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What is the main focus of differential calculus?
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A radioactive substance decays to half its original amount in 10 years. What is the decay rate (rounded to the nearest percent)?
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What happens to the function $y = \frac{x^2 + 4x - 12}{x + 6}$ as $x$ approaches -6?
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What is a necessary condition for a function to have an inverse function?
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What is the graph of the inverse function like, compared to the graph of the original function?
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What is the process of finding the inverse of a linear function?
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What is the formula for the inverse of a linear function f(x) = ax + q?
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What is the purpose of the horizontal line test in determining if a function has an inverse?
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What is the key property of an inverse function?
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What is the general formula for the sum of the first n terms of a finite geometric series?
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What is the condition for an infinite geometric series to converge?
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What is the notation for the inverse of a function f(x)?
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What is the relationship between the graphs of a function and its inverse?
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What is the general formula for the sum of an infinite geometric series?
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What is the definition of an infinite geometric series?
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What is the formula for the nth term of a geometric sequence?
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What is the formula for the sum of a finite arithmetic series?
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What is the definition of a finite geometric series?
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What is the inverse function of y = ax^2?
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What is the notation used to denote the sum of terms in a sequence?
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What is the formula for the nth term of an arithmetic sequence?
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What is the domain and range of the inverse function of y = ax^2?
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What is the purpose of Karl Friedrich Gauss's method for finding the sum of an arithmetic series?
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What is the logarithmic function equivalent to the exponential function y = 2^x?
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What is the property of logarithms that states loga(xy) = loga(x) + loga(y)?
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What is the graph of the exponential function y = b^x like?
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What is the inverse function of y = ax + q?
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What is the logarithmic value of loga(a) equal to?
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What is the purpose of finding the inverse of a function?
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What is the general form of the inverse function of y = ax^2?
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What is the special logarithmic value of loga(1) equal to?
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A population of bacteria doubles every 3 hours. Assuming exponential growth, how long will it take for the population to increase 16 times its initial size?
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A radioactive substance has a half-life of 10 days. After 30 days, what fraction of the original substance remains?
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The pH of a solution is 4. What is the concentration of hydrogen ions, [H+], in the solution?
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A loan of $10,000 is taken out at an annual interest rate of 5%, compounded monthly. If the loan is to be repaid in 5 years, what is the monthly payment amount (rounded to the nearest dollar)?
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If the graph of an exponential function (f(x) = a^x) passes through the point ((2, 9)), what is the value of (a)?
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What happens to the sequence when the common ratio, r, in a geometric sequence is less than 1 but greater than 0?
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Which of the following describes the graphical representation of a geometric sequence?
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How can you verify that a sequence is arithmetic?
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What is the purpose of sigma notation in mathematics?
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What characterizes the growth behavior of a geometric sequence when the common ratio is negative?
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In the context of finite series, what does the notation S_n specifically represent?
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Given the formula for the nth term of a geometric sequence, T_n = ar^{n-1}, how would you identify the first term?
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What is the geometric mean of two numbers a and b, as defined in mathematics?
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How would you define an infinite series in mathematical terms?
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What condition must the common ratio r satisfy for a geometric series to converge?
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The function y = (x^2 + 4x - 12)/(x + 6)
has a discontinuity at x = -6. What is the nature of this discontinuity?
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Which of the following statements accurately describes the concept of limits in the context of the Achilles and the Tortoise paradox?
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The graph of the function y = (x^2 + 4x - 12)/(x + 6)
is a straight line with a hole at x = -6. What does the existence of this hole indicate about the limit of the function as x approaches -6?
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Which of the following statements about the limit of the function y = (x^2 + 4x - 12)/(x + 6)
as x approaches -6 is TRUE?
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If the tortoise gets a head start in the race, Achilles appears to never overtake it. This is because:
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Why is the concept of limits important in calculus?
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