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Re: VCE Methods Question Thread!
« Reply #16335 on: March 12, 2018, 08:11:09 pm »
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Hey guys,

I know this is a stupid question but I keep forgetting the difference between dilations from the x and y axis.
Here's a question that I would appreciate a walkthrough of:

- Find the rule for y = x^3 under the following transformations:
  - a reflection in the y-axis
  - a dilation of factor 3 from the y-axis
  - a translation of 3 units in the positive direction of the x-axis, and 1 unit in + direction of the y-axis

I can visualise it in my head correctly, but usually end up writing the incorrect answer.
So (x,y) --> (-x, y), (-3x, y), (-3x + 3, y +1)
y = -3(x-3)^3 + 1 [I believe this would've been where I messed up]
y = -3(x-3)^3 - 1

Thanks!

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Your transformation mapping is correct \(\left(x,y\right)\rightarrow\left(-3x+3,y+1\right)\).
I don't know what you've done beyond that, though. To do it algebraically:
We have a pre-image: \(y=x^3\). To find the image, we need to express the pre-image variables in terms of the image variables:

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Re: VCE Methods Question Thread!
« Reply #16336 on: March 12, 2018, 08:16:34 pm »
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I can visualise it in my head correctly, but usually end up writing the incorrect answer.
So (x,y) --> (-x, y), (-3x, y), (-3x + 3, y +1)
y = -3(x-3)^3 + 1 [I believe this would've been where I messed up]
y = -3(x-3)^3 - 1

Thanks!
- Find the rule for y = x^3 under the following transformations:
  - a reflection in the y-axis
  - a dilation of factor 3 from the y-axis
  - a translation of 3 units in the positive direction of the x-axis, and 1 unit in + direction of the y-axis


To solve the way you tried using the coordinates:


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Re: VCE Methods Question Thread!
« Reply #16337 on: March 14, 2018, 01:56:20 pm »
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Hi, I cannot seem to wrap my head around this question! Could someone please show the steps to get the answer to this question? Thank you!!

The answers are:
f(x)=−2(x−1)(x+5)
g(x) = −50(x − 1)( x + 1/5)
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Re: VCE Methods Question Thread!
« Reply #16338 on: March 14, 2018, 02:46:41 pm »
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Hi, I cannot seem to wrap my head around this question! Could someone please show the steps to get the answer to this question? Thank you!!

The answers are:
f(x)=−2(x−1)(x+5)
g(x) = −50(x − 1)( x + 1/5)

Given that the conditions stated are identical and you are asked to find two quadratic functions for which this is true, we can start with one general quadratic. We know that \(x-1\) is a factor, due to the fact that \(f\left(1\right)=g\left(1\right)=0\). We don't yet know the other factor, or the dilation factor, thus:

The \(x\)-value of the turning point of any quadratic in expanded form is always \(-\frac{b}{2a}\) where \(b\) is the coefficient of \(x\) and \(a\) is the coefficient of \(x^2\) and in this particular case, the \(y\)-value of the turning points of \(f\left(x\right)\) and \(g\left(x\right)\) is 18:

We also know the \(y\)-intercept:

We now have a pair of simultaneous equations that can be solved:

One of these solution pairs belongs to \(f\left(x\right)\) and the other to \(g\left(x\right)\), but the question doesn't specify which is which, so we could have:
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Re: VCE Methods Question Thread!
« Reply #16339 on: March 16, 2018, 04:24:06 pm »
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Hi guys! Just wondering if anyone could explain how to complete the bisection method on a CAS? I'm really stumped on this!
For example, how to find approximate solutions for x3 - x - 1 = 0 if the initial interval is [1,2] and the accuracy is to 2 decimal places.

If you see the attached image below, there's a column labelled as E. I don't understand the how the values in column E were created (i.e. why find the average of the C and D columns?) or the function of the E column (i.e. what are the values in the E column trying to show?). Would someone be able to explain this?

The answer to the question is 1.32 and I'd appreciate it immensely if you guys could also explain why it's 1.32 in relation to the image I've attached. Thank you sooooo much in advance!!
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Re: VCE Methods Question Thread!
« Reply #16340 on: March 17, 2018, 08:07:10 am »
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Hi guys! Just wondering if anyone could explain how to complete the bisection method on a CAS? I'm really stumped on this!
For example, how to find approximate solutions for x3 - x - 1 = 0 if the initial interval is [1,2] and the accuracy is to 2 decimal places.

If you see the attached image below, there's a column labelled as E. I don't understand the how the values in column E were created (i.e. why find the average of the C and D columns?) or the function of the E column (i.e. what are the values in the E column trying to show?). Would someone be able to explain this?

The answer to the question is 1.32 and I'd appreciate it immensely if you guys could also explain why it's 1.32 in relation to the image I've attached. Thank you sooooo much in advance!!

