Do you like maths? (2 Viewers)

[Continuum]

What about quadratics?

There's still only 1 answer to it. Don't try to be a smartass...

 

[the-derivative]

What about quadratics?

With quadratics - there is only one answer consisting of the two possible values which x can take. You will not have the correct answer unless you provide both values. Therefore - still only one solution.

There's still only 1 answer to it. Don't try to be a smartass...

+1

 

[shaon0]

for every real value isnt there an infinite number of unreal values? So isn't it possible to get more than one solution to a problem?

 

[lolokay]

behold the wrath of the mighty namu!

 

[Doctor Jolly]

Like most people on this forum, I like Mathematics because it is entirely objective and logical. I really dislike Mathematics when it gets really complex however, and I get clouded by using complex methods when in reality the solution is something that is simple and straightforward. But, Mathematics is good.

Don't you just hate it when you do 1-2 pages of working out and the answer ends up being 0 or 1? That's annoying

 

[Gay Captain]

What if the question is Prove Pythagoras' Theorem

then there's dozens of answers

 

[the-derivative]

What if the question is Prove Pythagoras' Theorem

then there's dozens of answers

As we've said before.. that's a proof question, there are many ways to prove one solution, that being Pythagoras' theorem - there's only one Pythagoras' theorem.

 

[tommykins]

Don't you just hate it when you do 1-2 pages of working out and the answer ends up being 0 or 1? That's annoying

Get ready for that in conics, sometimes you prove lines intersecting at right angles and you can't use triangles/geoemtric proofs to do it

 

[the-derivative]

Get ready for that in conics, sometimes you prove lines intersecting at right angles and you can't use triangles/geoemtric proofs to do it

Oo... fun?

Behold, the true nature of mathematics.

 

[Doctor Jolly]

Get ready for that in conics, sometimes you prove lines intersecting at right angles and you can't use triangles/geoemtric proofs to do it

Aren't they taking it out of the 2009 HSC exam?

 

[tommykins]

Nah I think the new syllabus is in 2010.

 

[Doctor Jolly]

Nah I think the new syllabus is in 2010.

And I was celebrating...

 

[Aerath]

And I was celebrating...

Hahaha, don't worry, we're all in the same boat, up shit creek without a paddle.

 

[Doctor Jolly]

Hahaha, don't worry, we're all in the same boat, up shit creek without a paddle.

Hopefully we don't capsize

 

[Gay Captain]

As we've said before.. that's a proof question, there are many ways to prove one solution, that being Pythagoras' theorem - there's only one Pythagoras' theorem.

well not really, the generalised form for inner product spaces looks nothing like what you learn in year 8

 

[undalay]

lol at u

there are many methods of doing questions ) :

 

[the-derivative]

Nah I think the new syllabus is in 2010.

LOL - yeah you're right, it is in 2010.

heard they're bringing back multiple choice to Maths (all levels) according to my maths coordinator.

*shakes fist* Rage.

 

[lyounamu]

LOL - yeah you're right, it is in 2010.

heard they're bringing back multiple choice to Maths (all levels) according to my maths coordinator.

*shakes fist* Rage.

Again, BOS lowers the standards down...

 

[the-derivative]

Again, BOS lowers the standards down...

Yeah - I can't imagine Mathematics Extension 2 with multiple choice - that is just wrong.

 

[shaon0]

Nah I think the new syllabus is in 2010.

What i heard is that they are taking out conics for DEs in 4unit in 2009 and putting in statistics in 2010.
Is this true? because they have a draft syllabus stating that DEs will be put into the 4unit syllabus in place of conics but don't state when.