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  1. kawaiipotato

    HSC 2017 MX1 Marathon

    $\noindent Hint: Expand using the Binomial Theorem to get $(2x^3 - \frac{1}{x})^n \equiv \sum_{k=0}^n \binom{n}k 2^{k}(-1)^{n-k}x^{4k -n}$. Consider $x^j$ for $j\in\mathbb{Z}$ where $j$ is an expression of $k,n$. When $j=0$, what does this say about $k$ and $n$? $
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    Type of pen to use

    Pilot Dr. Grip are my favourite.
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    Permutations and Combinations Marathon

    From the HSC 2017 MX2 Marathon thread. (I don't have the answer unfortunately.)
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    MATH2901 Higher Theory of Statistics

    We learn this in second year at UNSW, so it seems a bit later than at Macquarie.
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    Higher Level Integration Marathon & Questions

    Haha was redirected there by someone after I couldn't answer it for them :P
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    Higher Level Integration Marathon & Questions

    $\noindent $\int_{0}^{2\pi} \frac{x^2 \sin x }{1-2a \cos x +a^2} \mathrm{d}x$ where $a$ is a constant. $
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    MATH2901 Higher Theory of Statistics

    You could try the 2901 exam past papers just in case, as they seem to be similar difficulties (I think some questions overlap? or the old ones used to anyway.)
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    Struggling in S1

    The first-year course packs are quite comprehensive (imo), so if you're willing to put in the effort to learn/understand it, then it should be manageable.
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    Statistics Marathon & Questions

    Try searching up for "double integration and limits" problems online (YouTube) and it should be much clearer
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    Statistics Marathon & Questions

    Draw the line y = 30-x (rearranging is x+y=30) on the cartesian plane. For x,y > 0, this is the first quadrant. When you want the probability P(Y < 30-X), this is the double integral over the region bounded by the line x+y=30, x=0, y=0. For double integrals, the outer limits are always...
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    Statistics Marathon & Questions

    Actually your part (ii) follows N(0,1) and in part (iii) it asks for the square of that. So your answer in part (iii) will also be a chi-squared random variable with parameter 1.
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    Statistics Marathon & Questions

    I'll do (v) which uses the result in (iv). $\noindent (iv). If $X_i$ follows $N(\mu, \sigma ^2) $ in distribution, then $\frac{X_i - \mu}{\sigma}$ follows $N(0,1)$ (this is the same process as your other question above your latest post). $\noindent (v). Define $Y:= \frac{X_i -...
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    Statistics Marathon & Questions

    If you guys use R I think it's likely that they'd use the functions pnorm(a,mu,sigma) = some value, and this equals to P(X<a) for a r.v. with distribution N(mu,sigma^2) So for that they would've given: 1 - pnorm(4.38,0,1) = some value which of course equals P(Z>4.38) (since Z is usually...
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    Statistics Marathon & Questions

    Z is a random variable following the standard normal distribution and we denote it by writing Z \sim N(0,1) which means it has probability distribution function f_{Z}(x) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}}e^{-\frac{x^2}{2}} . When you want something like P(Z>4.38), it's the area under the density...
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    Statistics Marathon & Questions

    Try asking on the Facebook MathSOC page or the Higher Year Mathematics group.
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    UNSW Subject Reviews.

    Yes, in terms of passing, you'll have to at least get 50% in the final exams for both (iirc they aren't "double pass" subects and they were weighted around 50% of your final grade).
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    Integration Questions

    $\noindent Given that $\frac{\mathrm{d}r}{\mathrm{d}\theta} = \frac{3}{(1-r)^4}$ then taking the integral of both sides, and using the limits $r(0) = 0$, we have \\ \\ $\int_{0}^{r} (1-t)^4 dt = \int_0^\theta 3 ds$ (note that the variables of integration don't matter in this context, because...
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    How does one differentiate y=cos^-1 x

    The trigonometric identity: cos^2 y + sin^2 y = 1.
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    Inverse trig differentiation

    I think you're allowed to use them without derivation. (Also, by derivation do you mean by the limit definition or by finding say dy/dx of sinx and taking the reciprocal?)
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    VCE Maths questions help

    sqrt(9) = 3, sqrt(4) = 2. The fraction will simplify to (sqrt(6))/(6).
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