A portfolio consisting of four stocks is expected to produce returns of minus9%, 11%, 13% and 17%, respectively, over the next f
our years. What is the standard deviation of these expected returns?
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Remember that an extraneous solution of an equation is a solution that emerges from the algebraic process of solving the equation but is not a valid solution of the equation.
First, we are going to solve our equation algebraically:
Step 1 simplify the equation:
Step 2 subtract 5 from both sides of the equation:
Step 3 square both sides of the equation:
Next, we are going to replace our solution in our original equation and check if it is a valid solution:
Since 9 is not equal to 1, is not valid solution of the equation; therefor it is an extraneous solution.
We can conclude that the correct answer is: x = 16, solution is extraneous
Answer:
a) distance halfway = 16.49 [m], displacement halfway = 10.5 [m]
b) distrance traveled increases when the child completes one circuit of the track.
Step-by-step explanation:
a) Distance is a scalar quantity that tells you how much space a body has covered when moving. Displacement is a vector quantity that tells you how far from its initial position and object is after moving.
In this case, the child goes around the track only halfway from point 1 to point 2. We know the circunference or perimeter of a circle to be 2*PI*radius. We also know the child only when halfway, so we need to divide the perimeter by 2, thus we get distance = PI*radius
- distance halfway = (PI)*(5.25) = 16.49 [m]
And now that we know the definition of displacement, we can easily see that the child went from point 1 to point 2 which is located at a distance of 1 diameter from point 1:
- displacement halfway = D = 2*radius = 2(5.25) = 10.5 [m]
b)What happens to the distance when the child completes one circuit? The distance will increase beause he is now completing the circuit so he is covering more ground in his movement:
- distance circuit = 2*(PI)*radius = 2(PI)(5.25) = 32.99 [m]
32.99 is more than 16.49 so we are certain that the distance increases.
