answer:To transform the list of strings into a table, you can use the `pandas` library to create a DataFrame and the `tabulate` library to display the table. Here's the code: ```python import pandas as pd from tabulate import tabulate # List of strings fruit_list = [ - apple, - banana, - orange, - kiwi, - strawberry, - grapes, - pineapple, - watermelon, - pear, - blueberry, - lemon ] # Remove the leading '-' from each string and create a list of fruits fruits = [fruit.strip('- ').strip() for fruit in fruit_list] # Create a list of numbers corresponding to the fruits numbers = list(range(1, len(fruits) + 1)) # Create a DataFrame with the fruits and numbers df = pd.DataFrame({ 'Fruit': fruits, 'Number': numbers }) # Display the table using tabulate print(tabulate(df, headers='keys', tablefmt='psql')) ``` This code will output: ``` +-------------+--------+ | Fruit | Number | |-------------+--------| | apple | 1 | | banana | 2 | | orange | 3 | | kiwi | 4 | | strawberry | 5 | | grapes | 6 | | pineapple | 7 | | watermelon | 8 | | pear | 9 | | blueberry | 10 | | lemon | 11 | +-------------+--------+ ``` The table format can be changed by adjusting the `tablefmt` parameter in the `tabulate` function. For example, you can use `tablefmt='grid'` or `tablefmt='fancy_grid'` for different table styles.

answer:In Python, the `strip()` method is used to remove leading and trailing characters from a string. `fruit.strip()` removes any leading and trailing whitespace characters (such as spaces, tabs, and newline characters) from the string `fruit`. `fruit.strip('- ')` removes any leading and trailing whitespace characters and hyphens (`-`) from the string `fruit`. The string `'- '` inside the `strip()` method specifies the characters that should be removed. Here's an example: ```python fruit = - apple print(fruit.strip()) # Output: - apple print(fruit.strip('- ')) # Output: apple ``` In the script, `fruit.strip('- ')` is used to remove the leading hyphen and any whitespace characters from the fruit names. The `strip()` method is then called again to remove any remaining whitespace characters. However, this second call to `strip()` is not necessary in this case, and the script could be simplified to: ```python fruits = [fruit.strip('- ') for fruit in fruit_list] ``` This line of code removes the leading hyphen and any whitespace characters from each fruit name in the `fruit_list`, resulting in a list of fruit names without any leading or trailing hyphens or whitespace characters. It's worth noting that the `strip()` method can also be used to remove other characters from a string, not just whitespace and hyphens. For example: ```python fruit = apple print(fruit.strip('')) # Output: apple ```

answer:Let mathbf{v} = begin{pmatrix} a b end{pmatrix} be a vector on the line y = 3x + 5, so b = 3a + 5. Let mathbf{u} = begin{pmatrix} e f end{pmatrix}. Then the projection of mathbf{v} onto mathbf{u} is: [ operatorname{proj}_{mathbf{u}} mathbf{v} = frac{mathbf{v} cdot mathbf{u}}{|mathbf{u}|^2} mathbf{u} = frac{ae + (3a + 5)f}{e^2 + f^2} mathbf{u} = frac{a(e + 3f) + 5f}{e^2 + f^2} mathbf{u}. ] Since this projection vector must be the same for all vectors mathbf{v} on the line, it implies e + 3f = 0, thus e = -3f. Substituting this into the projection formula gives: [ operatorname{proj}_{mathbf{u}} mathbf{v} = frac{5f}{(-3f)^2 + f^2} mathbf{u} = frac{5f}{10f^2} mathbf{u} = frac{1}{2f} begin{pmatrix} -3f f end{pmatrix} = boxed{begin{pmatrix} -3/2 1/2 end{pmatrix}}. ]

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