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    Calculating Expected Value for Coin Flipping - Tips and Tricks

    Expected Value -- Please Help Hello, I have this question that is bugging me to death. Ok here it is: If a coin was flipped a maxium number times of five. What is the expected value for the number of flips required to get either 3 heads or 3 tails. I know the probability of head or...
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    What is the formula for finding the surface area of a surface of revolution?

    Hello can someone please give me some advice on applying the area of a surface revolution. I never seem to plugin the right formula. In the formula S(from a to b) 2pi f(x)**sqrt(1 + f'(x)^2) I never know what to put for f(x)** some times the answers have just x and sometime it has the...
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    Explaining the Inductive Step of 2^n > n^2 for n > 4

    Thanks Is there a better or a simplfied way of doing this?
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    Explaining the Inductive Step of 2^n > n^2 for n > 4

    Thanks for your response. When you say add K^2 + 2k to both side are you added it to 1 < k? How do you know to use 1 < k? where does the 3k < k^2 come from?? and where does (k+1)^2 < 2k^2 < 2*2^k come from??
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    Explaining the Inductive Step of 2^n > n^2 for n > 4

    Thanks. I have updated this statement (k+1)^2 = k^2 + 2k + 1 < k^2 + k + 1 = k^2 + 2k + k < k^2 + 3k < K^2 + k^2 (Since k > 3). Sorry. This is actually the part that I start to get confused on. (k+1)^2 = k^2 + 2k + 1 < k^2 + k + 1 = k^2 + 2k + k < k^2 + 3k < K^2 + k^2 (Since k > 3)...
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    Explaining the Inductive Step of 2^n > n^2 for n > 4

    I have this question in my text that I can not understand here it is Show that 2^n > n^2 whenever n is an integer > 4. the part in the answer that is confusing me is the inductive step Here is what the text has for this part of the answer Now we assume the induction hypothesis...
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    If g and f o g are onto(Surjective), is f onto(Surjective)?

    Hello Members I am having a little bit of a problem solving this proof for my Discreet math course. If g and f o g are onto(Surjective), is f onto(Surjective)? Need to prove. I believe that f has to be Onto. so I have g: A -> B f: B -> C Well I understand that a...
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