What is the balance after $8$ years on a deposit of $\$500$, earning $7\%$ interest compounded semiannually?

$$A. \$657.97 \\ B. \$658.40 \\ C. \$856.91 \\ D. \$866.99$$

Represent the set of real numbers greater than or equal to -5 with a graph, using interval notation, and using set-builder notation.

Is the lifetime of a high-mass star longer or shorter than that of a low-mass star?

Find a standard form for the absorbing Markov chain with transition matrix

$$\begin{matrix} \text{} & \text{} & \text{}{A \quad B \quad C \quad D}\\ \text{}{P=} & \text{}{\begin{array}{l}{A} \\ {B} \\ {C} \\ {D}\end{array}} & \text{}{\left[\begin{array}{cccc}{.6} & {.1} & {.2} & {.1} \\ {0} & {1} & {0} & {0} \\ {.3} & {.2} & {.3} & {.2} \\ {0} & {0} & {0} & {1}\end{array}\right]}\\ \end{matrix}$$

When ammonia is made industrially, the mixture of N2, H2, and NH3 that emerges from the reaction chamber is far from equilibrium. Why does the plant supervisor use reaction conditions that produce less the maximum yield of ammonia?

While on an outback safari, Bill drove an average of 262 km per day for a period of 12 days. How far did Bill drive in total while on safari?

Use the quotient rule to find $\frac{d y}{d x}$ if: $y=\frac{\sqrt{x}}{1-2 x}$

Use your notes to describe deviance according to conflict theory?

You have read that sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a medieval romance. In a short essay, explain why you think the romance remains a popular narrative form.

Find the component form of vector $\mathbf { u }$, given its magnitude and the angle the vector makes with the positive x-axis. Give exact answers when possible. $\| \mathbf { u } \| = 50$, $\theta = \frac { 3 \pi } { 4 }$

What does hereditary mean?

Find the slope of the line through each pair of points. X(0, 6), Y(4, 9)

Why does a metal spoon feel colder than a wooden spoon at room temperature?

Briefly explain its connection to colonial independence around the world after World War II. 7.PLO