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Identify the transformations that would be applied to f(x) = sinx to graph f(x) = 0.5sin(x – 30o).

Thorium-227 has a half-life of 18.4 days.  Given the formula M(t) = 50(0.5)t/18.4, how many days t, will a 50 mg sample take to decompose to 10 mg?

Weight-bearing aerobic activities (e.g., jogging) are just as beneficial as resistance training for development of bone mineral density.

Which of the following is not one of the components of physical fitness? 

Which of the following tests was developed to estimate the aerobic capacity of children and therefore would be most appropriate and likely most accurate for estimating the  of a 12-year-old?

Which of the following is not a known risk factor for coronary heart disease? 

The principle of __________ states that the rate and extent of physical fitness improvements will decline as people get closer to their genetic limits.

Increased EMG activity in the abdominal muscles has been observed for curl-ups done on a gym ball compared to curl-ups done on a stable surface. 

The greatest conditioning improvements occur in the first 6 to 8 weeks of an aerobic exercise program.

The ACSM recommends an intensity of