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yeah screw my teacher I am gonna learn it for the sake of my teacher not harassing me every lesson but in the exam I am def subbing in values into my calculator. She just hates it when we memorise stuff and she wants us to "understand" cause that's how she found the "beauty" of math. But I just want to get it done the easy way bruh
tbh i just think everybody has a different approach. if it works, it works. all that matters is that you get the graph drawn, right? 🤷‍♀️
although there are questions that are like "in order to get from a certain trig graph to another trig graph, how would you do it?" so i think being comfortable w trig translations would be quicker than a table of values in that case. but that isnt a very common question so i suppose you don't need to worry ab it anyways
 

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tbh i just think everybody has a different approach. if it works, it works. all that matters is that you get the graph drawn, right? 🤷‍♀️
although there are questions that are like "in order to get from a certain trig graph to another trig graph, how would you do it?" so i think being comfortable w trig translations would be quicker than a table of values in that case. but that isnt a very common question so i suppose you don't need to worry ab it anyways
I know how the translations work but I just don’t know how to graph them without struggling
 

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draw the normal cos graph for the domain -3pi < x < pi and just shift the y axis to the left by pi units there u go
But also if the domain is like (0,2pi) then the shape of the graph will be different cause then it will only be a certain section of it and that’s also kinda dificult unless I use the long method which is so annoying
 

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i have my first internal hsc exam tmmrw. i have been studying for the past 3 weeks and i still feel 100% not ready, ive pretty much done every single past paper and resources. and i still get questions wrong/dont know what to do. any tips? i go to a higher selective school, so my maximum is always someones minimum
 

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i have my first internal hsc exam tmmrw. i have been studying for the past 3 weeks and i still feel 100% not ready, ive pretty much done every single past paper and resources. and i still get questions wrong/dont know what to do. any tips? i go to a higher selective school, so my maximum is always someones minimum
Honestly same but js hope and pray dawg idk what to say other than the little things that sorta matter which do change your outcome like be mentally prepared too and dont get sick and all that cause there is only so much study to do before the limiting factor is like you not drinking enough water before a test or not sleeping enough.
 

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i have my first internal hsc exam tmmrw. i have been studying for the past 3 weeks and i still feel 100% not ready, ive pretty much done every single past paper and resources. and i still get questions wrong/dont know what to do. any tips? i go to a higher selective school, so my maximum is always someones minimum
since the exam is tomorrow, the best tip I can give is have a plan. all the content you could possibly know is in your brain, some people last minute cram but I don’t recommend it (this is giving math vibes I’m assuming it’s math rn). read over all your classroom resources to see if there is any obvious topic you’ve missed. check the formula sheet so you know what you have to memorise and what you don’t. the most extra marks you’re gonna gain now are from good exam technique - do you have reading time? if so, how do you spend it? do you start with multiple choice or leave it until the end? if you have time left, do you attempt the questions you couldn’t do or check your answers? how do you check your answers? if you can answer all these questions, then that means you have a good exam plan! if not, you’ll usually be fine, but having a plan helps when an exam goes very strangely or not according to plan (for me at least). how do you tackle difficult questions? do you rush? good exam technique can also help reduce silly mistakes (something I fell prey to a lot).

finally, deep breaths! if your close friends stress you out, then avoid them before the exam. some people like last minute revision, and some people hate it - find a group who has the same vibes pre-exam to you. remember; this is one of many exams, and you’ll be able to make it up if it doesn’t go to plan. the first one is always the hardest one.

hopefully this helps!
 

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since the exam is tomorrow, the best tip I can give is have a plan. all the content you could possibly know is in your brain, some people last minute cram but I don’t recommend it (this is giving math vibes I’m assuming it’s math rn). read over all your classroom resources to see if there is any obvious topic you’ve missed. check the formula sheet so you know what you have to memorise and what you don’t. the most extra marks you’re gonna gain now are from good exam technique - do you have reading time? if so, how do you spend it? do you start with multiple choice or leave it until the end? if you have time left, do you attempt the questions you couldn’t do or check your answers? how do you check your answers? if you can answer all these questions, then that means you have a good exam plan! if not, you’ll usually be fine, but having a plan helps when an exam goes very strangely or not according to plan (for me at least). how do you tackle difficult questions? do you rush? good exam technique can also help reduce silly mistakes (something I fell prey to a lot).

finally, deep breaths! if your close friends stress you out, then avoid them before the exam. some people like last minute revision, and some people hate it - find a group who has the same vibes pre-exam to you. remember; this is one of many exams, and you’ll be able to make it up if it doesn’t go to plan. the first one is always the hardest one.

hopefully this helps!
i agree with everything you said :):):):):):):):):):)
 

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i have my first internal hsc exam tmmrw. i have been studying for the past 3 weeks and i still feel 100% not ready, ive pretty much done every single past paper and resources. and i still get questions wrong/dont know what to do. any tips? i go to a higher selective school, so my maximum is always someones minimum
Uh are you able to ask your teacher (it is quite scary ngl) but if it's really important like an internal hsc then yea try and ask :p
 

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Omds, that was the most interesting class. We recently recieved our 4th VED teacher, since the children my peers inevitably cause them to leave, and this class was the worst. Nearly everyone recieved a detention, but that did not stop them. 😭
 

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how easy is it to get a 70-75 ATAR? I got majority Bs, 1 A and C for math adv so is this more than enough to get around that ATAR. I just wanna know if I'll be good even if I flop like really bad
 
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