Given the IF statements you have in columns A and B, column E is redundant. I would suggest it would be used to help make the decision as to which interval the root is in (for example, at step 1, the root is either between 1 and 1.5 or 1.5 and 2 - the next midpoint could therefore be either 1.25 OR 1.75, however, your calculations in the first two columns already make that decision algorithmically.
As for the answer being 1.32: AT step 10, your root is somewhere between 1.3242 and 1.3262. This is as accurate as you can be without doing more iterations of the bisection method. To know the answer correct to two decimal places, you need to KNOW whether the value in the third decimal place is less than 5 or not (so in other words, fill your formulas down a few more rows).
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Re: VCE Methods Question Thread!
« Reply #16341 on: March 17, 2018, 02:10:27 pm »
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Just a question about composite functions:

If and

The composite in the form I believe is

Now, the next question asks for the maximal domain where is defined. I was always told that the domain of the composite is simply the domain of the middle ? Or is this different because its asking for a maximal domain? Can someone clear this up? Cheers
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Re: VCE Methods Question Thread!
« Reply #16342 on: March 17, 2018, 04:10:41 pm »
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Just a question about composite functions:

If and

The composite in the form I believe is

Now, the next question asks for the maximal domain where is defined. I was always told that the domain of the composite is simply the domain of the middle ? Or is this different because its asking for a maximal domain? Can someone clear this up? Cheers
The domain would be (-infinity,-8)U(-2,infinity).
This answer is achieved logically with the knowledge that you cannot have the square root of a negative number on the real number plane thus they are that is the only selection of x values it is true for.
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Re: VCE Methods Question Thread!
« Reply #16343 on: March 18, 2018, 11:41:42 pm »
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Just a question about composite functions:

If and

The composite in the form I believe is

Now, the next question asks for the maximal domain where is defined. I was always told that the domain of the composite is simply the domain of the middle ? Or is this different because its asking for a maximal domain? Can someone clear this up? Cheers

For f(g(x)) to be defined, the input of f has to be part of the maximal domain of f. The maximal domain here of f is non-negative reals. This means the input, i.e. g(x), must be a subset of the non-negative reals. The rest follows. This is a rewording really of the answer above me.
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Re: VCE Methods Question Thread!
« Reply #16344 on: March 24, 2018, 11:43:23 pm »
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Just need help with this transformation question,  (Q17 in cambridge 3I)
Find the image of the curve with the equation y=3(x-2)^2-4

1.Dilation of 2 from y-axis.
2.Translation of 3 units to the right
3.Translation of 4 units up

I manage to get to 3{([x-3]/2)-2}^2 , but im not sure what to do after.
Thanks. (sorry for typing my answer in a weird way, not sure how jazzycab does it)
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Re: VCE Methods Question Thread!
« Reply #16345 on: March 24, 2018, 11:58:11 pm »
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Just need help with this transformation question,  (Q17 in cambridge 3I)
Find the image of the curve with the equation y=3(x-2)^2-4

1.Dilation of 2 from y-axis.
2.Translation of 3 units to the right
3.Translation of 4 units up

I manage to get to 3{([x-3]/2)-2}^2 , but im not sure what to do after.
Thanks. (sorry for typing my answer in a weird way, not sure how jazzycab does it)

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Re: VCE Methods Question Thread!
« Reply #16346 on: March 25, 2018, 01:25:33 am »
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Hey guys,

Encountered this question in my sister's Year 9 assignment and was absolutely stumped haha. Tried some cross-multiplying and re-arranging to not much avail. Cheers!

Question 1)
Consider the system of equations:
ax + by = c
dx + ey = f

a. Show that if (a/d) = (c/f) then y = 0.
b. Show that if (b/c) = (c/f) then x = 0.
c. Explain what happens when a/d = b/c.

Question 2)
Describe the circumstances (in terms of a, b, c, d, e and f) when this system of equations will have
a. exactly one solution
b. no solutions
c. more than one solution

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Re: VCE Methods Question Thread!
« Reply #16347 on: March 25, 2018, 08:52:50 am »
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For Q2:
Rearrange each of the equations to be in terms of y. I.e. y = -(a/b)x + c/b, etc
Then, for no solutions, the gradients are the same and the y-ints are different,
For one solution, the gradients are different,
etc
Let me know if more explanation is needed
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Re: VCE Methods Question Thread!
« Reply #16348 on: March 25, 2018, 09:11:01 am »
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And for Q1, I would suggest attempting to solve using elimination would be a good start

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Re: VCE Methods Question Thread!
« Reply #16349 on: March 28, 2018, 10:29:15 am »
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Hi, anyone know how to do this question?

lim (as x-->a) {(sin^2(2x)-sin^2(2a))/x-a}

Thank You :)