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InteGrand · Oct 7, 2015

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There is a famous paradox based on this stuff called Bertrand's paradox: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertrand_paradox_(probability)

InteGrand · Oct 7, 2015

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Also a much more famous probability problem is the Monty Hall Problem; apparently it fooled 1000 PhD's.

rand_althor · Oct 8, 2015

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Triangle ABC is inscribed within a semi-circle with diameter AB as shown. The area of triangle ABC is equal to 2/9 of the area of the semi-circle. Find the size of the smallest angle in triangle ABC to the nearest degree.

rand_althor · Oct 8, 2015

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$$Evaluate $ \frac{100}{\log_2{100!}}+\frac{100}{\log_3{100!}}+\frac{100}{\log_4{100!}}+...+\frac{100}{\log_{100}{100!}}.$

rand_althor · Oct 8, 2015

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Several people started with $400 each and played a game with the following unusual rules. Each player pays $10 to the house at the beginning of each round. During each round, one active player is declared the loser, and he distributes all of his money in equal amounts to the remaining players. The loser must then leave, but all of the other players go on to the next round. The game is over as soon as only one player remains. At the end of the game, the surviving player was surprised to discover that he had exactly $400, equalling his starting amount. How many players were there at the beginning?

kawaiipotato · Oct 8, 2015

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rand_althor said:
$$Evaluate $ \frac{100}{\log_2{100!}}+\frac{100}{\log_3{100!}}+\frac{100}{\log_4{100!}}+...+\frac{100}{\log_{100}{100!}}.$

$= 100 \sum_{k=2}^{100} \frac{1}{\log_{k}100!}$

$= 100 \sum_{k=2}^{100} \frac{ \ln k }{\ln 100! }$

$= \frac{100}{\ln 100!} \sum_{k=2}^{100} \ln k$

$= \frac{100}{\ln 100!} ( \ln 2 + \ln 3 + \ln 4 + ... + \ln 100 )$

$= \frac{100}{\ln 100!} \left( \ln (2*3*...*100) \right)$

$= \frac{100}{\ln 100!} * \ln(100!)$

$= 100$

turnerloos · Oct 8, 2015

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kawaiipotato said:
$= 100 \sum_{k=2}^{100} \frac{1}{\log_{k}100!}$

$= 100 \sum_{k=2}^{100} \frac{ \ln k }{\ln 100! }$

$= \frac{100}{\ln 100!} \sum_{k=2}^{100} \ln k$

$= \frac{100}{\ln 100!} ( \ln 2 + \ln 3 + \ln 4 + ... + \ln 100 )$

$= \frac{100}{\ln 100!} \left( \ln (2*3*...*100) \right)$

$= \frac{100}{\ln 100!} * \ln(100!)$

$= 100$

Teach me potato senpai.

davidgoes4wce · Oct 8, 2015

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A trough 'l' metres long has a cross-section in the shape of an isosceles triangle with base length 2a metres and height b metres. Water leaks from the trough at a constant rate of c m^3/min. Find the rate at which the water level is falling when the depth of the water is b/2 metres.

I am having trouble visualizing this as a diagram. Anyone mind drawing up?

davidgoes4wce · Oct 8, 2015

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For your current HSCers, the Mathematical Induction questions over the past 17 years: 6 have been Divisibility, 9 have been Sums/Products and 2 have been inequalities.

leehuan · Oct 8, 2015

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NEXT QUESTION:

$\\ $1. Use the definition of the binomial coefficient to prove Pascal's identity, that is, $ \\ \left( \begin{matrix} a \\ b \end{matrix} \right) =\left( \begin{matrix} a-1 \\ b-1 \end{matrix} \right) +\left( \begin{matrix} a-1 \\ b \end{matrix} \right) \\ $2. Prove by mathematical induction$ \\ { \left( 1+x \right) }^{ n }=\left( \begin{matrix} n \\ 0 \end{matrix} \right) +\left( \begin{matrix} n \\ 1 \end{matrix} \right) x+\left( \begin{matrix} n \\ 2 \end{matrix} \right) { x }^{ 2 }+\dots +\left( \begin{matrix} n \\ n \end{matrix} \right) { x }^{ n }$

rand_althor · Oct 8, 2015

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leehuan said:
NEXT QUESTION:

