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    Integration MC Question - North Sydney Boys 2017 Trial

    You can also reason it like this: If f takes non-negative values on [-a,0], then the first term is non-negative. The second term will be non-negative because of the absolute value. Then the sum of those two is non-negative, meaning that if we had a function f with the previously mentioned...
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    Probability question please help

    Just a note that you should expect 1/2 because the number of desired outcomes are equal in both cases.
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    Probability

    Count the ways to fix the boys in a circle first. Then count the ways to place the girls between the boys. This will be your desired outcomes, and your total outcomes is just 7!.
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    Is it ok to use other peoples code with reference in a school assessment ?

    Probably depends on your school's policies as well as your specific class.
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    UNSW 17/S2 Official Results Thread

    Just got mine, zID starts with z511
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    UNSW 17/S2 Official Results Thread

    All MATH provisional marks have been posted on the Math&Stats Portal page.
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    VCE Maths questions help

    Do you know how to find the probability if we asked for only one head? How about two heads? Three heads? At least one head means one head, two heads or three heads. So you just need to add up the probability of finding one head, two heads and three heads together. (Alternatively, you...
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    Just realized my school disposes of lead containing solutions down the sink?

    For some chemicals, I remember that our teacher would have a large bucket where we poured everything into it at the end of the practical lesson.
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    VCE Maths questions help

    Yes it is, my bad. You would use this matrix in the same method as how I did it the first time around.
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    VCE Maths questions help

    $\noindent The inverse matrix of the transformation is $-\frac{1}{6}\begin{pmatrix}-3 && 0\\0 &&2\end{pmatrix}$. \\ Can you go from here? $
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    VCE Maths questions help

    $\noindent I simply solved the equations simultaneously. I.e. I solved $v_1 = 2x$ and $v_2 = -9x$ by ''eliminating'' $x$.
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    VCE Maths questions help

    Which part don't you understand?
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    VCE Maths questions help

    $\noindent Consider the vector $v = \begin{pmatrix}x\\y \end{pmatrix} = \begin{pmatrix}x\\3x\end{pmatrix}\in\mathbb{R}^2$ (just another way of representing that line $y=3x$. Plug in $x$ values to see this.). Then we apply the transformation to this vector by computing \\...
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    Inverse Cosine Function

    Oh yes, I meant there is a similar case for sinx = 0. (Try and see the cases using the Unit Circle, it helps a lot).
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    Inverse Cosine Function

    $\noindent This is a special case. Do you know the Unit Circle? \\ For the ''how?'': it's basically because $\cos$ has roots at $x= 0, \pi/2,-\pi,2$. From what you know, $\cos$ has periodicity $2\pi$. Then since $x=\pi/2,-\pi/2$ are roots, then $x=\pi/2 - 2\pi,-\pi/2 + 2\pi$ are roots as well...
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    Why is (h,k) the 'Point of Inflection' and 'Centre' in Cubics and Circles?

    $\noindent Following from what InteGrand said (and from what I said earlier as well), in general if you have a function in terms of $x,f(x)$, then $f(x-a)$ is the graph of $f(x)$ shifted to the right $a$ units. So take a cubic function $f(x)=x^3$. This has POI at $(0,0)$. \\Then $g(x) :=...
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    Why is (h,k) the 'Point of Inflection' and 'Centre' in Cubics and Circles?

    $\noindent (If I interpret your question correctly) A circle centred at $(0,0)$ with radius $r$ has cartesian equation $x^2 + y^2 = r^2$ (to see this: use Pythagoras' Theorem). Now let $h,k$ be real numbers. \\ Also, for simplicity, let $r=3$ (so the equation we have is $x^2 + y^2 = 3^2$). \\ If...
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    Lines of best fit

    I think it'd usually be specified. It also helps to understand what the data is explaining/coming from (say you knew the underlying formula for it, you could see what the theoretical curve should be).
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    Actuaries transfer help!

    FINS1613 or ECON1102 would be good choices since they will both count to your CTs. Two of those subjects listed (MATH1081 & SCIF1121) won't count to your exemptions. You could ask for permission to do ACTL2111 I think (it might be tricky though because some knowledge from ACTL1101 would help a...
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    HSC 2017 MX2 Marathon (archive)

    Re: HSC 2017 MX2 Marathon $\noindent Because ''Stars and Bars'' involves placing $n$ identical objects into $r$ \textbf{distinct} bins.$ Here is a useful article for placing n identical objects into r identical bins...
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