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    Preliminary mathematics marathon

    you can create a triangle with sides: t, root(1-t^2) and hypotenuse 1 and then solve for t
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    Preliminary mathematics marathon

    Re: another question cool :)
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    Preliminary mathematics marathon

    Re: another question it's b^2 -4ac, not b^2 - 4bc
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    Preliminary mathematics marathon

    Re: another question why don't you?
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    Preliminary mathematics marathon

    Re: another question i don't think you calculated delta correctly.... i think delta = -3a^2 -6a + 1..... and now all you have to prove is that delta <0 for all positive integers 'a', and ther're many ways to do that!
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    Help with intonation, please!

    this might sound really sily, but maybe read out the questions/statements in english first, so "How old are you?" "I'm 17" "I'll be 18 in 8 months", and then try to say them in french again....
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    I can't feel my ass.

    yeah, the first few days can be a little rough, but once you have your tutorials and the like, you meet new people pretty quickly.... im in 3rd year now, and i know pretty much everyone in all my classes ;)
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    Parlons-nous le francais ici!

    mais bien sur c'est difficile, voila ce a quoi on devrait s'attendre quand on fait une matiere comme cela! Quand je le faisais y a quelques annees, on a etudie un film, et c'etait difficile..... les questions que les profs en posaient etaient souvent tres philosophes et inattendues.... mais...
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    Role call for ITLN1611, (beginners italian)

    anyone here doing beginners italian!?!?! I don't reckon there'll be that many people doing it.... so just curious to see if anyone on bos is enrolled! ;)
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    Parlons-nous le francais ici!

    voila! Bonne chance!
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    What are you selecting?

    yep i am! beginners spannish
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    Cube Roots of Unity HELP!

    can you understand how I got to this step: (z-1)(z^2 +z + 1) = 0 now z = 1 satifies this equation, right? (this makes sense as 1 is one of the three cubic roots of 1) if z = 1, z^2 + z + 1 = 3 (by mere substitution) the only other way (z-1)(z^2 +z + 1) can = 0 is if z^2 + z...
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    99.55 uai, math/french tutor, strathfield

    :) thanks gizza! and bump!
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    Cube Roots of Unity HELP!

    i'd say so... notice there're not asking you to find out all the cube roots of unity. They're asking you to find the possible values for z^2 + z + 1, given that z is a cube root of unity as shuning said, z^3 = 1. therefore, (z-1)(z^2 + z + 1) = 0 so either z = 1 --> z^2 + z + 1...
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    Advanced Mathematics @ USYD

    i disagree. you can take up advanced maths subjects in 2nd year if you get a credit in NORMAL maths.... which suggests a pass in advanced maths and you should be alright.
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    Parlons-nous le francais ici!

    A l'alliance Francaise, vous voulez dire?? Mais non, je ne suggerais pas que vous preniez des cours de francais la-bas. Enfin... je pense simplement que c'est une bonne idee de vous y inscrire. En vous y inscivant, vous pourrez emprunter des films et des livres francais - ,(ce qui vous ferait du...
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    [20 Questions] Trigonometry, Locus&Parabola, Polynomials + More! :(

    hey mate, how do you type out your answers like that?? Is there a special program?
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    [20 Questions] Trigonometry, Locus&Parabola, Polynomials + More! :(

    use the remainder theorum. P(x) leaves a remainder of 8 when divided by x+1. So P(-1) = 8 ---> 1+ 3 +a -b -6 = 8. ie a-b = 10 --- equation 1 and x-3 is a factor of P(x). So P(3) = 0 ---> 81 - 81 + 9a +3b - 6 = 0 giving us the equation 9a + 3b = 6 which can be further...
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    What.

    I agree completely. stick to it, and if you don't like it at the end of the year, drop it, it won't have any bad impacts!
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