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    Mind is often associated with rational decisions‚ and heart is associated with emotions and affections. The mind offers beneficial suggestions for the person himself while disregarding others. Whereas‚ the heart offers self-sacrifice while keeping in view the devotion to others. It is only logical to accept the above fact to be true. In my opinion‚ a person has different duties to perform in his life. These duties include his own life as well as of the people around him. Each of these duties must

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    Criminals can be rational decision makers‚ and can be motivated by uncontrollable psychological and emotional drives‚ as well as social forces such as poverty and despair. There are a variety of criminals in our society‚ and no one criminal is the same. There are those who do rationalize their options to commit to a crime. When an individual weighs the outcomes of their potential actions‚ they are ultimately choosing the result of the rest of their lives. Those that are rational‚ have the mental

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    Irrational Beliefs

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    thinking. Irrational beliefs are messages about life we send to ourselves that keep us from growing emotionally. Fallacies are a mistaken belief‚ especially one based on unsound arguments. Fallacies lead to illogical and false conclusions that turn to be debilitative emotions. An idea is irrational if: It distorts reality and is illogical. It prevents the person from reaching their goals or leads to unhealthy emotions. These ideas can also lead to self-defeating behavior. Some irrational beliefs a

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    Are Consumers Rational?

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    Are consumers rational? Introduction Last couples of decades have witnessed the change of emphasis on study of consumers behaviour. Nowadays it is universally acknowledged that consumers behaviour has gradually transformed from rational buying to progressively impulsive purchase (Holbrook & Hirschman‚ 1982). Individuals’ perspectives towards commodities were no longer merely a concentration on utilitarian functions‚ instead‚ social and psychological utilities have become a significant yardstick

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    November 2013 Irrational Fear Everybody is scared of something. Whether it is spiders‚ clowns‚ or the dark‚ everybody has something that sends chills down their spines. Rational fear has a place in our lives. Without it‚ humans are unable to sense danger. Irrational fear is the type of fear that should be avoided. Irrational fear can be destructive and potentially ruin society. Fear‚ as previously stated‚ is a necessity in order to survive. The rational kind‚ that is. Irrational fear‚ as

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    Rational Number

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    RATIONAL NUMBERS In mathematics‚ a rational number is any number that can be expressed as the quotient or fraction p/q of two integers‚ with the denominator q not equal to zero. Since q may be equal to 1‚ every integer is a rational number. The set of all rational numbers is usually denoted by a boldface Q  it was thus named in 1895 byPeano after quoziente‚ Italian for "quotient". The decimal expansion of a rational number always either terminates after a finite number of digits or begins to repeat the

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    2012 Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely: A Novel Analysis You are surfing the Internet when you come across an ad on the Economist.com: ‘SUBSCRIBE NOW!’ The first offer reads – an Internet subscription for $59. The second continues: ‘a print subscription for $125. And the final offer: ‘A print AND Internet subscription for $125.’ Which offer would you choose? Today’s market is based upon the idea that humans are rational and are capable of making sensible decisions. This provides the foundation

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    Rational Consumer

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    In economics a rational consumer is defined as the people who act in a rational way and make rational choices‚ namely spending their money wisely. Utility is a term used to measure the amount of pleasure a consumer gains from a good or service they choose to invest in‚ thus spending our money wisely‚ in economic terms is a method of maximizing our own utility. However in today’s world different societies and individuals have failed to distinguish the different between a want and a need‚ which

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    Rational Equations Rational equations can be used to get a general idea about the rate at which a job can be completed.   This can be really useful for business owners and other areas of daily life. Here is an example: Scenario: Sue can paint the garage in 4 hours and Joe has carpal tunnel so he is slower and can paint the same garage in 6 hours.   How long (number of hours) will it take Sue and Joe to paint the garage if they work together? Solution: Sue can paint  of the garage in 1 hour.  Joe

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    Rational Number and Ans

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    REAL NUMBERS Q.1 Determine the prime factorization of the number 556920. (1 Mark) (Ans) 23 x 32 x 5 x 7 x 13 x 17 Explanation : Using the Prime factorization‚ we have 556920 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 5 x 7 x 13 x 17 = 23 x 32 x 5 x 7 x 13 x 17 Q.2 Use Euclid’s division algorithm to find the HCF of 210 and 55. (1 Mark) (Ans) 5 Explanation: 5 ‚ Given integers are 210 and 55 such that 210 > 55. Applying Euclid’s division leema to 210 and 55‚ we get 210 = 55 x 3 + 45 ………

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