp. 105-107). On each trial‚ participants saw two 3-D block shapes‚ one to the left and one to the right. Each block shape is within a circle. The two shapes were either identical‚ or mirror-reversed. One shape was also
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