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Sat 23-8-14

* 1) Why is  $$-3^2=-9\;\; not\;\; +9?$$       (Great answer from Ninja)

 http://web2.0calc.com/questions/if-a-negative-number-is-in-parenthesis-and-has-a-positive-exponent-how-does-it-get-a-positive-number-outcome-while-a-negative-number-withou

* 2) Box and Whisters plot (Statistics)

http://web2.0calc.com/questions/algebra-2_85

* 3) Introduction to algebra

 http://web2.0calc.com/questions/what-does-x-squared-equal

* 4) Introductory set theory

 http://web2.0calc.com/questions/represent-the-following-number-as-being-members-of-set-k-2-4-2-0-6-0-10-8

* 5) Some advanced calculus (Thanks Alan)

 http://web2.0calc.com/questions/help-please_27

* 6) Thinking Puzzle question - I want to think about this one some more! Thanks Chris  

http://web2.0calc.com/questions/prove-that-in-a-gathering-of-n-persons-there-is-always-2-persones-of-them-that-have-same-amount-of-friends-among-these-persones

7) Speed question.  These always make you think.

 http://web2.0calc.com/questions/help-please_28

* 8) An easy speed question but a good one. 

http://web2.0calc.com/questions/a-boat-on-a-river-travels-20-miles-downstream-in-only-2-hours-it-takes-the-same-boat-6-hours-to-travel-12-miles-upstream-what-are-the-spee

* 9) Complex number proof   $$i^i$$ is a real number.

http://web2.0calc.com/questions/puzzle-question-i-i

 

 

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Aug 22, 2014
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@@ End of Day Wrap :     Fri 22/8/14          Sydney, Australia         Time 9:00pm        ♬  

 

Hello all,

 

Our great answers today were delivered by TakahiroMaeda, AzizHusain, CPhill, DragonSlayer554, Heureka, NinjaDevo and Admin.  Thank you all.  

 

I have definitely not looked at all the questions and answers today.  The forum is getting too popular for that to be possible on many days.  However, almost all questions have been ticked and this can only be done by moderators or the question asker.  So I am assuming most answers are satisfactory or better.  

Please if you see a great question, or answer or you write a wonderful answer yourself please let me know and I will reference it in the wrap and Ninja may reference it in one of his fabulous threads.  I want to know what is going on but I will be increasingly relying on other people to keep me informed.

Chris, you have ticked off many questions today.  I really thank you for steadily taking over this area of administration and responsibility.  

 

Here are some interesting posts for the day:

 

* 1) Bearings with Vectors (Trigonometry or vectors)

http://web2.0calc.com/questions/an-aeroplan-heads-in-a-direction-of-s30-w-at-a-speed-of-300km-h-the-wind-b**w-at-a-speed-of-50km-h-in-the-direction-of-s20-e-what-is-the

* 2) Something interesting for the youngsters (Arithmetic)

http://web2.0calc.com/questions/what-is-all-the-numbers-from-1-to-100-added-up

* 3) Unusual Calculus/Cordinate geometry question.

I didn't understand what was being asked until I saw Chris's, followed by Heureka's solutions.    

Thanks Chris and Heureka.  

http://web2.0calc.com/questions/find-the-most-left-and-right-tangent

* 4) Permutations where some objects are not unique

http://web2.0calc.com/questions/permutations_2

 

That is it for this wrap. 

Enjoy the rest of your day.

 

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Aug 22, 2014
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Aug 22, 2014
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This one is a little tough!!

The slope of a tangent line to the given parabola at any point is just y' = 6.96x

Now, what we're looking for is at least one point on the parabola where the line through  (-5.67, - 44.75) is tangent to that point (or points).

Let's call the point(s) on the parabola (x, 3.48x^2). And the slope of the tangent line at that point is just 6.96x.

So, using this point on the parabola and the point (-5.67 , - 44.75), we have that, using the slope "formula,"

(3.48x^2 + 44.75) / (x + 5.67) = 6.96x

(3.48x^2 + 44.75)  /(x + 5.67) - 6.96x = 0

And solving this equation using the onsite calculator, we have....

$${\frac{\left({\mathtt{3.48}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{{\mathtt{x}}}^{{\mathtt{2}}}{\mathtt{\,\small\textbf+\,}}{\mathtt{44.75}}\right)}{\left({\mathtt{x}}{\mathtt{\,\small\textbf+\,}}{\mathtt{5.67}}\right)}}{\mathtt{\,-\,}}{\mathtt{6.96}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{\mathtt{x}} = {\mathtt{0}} \Rightarrow \left\{ \begin{array}{l}{\mathtt{x}} = {\mathtt{\,-\,}}{\frac{\left({\sqrt{{\mathtt{3\,406\,662\,741}}}}{\mathtt{\,\small\textbf+\,}}{\mathtt{49\,329}}\right)}{{\mathtt{8\,700}}}}\\
{\mathtt{x}} = {\frac{\left({\sqrt{{\mathtt{3\,406\,662\,741}}}}{\mathtt{\,-\,}}{\mathtt{49\,329}}\right)}{{\mathtt{8\,700}}}}\\
\end{array} \right\} \Rightarrow \left\{ \begin{array}{l}{\mathtt{x}} = -{\mathtt{12.378\: \!807\: \!301\: \!025\: \!932}}\\
{\mathtt{x}} = {\mathtt{1.038\: \!807\: \!301\: \!025\: \!932}}\\
\end{array} \right\}$$

And the equation of the line that goes through (-5.67, -44.75) and touches the parabola at 1.038807301025932 is given by

 

y +44.75 = 6.96(1.038807301025932)(x + 5.67)

y = 7.23009881514048672x + 40.9946602818465597024 - 44.75

y = 7.23009881514048672x -3.7553397181534402976 ........ and rounding, we have

y = 7.23x - 3.755

 

 

And the equation of the line that touches the graph at - 12.378807301025932 is given by

y + 44.75 = 6.96( - 12.378807301025932)(x + 5.67)

y = -86.15649881514048672x -488.5073482818465597024 - 44.75 

y = -86.15649881514048672x - 533.2573482818465597024  .....and rounding, we have

y = -86.156x - 533.257

 

A graph of the solution is found here.........https://www.desmos.com/calculator/zoxdwcc43a

 

Whew!!!   That one was pretty challenging!!!

 

Aug 22, 2014

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