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What is the ratio of the sides of a right triangle with a 30-degree angle?
What is the ratio of the sides of a right triangle with a 30-degree angle?
- 1:$ oot{3} ext{ }:2$
- 2:$ oot{3} ext{ }:1$
- 1:2:$ oot{3} ext{ }$
- 2:1:$ oot{3} ext{ }$ (correct)
What function did the research lead to in understanding the normal distribution?
What function did the research lead to in understanding the normal distribution?
- $e^{-x^2}$ (correct)
- $rac{1}{ oot{2 ext{ } ext{ } ext{ } ext{ }}}e^{-x^2}$
- $ oot{2 ext{ } ext{ } ext{ } ext{ }}e^{-x^2}$
- $rac{1}{1+x^2}$
What method was used to solve the challenge of calculating the area under $e^{-x^2}$?
What method was used to solve the challenge of calculating the area under $e^{-x^2}$?
- Gaussian integration (correct)
- Trapezoidal rule
- Riemann integration
- Simpson's rule
What kind of integral did the method involve in solving the area under $e^{-x^2}$?
What kind of integral did the method involve in solving the area under $e^{-x^2}$?
What did the expansion of the two-dimensional integration problem into three dimensions involve?
What did the expansion of the two-dimensional integration problem into three dimensions involve?