Determine whether the given function is a polynomial function. if it's a polynomial function, state the degree. if not, state the reason why. k(x) = –3x6 – 0.7x + x3 a. yes; degree 10 b. no, because some range elements correspond to more than one domain element c. no, because 0.7 isn't an integer d. yes; degree 6

Amachine that produces a special type of transistor (a component of computers) has a 2% defective rate. the production is considered a random process where each transistor is independent of the others. (a) what is the probability that the 10th transistor produced is the first with a defect? (b) what is the probability that the machine produces no defective transistors in a batch of 100? (c) on average, how many transistors would you expect to be produced before the first with a defect? what is the standard deviation? (d) another machine that also produces transistors has a 5% defective rate where each transistor is produced independent of the others. on average how many transistors would you expect to be produced with this machine before the first with a defect? what is the standard deviation? (e) based on your answers to parts (c) and (d), how does increasing the probability of an event a↵ect the mean and standard deviation of the wait time until success?