In Britain, the Calculated Risk of Getting into an Automobileaccident

question 30

True/False

In Britain, the calculated risk of getting into an automobileaccident while driving is greater than the material risk ofgetting mad cow disease from eating a hamburger.

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Definitions:

Cramer's Rule

A mathematical theorem used to solve systems of linear equations with the same number of equations as unknowns, using determinants.

System of Linear Equations

A group of one or more linear equations that share a common set of variables.

Row-echelon Form

A form of a matrix where all nonzero rows are above any rows of all zeroes, and each leading entry of a row is to the right of the leading entry of the previous row.

Matrix

A rectangular array of numbers, symbols, or expressions, arranged in rows and columns, used in linear algebra.