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    locus question

    Oh k sorry about that. So when z = x+iy (x and y are real numbers) and i = sqrt(-1) z has 2 componants to it, the real part and the imaginary part. so Re(z) = x Because Re(z) means the real part of the complex number z. The imaginary part is the part in front of the i. So Im(z) is the...
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    locus question

    $let z = x+iy$\\ \therefore z(bar) = x-iy\\ \frac{1}{z(bar)-i}\\\\ =\frac{1}{x-iy-i}\\\\ =\frac{1}{x-i(y+1)} \\\\ = \frac{x+i(y+1)}{x^2 + (y+1)^2} - $by realising the denominator\\\\ \therefore Im(\frac{x+i(y+1)}{x^2 + (y+1)^2})\\\\ = \frac{(y+1)}{x^2+(y+1)^2} = 2\\\\ \therefore (y+1) =...
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    Mechanics Question from Patel

    Thanks for that mate, I have another question from Patel 8. A truck of mass 2000kg starts to climb an incline of angle given by theta = tan^-1(1/10). The total resistive force is 2000N Find the retardation it experiences
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    Mechanics Question from Patel

    Question 2 from Exercise 7A I'm hopeless at Mechanics so I'm doing lots of questions to get better. The combined air and road resistance of a car in motion is proportional to v^2, where v is its speed. When the engine is disengaged the car moves down an incline making an angle sin^-1(1/30) with...
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    Reduction formula >.<

    http://www.hsccoaching.com/Resources/2008Ext2.pdf question 3c? The way he did it was by working out In + I(n-1) on the left side then subrating I(n-1) at the end. Quite smart actually
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    integration by parts

    he said that n was only a constant integer, that means that sin(npi/2) can be -1, 1 or 0, ie if n =2 its zero? same with cos, isn't cos(npi/2) = 1 when n=0 or minus 1 when n=2?
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    Polynomials

    Oh yeah. ... I knew that, I was just testing that everyone else knew that.
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    Polynomials

    Isn't it quicker for this equation to prove 1/w = conjugate(w) Then use the fact that a poly with real coefficients has roots occuring in conjugate pairs?
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    Integration proofs help

    I do get what you're saying but (a-x) TIMES f(a-x) = (a TIMES f(a-x)) MINUS (x TIMES f(a-x)) you split the a minus x into two separate integrals.
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    Integration proofs help

    Because f(a-x) = f(x) ie 2\int_{0}^{a}xf(a-x)\\\\ f(a-x) = f(x)\\\\ $(therefore you can replace f(a-x) with f(x))$\\\\ = 2\int_{0}^{a}xf(x)\\\\ = I I don't know how to explain it any clearer. excuse the < br / > I can't get rid of them
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    Integration proofs help

    You split the (a-x) function. Because it is (a-x)*(f(a-x)) it equals a*(f(a-x)) - x*(f(a-x)) Do you get that? I'll give you an example without variables. (5-2) *(f(x)) = 5*(f(x)) - 2*(f(x)) Do you understand?
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    Integration proofs help

    because f(a-x) = f(x) as originally stated, and as stated in the proof.
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    Integration proofs help

    Pretty sure this is correct. I did skip a few steps but it's all correct as far as I know. I = 2\int_{0}^{a}xf(x)\\\\ \int_{0}^{r}f(x) = \int_{0}^{r}f(r-x)\\\\\therefore I = 2\int_{0}^{a}(a-x)f(a-x)\\\\ I = 2\int_{0}^{a}af(a-x)\, - 2\int_{0}^{a}xf(a-x)\\\\ I = 2\int_{0}^{a}af(a-x)\, - I\\...
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    Substitution of Roots in a Polynomial

    hey, hopefully this shows you why it is true. the inv function of a+1 = a-1 inv function of x^2 = root(x) and below is the inv. function of 1/x \\y = 1/x\\ (inv. function)\\x = 1/y\\ xy = 1\\ y = 1/x
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    Question 9.b.iv was bogus!

    damnit, didnt check that, there goes 2 marks :(
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    Question 9.b.iv was bogus!

    part v) I got from p to q then q to s, because I did what he said ^^^ replaced the 2.6 with 1.1 in the original equation then differentiated again (but you just replace it in the derivative lol)
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    General Thoughts: Mathematics

    Re: Man that was a hard paper! It wasnt ridiculously hard, but the questions were very unconventional.
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    2009, The Year of Metal Gigs

    Don't forget Megadeth/Slayer a week or two back, it was fantastic. Screamfest is EASILY the best heavy metal festival lineup Australia has ever seen.
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    When are we expected to prove a maximum?

    Even if it says "find the maximum turning point" and theres only one, check it anyway, the max could still be at one of the endpoints, but I'm pretty sure they wouldn't do that, you should still check it anyway.
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