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Re: Lachymm's Methods questions and answer thread
« Reply #30 on: March 21, 2010, 07:05:28 pm »
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Quote from: lachymm on March 21, 2010, 06:53:56 pm
How do i get the edge, do you reccomend doing every question from essentials or something differnt?

Also this may seem wierd but i have been actually abit scared that my calculator will break down in the exam...

My personal advice is NOT to do all the questions from textbooks, but, once you've done a few and think you know the theory well enough, try some harder questions. For me, the source of these are from past papers or other sources. These allow you to apply the skills learnt to harder problems, which in turn make the 'normal' problems easier.

Also, about the calculator, I believe you are allowed to take spare batteries? And you always have a scientific calculator as backup :D
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Re: Lachymm's Methods questions and answer thread
« Reply #31 on: March 21, 2010, 07:11:07 pm »
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Quote from: the.watchman on March 21, 2010, 07:05:28 pm
Quote from: lachymm on March 21, 2010, 06:53:56 pm
How do i get the edge, do you reccomend doing every question from essentials or something differnt?

Also this may seem wierd but i have been actually abit scared that my calculator will break down in the exam...

My personal advice is NOT to do all the questions from textbooks, but, once you've done a few and think you know the theory well enough, try some harder questions. For me, the source of these are from past papers or other sources. These allow you to apply the skills learnt to harder problems, which in turn make the 'normal' problems easier.

Also, about the calculator, I believe you are allowed to take spare batteries? And you always have a scientific calculator as backup :D

Would we be allowed two CAS calculators???
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Re: Lachymm's Methods questions and answer thread
« Reply #32 on: March 21, 2010, 07:14:13 pm »
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Quote from: Blakhitman on March 21, 2010, 07:11:07 pm
Quote from: the.watchman on March 21, 2010, 07:05:28 pm
Quote from: lachymm on March 21, 2010, 06:53:56 pm
How do i get the edge, do you reccomend doing every question from essentials or something differnt?

Also this may seem wierd but i have been actually abit scared that my calculator will break down in the exam...

My personal advice is NOT to do all the questions from textbooks, but, once you've done a few and think you know the theory well enough, try some harder questions. For me, the source of these are from past papers or other sources. These allow you to apply the skills learnt to harder problems, which in turn make the 'normal' problems easier.

Also, about the calculator, I believe you are allowed to take spare batteries? And you always have a scientific calculator as backup :D

Would we be allowed two CAS calculators???

Nope, sadly.
Just a CAS and a scientific
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Re: Lachymm's Methods questions and answer thread
« Reply #33 on: March 21, 2010, 07:15:07 pm »
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No.

"For specified mathematics examinations, either one approved graphics calculator or one approved CAS may be used, as applicable to that study. A scientific calculator may also be used if desired. Students are not allowed to take into any examination a CAS and a graphics calculator."

Link.

Mind that this is old data; from last year, when non-CAS was still used.
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Re: Lachymm's Methods questions and answer thread
« Reply #34 on: March 21, 2010, 07:26:19 pm »
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Re: Lachymm's Methods questions and answer thread
« Reply #35 on: March 21, 2010, 08:00:53 pm »
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Re: Lachymm's Methods questions and answer thread
« Reply #36 on: March 21, 2010, 09:53:13 pm »
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Thanks guys i might have a crack at doing one of the exams now, see if i get above 50% haha
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Re: Lachymm's Methods questions and answer thread
« Reply #37 on: March 22, 2010, 07:09:05 pm »
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Just reporting back, no i did not get 50%

i got 16 out of 40...

Oh dear!
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Re: Lachymm's Methods questions and answer thread
« Reply #38 on: March 22, 2010, 07:19:02 pm »
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Quote from: lachymm on March 22, 2010, 07:09:05 pm
Just reporting back, no i did not get 50%

i got 16 out of 40...

Oh dear!

theres time.
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Re: Lachymm's Methods questions and answer thread
« Reply #39 on: March 22, 2010, 07:27:10 pm »
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what exam did you do???
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Re: Lachymm's Methods questions and answer thread
« Reply #40 on: March 22, 2010, 08:25:40 pm »
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Quote from: lachymm on March 22, 2010, 07:09:05 pm
Just reporting back, no i did not get 50%

i got 16 out of 40...

Oh dear!

It's ok, this will improve with more practice
In the process of doing practice papers in the summer, I definitely improved my ability to answer exam-type questions, so give it some time :)
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Re: Lachymm's Methods questions and answer thread
« Reply #41 on: March 22, 2010, 10:46:53 pm »
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just quickly if anyone know, negative square root of negative 3, do the negs cancel each other?, also, what number set does this fall into
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Re: Lachymm's Methods questions and answer thread
« Reply #42 on: March 22, 2010, 11:02:18 pm »
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In methods you cannot square root any negative number. No the negatives do not cancel.


Which can be evaluated except for the square root of -1, there is no number, a, which satisfies . So some crazy dude conjured up the imaginary number, i, which does satisfy the aforementioned condition. So

Imaginary numbers are part of the complex number set, C (Of which R is a subset ie.  )

Anyway this is Spesh, so I'll leave it alone, if you want to read more go here.
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Re: Lachymm's Methods questions and answer thread
« Reply #43 on: March 23, 2010, 04:20:49 pm »
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lucky  aint doing spesh and it was one friend gave to me that he didnt use last year, it was a vcaa one dont know the date
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Re: Lachymm's Methods questions and answer thread
« Reply #44 on: March 24, 2010, 09:14:37 pm »
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Hey i was wondering how to do this question as it doesnt have the equations i am unsure on how to go about solving these if someone could just do say 1 or 2 for me i think i would be able to work it out from there.

Also what is the easiest way to save snapshots to a photo i just had to...

Go to chapter 9 on the cd that was given (in essentials text book), find the question snapshot it, open up paint, paste, enlarge, then save to desktop...

Is there an easier way because i think i will be doing this alot.
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