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    Why is my Locus Wrong?

    The exact question: The point P(x, y) is equidistant from the lines: x=3 And 4x+3y-15=0 Find the locus of point P. What I did: Let variable point A vary on x=3 Therefore the coordinates of A are: A(3, y) Let a variable point B vary on the line 4x+3y-15=0 Therefore the coordinates of...
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    Generalisation of Pattern

    Is it possible to find the number of white boxes (or black), in the nth triangle, if the triangles keep following the same pattern? The question originally asked to find the number of white boxes in the 5th triangle, but that was given to year 6. Im just wondering if its possible to generalise...
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    Theoretical ATAR help

    Hello, Im just going to list a series of ranks for which I aim to get. Atar Aim: 99.95 (happy with anything 98+ but this is the real goal) School Rank: 100ish 4U Math: 1/4 3U Math 2/20 Economics: 1/15 Chemistry: 3/40 Physics: 3/40 English Advanced: 2/25 English Ext 1: 2/10 4U Math: 1/4 3U...
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    Help, Invalid Trial Solution

    Questions Solution the trial gave. Now, while I was doing the past paper, the question (b)(iv) I could not solve it. So I looked over the solutions after time finished, and saw the solution... According to the math past posts in the HSC Marathon: So the trial solution is wrong in that...
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    How to approach a question.

    Ive done many trial papers and the like. I can wizz through the first 5 questions with relative ease. Its not hard whatsoever. Naturally Q6 takes a bit longer for me, no problemo either. Q7, through practising I can usually get up to here with about 50 min-1 hour remaining. I will split the...
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    Ratio of All Angles in Exact Form

    So I had formed a hypothesis that: \sin {\alpha} =a+b\sqrt{c} Where alpha is any integer degree. Could I write the sine of that angle, be it any angle, in exact form And a, b and c are all integers. Now the above RHS is probably wrong (maybe not) But Im just wondering if it could be done...
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    Robert Frost Poem Meaning Help!

    So I need to give a speech about a Robert Frost poem of our choosing, and I have chosen A Question - Robert Frost A voice said, Look me in the stars And tell me truly, men of earth, If all the soul-and-body scars Were not too much to pay for birth. I dont want anyone to analyse it for...
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    Exam Strategy

    Now, sometimes when I get my math results back, they arent as high as I know they should be because of stupid mistakes, my last assesment task, 100% of my mistakes were due to silly mistakes, such as forgetting the minus sign, or adding like terms the wrong way for some reason, or even just for...
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    How can this be possible?

    So I was messing around with Geogebra because I was quite bored, and having getting a hang of Binomial Theorem, I decided to plug in y=x!And it gave me a smooth curve, I would think that there wont be any line but individual points, because you cant have(not a natural Number)! Is is just a...
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