VCE Methods Question Thread!

[hobbitle]

You're not adding them, you're multiplying them. There's a multiplication sign in what I wrote.
(6 plus 2) TIMES (4 plus 2) = 48.

[hobbitle]

You're just finding the area of the new rectangle.
Draw a picture.
First you have a 6cm x 4cm rectangle.
Add 2cm to each side and you have a 8cm x 6cm rectangle.
Work out the area for both.
Sorry, I don't know how to explain it simpler...

[Only Cheating Yourself]

You're just finding the area of the new rectangle.
Draw a picture.
First you have a 6cm x 4cm rectangle.
Add 2cm to each side and you have a 8cm x 6cm rectangle.
Work out the area for both.
Sorry, I don't know how to explain it simpler...

I got it thanks.

[Only Cheating Yourself]

I've been looking at this question for about 30 minutes and i can't do it

A number pattern follows the rule n^2+3n+2: that is, the number pattern is 6,12,20… found by substituting n=1, n=2, n=3 into the rule.

a.)  Find the next value by substituting n=4 into the rule

I first checked how they got 6, so i put n=1 into 3n which is 3 times 1 so it says the same, i then used the null factor law using cts as inspection didn't work and i didn't get 6?

[hobbitle]

Why are you using Null factor Law and CTS and stuff? It's not necessary to the question as the statement does not equal zero....
Just substitute n=4 into the formula.

[Only Cheating Yourself]

Why are you using Null factor Law and CTS and stuff? It's not necessary to the question as the statement does not equal zero....
Just substitute n=4 into the formula.

then how do you find n?

[Sup]

Can someone please solve this for me quickly...thanks

find y

[Sup]

then how do you find n?

They tell you to sub N=4 into the formula to find the next value.
So you do 4^2+3(4)+2 which equals 30; so the next value is 30.

[Only Cheating Yourself]

Can someone please solve this for me quickly...thanks

find y

24y-30- 4y-2
          /12
20y-32=12
20y=44
y=44/20
y=11/5

[Sup]

24y-30- 4y-2
          /12
20y-32=12
20y=44
y=44/20
y=11/5

no...wrong answer.

[Orb]

Can someone please solve this for me quickly...thanks

find y

10y + 14=y
9y=-14
Y=-14/9

[Sup]

Multiply both sides by 6.
3(4y - 5) - (2y - 1) = 6y

Expand.
12y - 15 - 2y + 1 = 6y

Collect like terms.
10y - 14= 6y

Take away 6y from both sides.
4y - 14 = 0

Add 14 to both sides.
4y = 14

Divide both sides by 4.
y = 14/4
= 7/2
= 3.5

Cheerss

[clueless123]

or what ^ said <3

[Only Cheating Yourself]

no...wrong answer.

Damm!  How the hell am i doing methods, its going to be a long year!

[Orb]

Damm!  How the hell am i doing methods, its going to be a long year!

It's alright, I got it wrong too
Mistakes don't really mean anything as long as you learn from them.

For me, I got it wrong because I wasn't paying much attention to how both sides of the equation have to be multiplied together.

It's important that your realise where you went wrong

After all, making mistakes here doesn't matter, as long as you don't do it on the 3/4 exam xD hehe