Find the value of a for which there is no term independent of x in the ezlxpansion of
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"no terms independent of x" basically means there is no constant term, or the coefficient of x ⁰ is zero.

Recall the binomial theorem:

So we have

The first sum contributes a x ⁰ term for 2k - 6 = 0, or k = 3, while the second sum contributes a x ⁰ term for 2k - 4 = 0, or k = 2. The coefficient of the sum of these terms must be zero:

which reduces to

2160a - 4320 = 0

2160a = 4320

a = 2

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step-by-step explanation:

85.560%

step-by-step explanation:

conditional probability is defined as:

p(a|b) = p(a∩b) / p(b)

in other words, the probability that a occurs, given that b has occurred = the probability that both a and b occur / the probability that b occurs.

in this example:

p(turns 64 | turns 44) = p(turns 64 & turns 44) / p(turns 44).

if someone turns 64, they must have already turned 44, so:

p(turns 64 | turns 44) = p(turns 64) / p(turns 44)

on page 42, we see that of the original 100,000, 94944 turn 44, and 81234 turn 64.   therefore:

p(turns 64 | turns 44) = 81234 / 94944

p(turns 64 | turns 44) = 0.85560