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    Question about Section 4 of the exam

    Hey guys On the board of studies website, as well as the TSFX lectures, I was informed that for section 3 they can test a range of HSC topics (like combining marketing/finance etc. in the stimulus) but for section for that each question would be a DIFFERENT TOPIC, ie. question 26: ONLY...
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    Straight commerce degree or commerce/law?

    Hey guys I was just wondering if it is better to do a straight commerce degree at a more prestigious university, ie. UNSW, or a combined commerce/law degree at one that is less prestigious such as Macquarie? I've heard that you'd be more employable if you do a commerce/law degree (I don't...
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    Business Studies specimen question

    Hey guys can anyone pls explain to me how to do question 9 of the speciment paper? the answer is C, but I don't know how they calculated the 'cash balance,' I thought it was cash sales - expenses but clearly I did it wrong...
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    Band 6 English

    Hey guys just wondering to get a band 6 for english would we need to get band 6 (13/15 and up) for every single module and the creative/essay for belonging? If for example we got band 6's for everything but screwed up and got band 5 for one essay would that still be a band 6?
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    Please help - swap contracts and option contracts

    Hi guys can someone please explain what swap contracts/option contracts are? I don't really understand the wording in the textbook and I asked my teacher who didn't explain it very well - even she had to look at the textbook!
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    Bill of exchange vs. Letter of Credit

    Hey guys I'm a bit confused about the difference between a letter of credit and bill of exchange. I've heard that a letter of credit is less risky and a bill of exchange is the riskiest payment method but I don't understand why. This is what I know about letter of credit: A letter of credit is...
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    External Stability - is the Tim Riley book good at explaining this?

    I am having a lot of trouble understanding External Stability, I use Tim Dixon's book at school. Does anyone who has the Tim Riley book think the external stability chapter in it is good and worth purchasing?
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    How many words are your essays?

    Hey guys, I was wondering how long your essays were and what your teachers expect of you? At my school we are suggested to do 200 word intro, about 300 words for each text (so four in total, 2 core and 2 related, meaning 1200) along with a 200 word conclusion. That adds up to 1600 words. In my...
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    What time do you guys sleep on a school night?

    Since there was a thread asking what time everyone work up, I thought it'd be interesting to see what time you guys sleep :)
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    Maxima and Minima problems - help please :)

    Hi I am having trouble with 2 max and min problems if anyone would help me with them it'd be much appreciated 1. A piece of wire 10 metres long is cut into two portions. One piece is bet to form a cricle and the other piece to form a square. FInd the circumference of the circle if the sum of...
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    ATAR Estimate please? :) - don't know if I should drop to 10 units?

    School rank is about 40 Advanced English - 10/87 Extension English - 12/30 Biology - 5/42 Studies of Religion 1 - 4/36 Economics - 3/16 Business Studies - 4/34 Mathematics - not entirely sure of rank - around 30/45. I am thinking of dropping maths but I'm not sure if dropping to 10 units is...
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    Navigating the Global - theorists

    Does anyone have any recommendations as to where to get information on theorists? I'm finding it difficult as the passages are really long and hard to understand. I have some only like one quote form Havel and one from Baudrillard and I am having trouble relating it to the navigating the global...
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    Max and Min Problem

    Hi guys if anyone could help me with this question that'd be great. A rectangle is cut from a circular disc of radius 6cm. Find the area of the largest rectangle that can be produced. The two formulas that I got were A = xy and x^2+y^2=144, but I had trouble differentiating
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    Should I drop Maths? (10 units)

    Hi guys I was hoping someone would be able to give me some advice. I do 12 units currently and I am only ranked just average for maths. I am doing better in my other subjects (Ext Eng, Business Studies, Eco, Adv Eng and Biology) and was considering dropping maths before my half yearlies so I...
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    Tangent to Parabola question.

    Find the point of intersection of the normals to the parabola x^2= - 12y at the points (4,-1/3) and (-2, -1/3). Do I have to find TWO normals (one for the point 4, -1/3) and another for the point (-2, -1/3) and then solve them simulataneously? Any help would be much appreciated.
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    locus and parabola

    Can anyone please help me with this question? The latus rectum of a parabola has end points (2,3) and (6,3). Find two possible equations for the parabola. I think it's to do with simulataneous equations but I don't know where to start.
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    Locus and Parabloa question.

    This isn't a very hard question but I was revising and got a bit confused with it. Find the equation of the focal chord that cuts the curve y^2 = 16x at (4,8) Any help would be much appreciated :)
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    11 or 12 units?

    I'm not sure if I should do 11 or 12 units. I'm doing well in all my subjects but not very well for maths. I could either drop one unit of religion, meaning 11 units, or keep 12 so I have extra back up incase I screw up maths or another subject. What do u guys think would be better, 11 or 12...
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    When are half yearlies?

    Hey guys I was wondering when half yearlies are? Beginning or end of March? I am just curious because I realised I am busy at the beginning of March and getting a bit worried about this.
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    Journeys Related Text

    So what have you guys all picked for your journeys area of study? I've chosen the film Tomorrow When The War Began, but I'm not sure if it has enough techniques
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