A contractor is required by a county planning department to submit 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 forms (depending on the nature of the project) when applying for a building permit. Let y denote the number of forms required for an application, and suppose the mass function is given by p(y) 5 cy for y 5 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5. Determine the value of c, as well as the long-run proportion of applications that require at most three forms and the long-run proportion that require between two and four forms, inclusive.

Step-by-step explanation:

The given parameters can be represented as:

Solving (a): The value of c

To do this, we make use of the following rule;

Given that:

This is translated to:

Solve for c

(b) The proportions of applications that requires at most 3 forms

This implies that: y = 1,2,3

So, we make use of:

Recall that:

Substitute

So:

Take LCM

Express as percentage

(c) The proportions of applications that requires between 2 and 4 forms (inclusive)

This implies that: y = 2,3,4

So, we make use of:

Take LCM

Express as percentage

f(x)=2/3x-8, which give g(x) the greatest value.

step-by-step explanation:

step-by-step explanation:

part a. the differences are decreasing, so we know the sequence is not arithmetic. the ratios are constant (=3/4), so we know the sequence is geometric.

part b. from part a, we know the common ratio is 3/4, so each term is 3/4 of the one before. the initial term is the number of gallons at h=1.

g[h] = (3/4)·g[h-1]

g[1] = 384 . . . . initial value required for a recursive definition

part c. the general formula for a geometric sequence is

a[n] = a[1]·r^(n-1)

we have a[1] = 384, r = 3/4, and the term number given by h. the formula that follows is

g[h] = 384·(3/4)^(h-1)

part d. filling in the value and doing the arithmetic, we have

g[12] = 384·(3/4)^11 ≈ 384·0.042235136 ≈ 16.2183 . . gallons

part e. each gallon is 4 quarts, so

16.2183 gal × 4 qt/gal = 64.8732 qt