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This Study Resource Was: Second Exam
This Study Resource Was: Second Exam
Problem 1
Indicate what moral theory, Egoism, Utilitarianism, or Rights Analysis, applies to the
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1. A moral theory that attempts to optimize the happiness objective function.
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2. A moral theory that equally respects each human being.
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3. Actions are to be judged in terms of the extent to which they promote a person’s
self interest.
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Problem 2
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1. A floating object displaces a weight of fluid equals to half its own weight.
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2. A completely submerged object always displaces a volume of liquid equal to its own
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volume.
3. The variance is obtained by taking the positive square root of the standard
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deviation.
4. A small mean creates a narrow curve, while a larger mean creates a wider curve.
5. In a right triangle with sides a and b, and hypotenuse c, the following equation is
valid for all positive values.
(a + b)2 = c2
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Problem 3
Indicate what conflicting issue, application, conceptual, factual, or moral applies to the
following statements:
1. A student complains to the instructor that she had done well in the exam and her
marks seems to be very low.
2. A policy in a company states that the maximum gift for any employee to accept
from other companies is 100 QR. The conflicting issue is whether the packaging and
handling is included in the 100 QR or not.
3. The lack of clarity as whether a particular act violates a law, rule, or policy.
4. If the morality of an action is agreed upon, but there is no written definition of the
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5. It means controversy (haggling) over definitions. For example, what is suicide?
Can wild and crazy driving be considered suicide?
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1. Given tan(θ ) = What is cos(θ ) ?
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Problem 5
You bought a new car that costs 120,000 QR. If the car loses 1.5% of its value each month
for the first twenty four months, thereafter it loses 1% of its value each month. In how
many months the car will be priced at 60,000 QR
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Problem 6
A group of 500 students has taken a test, the mean score is 890 and the standard deviation
is 120. Consider the normal distribution curve.
How many students scored below 770?
How many students scored between 1130 and 1250?
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