A Ball at the Top of a Hill Is an Example

question 26

Multiple Choice

A ball at the top of a hill is an example of ________ and a ball rolling down the hill is an example of ________.

• A) potential energy; kinetic energy
• B) kinetic energy; potential energy
• C) exergonic reaction; endergonic reaction
• D) noncompetitive inhibition; competitive inhibition
• E) competitive inhibition; noncompetitive inhibition

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Definitions:

M/M/S

A queuing model notation representing a system with exponential service times, exponential interarrival times, and S servers.

Average Number

Represents the mean or central value of a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of all the values by the number of values.

Poisson Distribution

A probability distribution that expresses the probability of a given number of events occurring in a fixed interval of time or space.

Negative Exponential Distribution

A probability distribution used to model time between events in a Poisson process, indicating a constant rate of occurrence.