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I worked this out a different way and got a weird answer. Could you check my work to see if it is correct? 

 

In order to solve this problem we should first find the probability of making a ball into the bin on the first shot. It is not the probability of making one in 5 shots divided by 5 because you can make multiple shots out of 5. 

We can find the probability of making a ball into the bin on the first shot by making an equation. First, we need to find the chance we don't make a ball in the bin in 5 shots. That is \(1-\frac{211}{243}=\frac{32}{243}\) Next we can set p as P(making a ball into the bin on the first shot). This is the same probability of all the other shots because the probability is uniform across every shot. In terms of p, the chance of not making a ball in all of the shot is\( (1-p)^5\). Now we can make an equation. We get \((1-p)^5=\frac{32}{243}\). We can take the 5th root of both sides to get \((1-p)=\frac{2}{3} \)}. Solving for p we get \(p=1-\frac{2}{3}=\frac{1}{3}\).

Next, we can use complementary counting to find the probability of getting at least 2 shots in. `We can say P(0) is the probability of making no shots. P(1) is the probability of making one shot and so on. We can use this to make an equation. The probability of making at least 2 shots is 1-P(0)-P(1).

The probability of making 0 shots is \((\frac{2}{3})^6=\frac{64}{729}\)}. Next we have to find the probability of making 1 shot. The probability of that is \((\frac{2}{3})^5 \cdot \frac{1}{3}=\frac{32}{729}\). Now, we can find the probability of making at least 2 shots by plugging in the probabilities. We get \(1-\frac{64}{729}-\frac{32}{729}=\frac{633}{729}=\frac{211}{243}\). So, the probability of making two shots in 6 tries is \(\frac{211}{243}\)}.

Dec 9, 2019
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Solve for x:
(9 x^2 - 16)^3 + (16 x^2 - 9)^3 = (25 x^2 - 25)^3

Expand out terms of the left hand side:
4825 x^6 - 10800 x^4 + 10800 x^2 - 4825 = (25 x^2 - 25)^3

Expand out terms of the right hand side:
4825 x^6 - 10800 x^4 + 10800 x^2 - 4825 = 15625 x^6 - 46875 x^4 + 46875 x^2 - 15625

Subtract 15625 x^6 - 46875 x^4 + 46875 x^2 - 15625 from both sides:
-10800 x^6 + 36075 x^4 - 36075 x^2 + 10800 = 0

The left hand side factors into a product with seven terms:
-75 (x - 1) (x + 1) (3 x - 4) (3 x + 4) (4 x - 3) (4 x + 3) = 0

Divide both sides by -75:
(x - 1) (x + 1) (3 x - 4) (3 x + 4) (4 x - 3) (4 x + 3) = 0

Split into six equations:
x - 1 = 0 or x + 1 = 0 or 3 x - 4 = 0 or 3 x + 4 = 0 or 4 x - 3 = 0 or 4 x + 3 = 0

Add 1 to both sides:
x = 1 or x + 1 = 0 or 3 x - 4 = 0 or 3 x + 4 = 0 or 4 x - 3 = 0 or 4 x + 3 = 0

Subtract 1 from both sides:
x = 1 or x = -1 or 3 x - 4 = 0 or 3 x + 4 = 0 or 4 x - 3 = 0 or 4 x + 3 = 0

Add 4 to both sides:
x = 1 or x = -1 or 3 x = 4 or 3 x + 4 = 0 or 4 x - 3 = 0 or 4 x + 3 = 0

Divide both sides by 3:
x = 1 or x = -1 or x = 4/3 or 3 x + 4 = 0 or 4 x - 3 = 0 or 4 x + 3 = 0

Subtract 4 from both sides:
x = 1 or x = -1 or x = 4/3 or 3 x = -4 or 4 x - 3 = 0 or 4 x + 3 = 0

Divide both sides by 3:
x = 1 or x = -1 or x = 4/3 or x = -4/3 or 4 x - 3 = 0 or 4 x + 3 = 0

Add 3 to both sides:
x = 1 or x = -1 or x = 4/3 or x = -4/3 or 4 x = 3 or 4 x + 3 = 0

Divide both sides by 4:
x = 1 or x = -1 or x = 4/3 or x = -4/3 or x = 3/4 or 4 x + 3 = 0

Subtract 3 from both sides:
x = 1 or x = -1 or x = 4/3 or x = -4/3 or x = 3/4 or 4 x = -3

Divide both sides by 4:
 
x = 1   or    x = -1    or    x = 4/3    or    x = -4/3    or    x = 3/4    or    x = -3/4

Dec 9, 2019

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