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    Coordinate geometry

    tan120 = -rt3 P = (0,a) and (2-a)/-2rt3 = tan120 = -rt3 2 - a = 6 a = -4 P = (0, -4) the circle containing (7,6) and (8,-2) as a diameter (any point C, other than A or B, on the circle has condition that ACperpBC since the triangle formed at the diamater is a right triangle) has the equation...
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    Difficulty with Discrete probability?

    1. 1/8 chance of no heads - so 7 ways of getting at least 1 head 1 way of getting 3 heads, so a 1/7 probability 2. 70% is not diseased, so .5*70% = 35/100 will be poorer than average but not diseased 30% is diseased, so .8*30% = 24/100 will be poorer than average and diseased so if a harvest is...
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    IBP Help

    Im+1 = S[1,0] xm+1ex (can you do that? as in assuming that is what Im+1 is equal to) = [1,0]xm+1ex - (m+1)*S[1,0]xmex = e - (m+1)Im you didn't sub in m+1 in mI(m-1) properly. It should be (m+1)I(m)
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    4-Unit Maths?

    can't wait to do 4U
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    Circle Geometry Problem

    < CSP = < RSQ (vert. opp) < SCP = < RAP (exterior of opp side of cyclic quad) < RPA = < DPR (given) .'. RPA ||| SCP with < ARP = < CSP = <QSR = <QRS < QRY = QSY (given) so < QYR = < QYS = 90' (angle sum of triangle, QYR+QYS = 180) .'. QY is perpendicular to RP
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    Trignometry Formulae

    what's that got to do with trig formulae? (3x+2)(2x +1+rt7)(2x+1-rt7)/2
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    So, why does the syllabus for chemistry say

    Dissolution is the process of the ions separating. It can be referred to as 'solvation' but not as 'solution'. Solution means the mixture of the ions/whatever else and the water/whatever else.
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    Help with Maths Question

    distance, D, from P to a certain point = 180tan[x], where x is the angle between the ray of light and the line drawn from L to P The light has a period of 10 seconds (goes 2pi in 10s) so dx/dt = pi/5 dt/dx = 5/pi D=180tan[x] x = arctan[D/180] dx/dD = 1/(180 + D2/180) dD/dt = (180 + D2/180)pi/5...
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    Quick Help Plz

    wouldn't P(2C's together) = 7!/2! ?
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    Finance Question

    it's 20 installments not 20 years ^ my working was: A = 500,000 I = (1 + 0.12/12)^6 n = installments AI^20 - nI^19 - ... n = 0 (nI^20 - n)/(I-1) = AI^20 n = AI^20(I-1)/(I^20-1) then plug in values
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    Finance Question

    I got $44131. Did you enter it wrongly into excel, or have I made a mistake? Also, wouldn't the interest rate be (1.01)6, as opposed to (1.01)12/2 ? actually, I think this bit would be wrong "Then use the normal normal forumula, using 0.1268250 as the annual rate and just dividing it by 2."
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    Limits

    sin3x/2x = (3/2)sin3x/3x lim (sin3x / 2x) = 3/2
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    Easy Integration :(

    a way you could approach it, apart from using trig substitution would be to observe that the function is a semicircle, then find an expression for the definite integral (area of that segment the circle) from 0 to some value, b. Then just add a constant.
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    Easy Integration :(

    I got the same answer (basically) and wolfram gives it exactly as you have it http://integrals.wolfram.com/index.jsp?expr=%2825-x%5E2%29%5E%281%2F2%29&random=false
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    Easy Integration :(

    what was wrong with his answer?
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    Need Some Help please.

    10 across top and bottom, 8 across the sides. Total = 36 (in general, for a square board of sides n it will be 4(n-1), for a rectangle with sides m and n it will be 2(n-1) + 2(m-1) -> for m and n >1) not sure what '2 different solutions means though'. How can there be more than 1?
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    Volumes Q

    ah yeah, that method didn't actually work.. originally what I had was: pi/4 Int 2,0 [4 - y2] - pi Int 1,0 [1 - y2] pi/4 (8 - 8/3) - pi + pi/3 = 2pi/3 I had gotten the 3/4 y2 from subtracting 1 - y2 from 1 - y2/4
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    conics prob.

    concurrent means the lines pass through a single point - one line passes through the point of intersection of the other 2
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    Why major in Mathematics?

    what are good degrees, and unis, for majoring in mathematics?
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    Volumes Q

    for b) you have y=2sqrt(1-x^2) and y= sqrt(1-x^2) so x2=1 - y2/4 and x2 = 1 - y2 you're finding the volume between y=0->2 (since 2 is the maximum y value of the 2 functions) so pi Int 2,0 [3/4 y2.dy] = pi[1/4 y3.dy]2,0 = 2/3pi sounds about right to me. (you'll notice that the two graphs are...
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