Plumbing Arithmetic (Part 8) | Master Plumber Licensure Exam Refresher

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Summary

This video, Part 8 of the Master Plumber Licensure Exam Refresher, covers various topics including financial terms, mathematical concepts, geometrical figures, and physics principles, presented in a question-and-answer format to help prepare for the exam.

Highlights

Financial Terms and Concepts
00:00:23

The video starts by defining a 'deferred annuity' as a series of equal payments at equal intervals where the first payment is made after several periods. It also clarifies 'expenses' as costs that are neither labor nor materials, 'gross margin' as overall profit from sales less cost of goods sold as a percentage of sales, and 'economic life' as the length of time property can be operated profitably.

Mathematical and Geometrical Concepts
00:00:46

Key mathematical concepts covered include an imaginary number raised to an even exponent resulting in a 'real number', and 'probability' as the number of several outcomes divided by the number of possible outcomes. An 'ordinary annuity' is defined by payments made at the end of each period, and a 'prime number' is stated to have exactly two divisors. The video also addresses the sum of consecutive even integers, and geometry topics such as a 'tetrahedron' having 4 vertices, a 'pyramid' as a 3D figure with one base and triangular faces meeting at a point, and the 'orthocenter' as the point where the altitudes of a triangle's sides intersect. A 'postulate' is defined as a geometric construction admitted without proof, and an 'oblique' line as one that meets a plane but is not perpendicular.

Physics and General Knowledge
00:03:30

The video touches upon physics principles, citing Aristotle's theory that heavy objects fall faster than light objects. It defines 'neutral equilibrium' with the example of a ball on a table. The most common unit of measure for angles is identified as a 'degree', and 'kinematic viscosity' is described as square meters per second.

Business and Lines
00:03:10

Lastly, the video explains 'partnership' as an association of two or more persons for a profitable business, and discusses finding the equation of a family of lines where the slope and Y-intercept are equal, providing the answer 'y over quantity of x + 1'.

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