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were they playing a set amount of games? for that iii) i got 0.99999 or 1 LOL
My friend told me (in language i will never understand) that because there are 2 players and not just 1, there is a way to calculate it using a series.
 

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I integrated to get f(x) = 2x^2-3x+C. I solved that simultaneously with y=5x-7, since they intersect and formed the equation of 2x^2-8x+(C-7) = 0. I then used the discriminant = 0 to find C and got f(x)=2x^2-3x+1.

i got +4 at the end for C
 
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Made an account just to rage at this question...

For the Q16 fish question,

Trout Population was = 375-e^0.04t

that means initial trout population (at t=0) was 375-e^0

or 374, right?

its just 1 mark in the many that i cannot possibly got, but why the heck would bos do something as stupid as a kaizo trap in here??
That's what I did.
 

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It wasn't a difficult exam, just longer then the usual. 96 raw hopefully, but I screwed the volume question since I took the positive root 'y', also for absolute value one I accidentally wrote 0<m<=2 rather than m>=2 derp. Last part of last question took years to get out. The carp and trout question, you had to absolute the rate at which the trout were decreasing otherwise you'll get a negative log. Other then that it was pretty good exam overall, just waiting for extension 1 on thursday did 90% prep for it and 10% prep for 2u.
 

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Made an account just to rage at this question...

For the Q16 fish question,

Trout Population was = 375-e^0.04t

that means initial trout population (at t=0) was 375-e^0

or 374, right?

its just 1 mark in the many that i cannot possibly got, but why the heck would bos do something as stupid as a kaizo trap in here??
That's what i got too!! I was worried it was some trick question o.o
 

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were they playing a set amount of games? for that iii) i got 0.99999 or 1 LOL
I got 1? but IDK how that was possible since wouldn't that mean that only one guy would win? or both of them win?
 

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Can someone please upload the paper so i can post my responses ! easy exam
 

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It wasn't a difficult exam, just longer then the usual. 96 raw hopefully, but I screwed the volume question since I took the positive root 'y', also for absolute value one I accidentally wrote 0<x<=2 rather than x>=2 derp. Last part of last question took years to get out. The carp and trout question, you had to absolute the rate at which the trout were decreasing otherwise you'll get a negative log. Other then that it was pretty good exam overall, just waiting for extension 1 on thursday did 90% prep for it and 10% prep for 2u.
yeah man, im thinking if thats 2u, and the last couple of years for 3u was easy (especially last year, very easy) - 3U IS GOING TO BE A FUCKING NIGHTMARE!
 

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My friend told me (in language i will never understand) that because there are 2 players and not just 1, there is a way to calculate it using a series.
But there was a question just like that in 1992 hsc I think and it was also in the Cambridge textbook and you solved it using series.
 

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My friend told me (in language i will never understand) that because there are 2 players and not just 1, there is a way to calculate it using a series.
You are meant to make a series, find the common ratio and then calculate the limiting sum.
 

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If it asked for exact value and I gave both the decimal and the exact will I still get the marks?
 
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yeah man, im thinking if thats 2u, and the last couple of years for 3u was easy (especially last year, very easy) - 3U IS GOING TO BE A FUCKING NIGHTMARE!
If 3u was written by the same person. Those who are doing it are going to get screwed.
 

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My friend told me (in language i will never understand) that because there are 2 players and not just 1, there is a way to calculate it using a series.
Yeah, I used a series and got 1/11...
 

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I integrated to get f(x) = 2x^2-3x+C. I solved that simultaneously with y=5x-7, since they intersect and formed the equation of 2x^2-8x+(C-7) = 0. I then used the discriminant = 0 to find C and got f(x)=2x^2-3x+1.
Used another method but got the same answer. I found the gradient of the tangent and worked it out from there.

TBH, okayish exam but so many fucking silly mistakes. The log question got me as well - hope they'll be gentle and give me 2/3
 

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I did a limiting sum, so Pat can win on his 1st, 2nd 3rd,... role. 1/36 + (35/36)^2(1/36) + (35/36)^4(1/36) + .... Factorise 1/36 out and you should get 1/36{1 + (35/36)^2 + (35/36)^4 +....). Sum to infinity, 1/36{1/(1-(35/36)^2)} = 36/71
 

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did u guys get 60 something for the minimum distance between the cars?
 

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