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If $0 < st < 1$, then which of the following can be true?
I. $s < -1$ and $t > 0$
II. $s < -1$ and $t < -1$
III. $s > -1$ and $t < -1$
We need $0 < st < 1$, which means $st$ is positive and less than 1.
Check each statement:
I. $s < -1$ and $t > 0$: If $s < -1$ (negative) and $t > 0$ (positive), then $st < 0$ (negative). This violates $st > 0$. ✗
II. $s < -1$ and $t < -1$: Both negative means $st > 0$ ✓. If $s = -2$ and $t = -0.4$, then $st = 0.8$, which satisfies $0 < st < 1$ ✓
Actually, wait. Let's reconsider: if $s < -1$ and $t < -1$, then both are less than $-1$, so both magnitudes are greater than 1. The product would be greater than 1, violating $st < 1$. Let me recalculate: if $s = -1.5$ and $t = -0.5$, then $st = 0.75$, which works. But $t = -0.5$ does not satisfy $t < -1$. If both $s < -1$ and $t < -1$, then $|s| > 1$ and $|t| > 1$, so $|st| > 1$, meaning $st > 1$ since both are negative (making product positive). This violates $st < 1$. ✗
III. $s > -1$ and $t < -1$: This gives us $-1 < s$ and $t < -1$. If $s$ is positive (satisfies $s > -1$) and $t$ is negative with $|t| > 1$, then $st < 0$. ✗ If $s$ is negative with $|s| < 1$ (like $s = -0.5$) and $t < -1$ (like $t = -1.5$), then $st = (-0.5)(-1.5) = 0.75 > 0$ and $< 1$ ✓
Actually, I need to reconsider option I more carefully...
Le Corbusier's Five Points of a New Architecture (1927):
- Pilotis — columns lifting the building off the ground ✓
- Free plan — open floor plan enabled by structural columns ✓
- Free facade — non-load-bearing exterior walls ✓
- Horizontal windows (ribbon windows) — long panoramic windows ✓
- Roof garden (flat roof with terrace garden) ✓
Exposed concrete (béton brut) is associated with Brutalism (a later movement). Le Corbusier used it but it's not one of the original Five Points.
A test paper has 5 questions, each with three answer choices of which only one is correct. What is the probability that a student scoring purely by guessing gets 4 or more questions right?
This is a binomial distribution with $n=5$, $p=\dfrac{1}{3}$ (correct), $q=\dfrac{2}{3}$ (wrong).
$P(X \geq 4) = P(X=4) + P(X=5)$
$P(X=4) = \binom{5}{4}\left(\dfrac{1}{3}\right)^4\left(\dfrac{2}{3}\right)^1 = 5 \cdot \dfrac{1}{81} \cdot \dfrac{2}{3} = \dfrac{10}{243}$
$P(X=5) = \binom{5}{5}\left(\dfrac{1}{3}\right)^5 = \dfrac{1}{243}$
$P(X \geq 4) = \dfrac{10}{243} + \dfrac{1}{243} = \dfrac{11}{243} = \dfrac{11}{3^5}$
\(\left[\dfrac{1}{27}\right]^{-4/3} = 27^{4/3} = (3^3)^{4/3} = 3^4 = 81\)
Sum \(= 36 + 81 = 117\). Note: The answer key states \(\dfrac{3}{4}\). Students should verify the original expression carefully as printed; the exponents may differ from what appears here.
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