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In the context of gradient descent, what is the purpose of the “learning rate”? _______________     A) To determine the direction of the gradient    B) To increase the speed of convergence by amplifying the gradient    C) To scale the gradient and control the step size    D) To find the local minimum of a non-differentiable function

Single-celled consumers called _______ diversified rapidly during the Jurassic and Cretaceous.

Which geologic event did NOT occur during the Mesozoic?

Write a method countConsonants() which counts the number of consonants in a string. As a reminder, consonants are letters other than the vowels a, e, i, o, and u. Your method should take one parameter, a string, and return an integer. For purposes of this question, assume that the entire string is lowercase. Hint: remember that you can use the .charAt() method to return the character at the specified index of the string. Copy and paste the code below into IntelliJ, and write your code in place of the “/* Your solution goes here  */” block. But make sure to paste all of the code back here when you are done. import java.util.Scanner;public class Main { /* Your solution goes here */ public static void main(String[] args) { Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in); System.out.print(“Enter a word: “); String s = in.next(); System.out.println(s + ” has ” + countConsonants(s) + ” consonants.”); } } Rubric: Program compiles and runs without throwing exceptions or entering an infinite loop (5pt) Declare method countConsonants() with correct type of return value (5pt) Declare method countConsonants() with correct number and type(s) of parameter variables (5pt) Correctly count number of consonants in the string (10pts)

Your assignment is to create a method, weatherAttire, that recommends what type of jacket to wear, whether to bring an umbrella, and whether to wear snow boots. The method takes two parameters: a double representing the temperature, and a boolean representing whether rain is in the forecast for that day. The method does not return a value. The following rules govern the recommendations: Temperature If the temperature is greater than 50 degrees, output “Do not wear a jacket.” If the temperature is between 32 and 50 degrees, inclusive, output “Wear a light jacket.” Otherwise, output “Wear a heavy jacket.” Rain If there is rain in the forecast, output “Bring an umbrella.” If there is rain in the forecast and the temperature is below 32 degrees, also output “Wear snow boots.” Otherwise, output “Do not bring an umbrella.” Use, but do not modify, the following main() method: public static void main(String[] args) { Scanner scnr = new Scanner(System.in); weatherAttire(51, true); weatherAttire(30, true); weatherAttire(40, false); } Your code should produce the following output in response to the three method calls: Do not wear a jacket. Bring an umbrella. Wear a heavy jacket. Bring an umbrella. Wear snow boots. Wear a light jacket. Do not bring an umbrella. Upload your entire .java file to the box when you are done. Rubric: Program compiles and runs without throwing exceptions or entering an infinite loop (5pt) Declare method weatherAttire() with correct type of return value (5pt) Declare method weatherAttire() with correct number and type(s) of parameter variables (5pt) Correctly recommend attire based on temperature and rain forecast (10pt)

 In general, sympathetic preganglionic fibers are ________ and postganglionic fibers are ________.

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The actions of this muscle include elevation and __________ of the mandible.

How does a Bid Bond protect the owner during the bidding process? Explain using the following bid data: Lowest Bid: 100,000 Second Lowest Bid: 105,000 Third Lowest Bid: 115,000

Use the following information to answer the next four questions A manufacturer orders ball bearings from a supplier.  The manufacturer uses 12,000 of the ball bearings each year and pays the supplier $1.75 per ball bearing.  Each time the supplier ships ball bearings to the manufacturer there is a fixed order cost of $250.00, and the manufacturer estimates their annual holding cost to be 40% of the cost per ball bearing.