$\\ $1. Use the definition of the binomial coefficient to prove Pascal's identity, that is, $ \\ \left( \begin{matrix} a \\ b \end{matrix} \right) =\left( \begin{matrix} a-1 \\ b-1 \end{matrix} \right) +\left( \begin{matrix} a-1 \\ b \end{matrix} \right) \\ $2. Prove by mathematical induction$ \\ { \left( 1+x \right) }^{ n }=\left( \begin{matrix} n \\ 0 \end{matrix} \right) +\left( \begin{matrix} n \\ 1 \end{matrix} \right) x+\left( \begin{matrix} n \\ 2 \end{matrix} \right) { x }^{ 2 }+\dots +\left( \begin{matrix} n \\ n \end{matrix} \right) { x }^{ n }$

Skipping the first step:
$\begin{align*}\textup{2. Assume true for }n&=k \\(1+x)^k&=\binom{k}{0} + \binom{k}{1}x + \binom{k}{2}x^2 +...+ \binom{k}{k}x^k \\\end{align*}$

$\begin{align*}\textup{3. Prove true for }n&=k+1 \\\textup{RTP: }(1+x)^{k+1}&=\binom{k+1}{0} + \binom{k+1}{1}x + \binom{k+1}{2}x^2 +...+ \binom{k+1}{k+1}x^{k+1} \\\textup{LHS: }(1+x)^{k+1}&=(1+x)(1+x)^k \\&=(1+x) \left [ \binom{k}{0} + \binom{k}{1}x + \binom{k}{2}x^2 +...+ \binom{k}{k}x^k \right ] \\&= \binom{k}{0} + \binom{k}{1}x + \binom{k}{2}x^2 +...+ \binom{k}{k}x^k + \binom{k}{0}x + \binom{k}{1}x^2 + \binom{k}{2}x^3 +...+ \binom{k}{k-1}x^k + \binom{k}{k}x^{k+1} \\&=\binom{k}{0}+x \left [\binom{k}{0}+\binom{k}{1} \right ]+x^2 \left [\binom{k}{1}+\binom{k}{2} \right ]+...+x^{k} \left [\binom{k}{k-1}+\binom{k}{k} \right ] + \binom{k}{k}x^{k+1} \\&=\binom{k+1}{0} + \binom{k+1}{1}x + \binom{k+1}{2}x^2 +...+ \binom{k+1}{k+1}x^{k+1} \\&=\textup{RHS} \\&\textup{Using the result in part 1, and since } \binom{k}{0}=\binom{k}{k}=\binom{k+1} {0}=\binom{k+1}{k+1}=1 \end{align*}$

rand_althor · Oct 8, 2015

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$$Evaluate $\int^{\infty}_{e^{e^e}}~\frac{\mathrm{d}x}{x(\ln{x})(\ln{(\ln{x})})(\ln{(\ln{(\ln{x})})})^{\frac{4}{3}}} $ using the substitution $u=\ln{(\ln{(\ln{x})})}$.$

InteGrand · Oct 8, 2015

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rand_althor said:
$$Evaluate $\int^{\infty}_{e^{e^e}}~\frac{\mathrm{d}x}{x(\ln{x})(\ln{(\ln{x})})(\ln{(\ln{(\ln{x})})})^{\frac{4}{3}}} $ using the substitution $u=\ln{(\ln{(\ln{x})})}$.$

lol

rand_althor · Oct 8, 2015

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InteGrand said:
lol

It's actually not that bad once you do the substitution. I found it in a Stanford Math Tournament, but they gave it without the substitution.

Paradoxica · Oct 8, 2015

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$$D lies on the interval AB such that AD = BD. C is an external point such that CD is perpendicular to AB. Let the length AD = BD = y and CD = x. Suppose $ x \leq y.$ A circle is constructed such that it passes through A, B, and C. Find the radius of the circle in terms of x and y.$

kawaiipotato · Oct 8, 2015

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Paradoxica said:
$$D lies on the interval AB such that AD = BD. C is an external point such that CD is perpendicular to AB. Let the length AD = BD = y and CD = x. Suppose $ x \leq y.$ A circle is constructed such that it passes through A, B, and C. Find the radius of the circle in terms of x and y.$

Is the answer y^2 /x?

Paradoxica · Oct 8, 2015

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kawaiipotato said:
Is the answer y^2 /x?

My answers say otherwise, unless you canmoffer a valid justification...

kawaiipotato · Oct 8, 2015

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I got a different one this time. radius = (x^2 + y^2)/2x
http://imgur.com/OERRHXT

InteGrand · Oct 8, 2015

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rand_althor said:
It's actually not that bad once you do the substitution. I found it in a Stanford Math Tournament, but they gave it without the substitution.

$Yeah haha. Just found it funny seeing so many logs (and $e^{e^{e}}$).$

Drongoski · Oct 8, 2015

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Is the answer: $\frac {x^2 + y^2}{2x}$ ?

Oh kawaii already obtained this answer above.

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