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Shazer2

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One of the harder papers in the last few years IMO. ~85/100 raw I think. (Perhaps subtract some silly mistakes from below)
If I had to estimate....

10/10 MC
13/15 Q11 (embarrassing mistake on the log integration)
15/15 Q12
15/15 Q13
12/15 Q14 (Maybe 13, was d) a=3???)
11/15 Q15
10/15 Q16

Anybody care to guess B6 raw cutoff?
I got a = 4.5.
 

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Fuark.. I won't even pass if that's true
well in 2011, someone who got a raw mark of 99/120 (or 82.5%) was given 89 as their exam mark.
So if this years paper was harder than the 2011 paper, then yeh i guess 82 is approximately right :)
 

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Considering last years cut off was 83 and the exam was considerably easier, I highly doubt the cut off for this exam will be 82.
do u reckon it will be lower and higher (like i mean which exam was considerably easier lol) ? (and I'm just saying 82 so that people don't get false hope :) )
 

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AND can somebody explain wtf does the trapezoidal rule gives a better estimate than the simpsons rule ?? LMAO wtf.
 

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We should have a proper person check this to find the answers so we can checK :p
 

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AND can somebody explain wtf does the trapezoidal rule gives a better estimate than the simpsons rule ?? LMAO wtf.
The shape of the tent was actually close to two trapeziums... So the trapezoidal rule gave a better estimate as it split the area into two trapeziums that would have been roughly the same as the actual shape of the tent.. If that makes sense lol


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simpson rule employs rectangles, whilst trapezoidal employs trapeziums.
diagram shaped like a trapezium, thus trapeziums would better fit the area
 

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The shape of the tent was actually close to two trapeziums... So the trapezoidal rule gave a better estimate as it split the area into two trapeziums that would have been roughly the same as the actual shape of the tent.. If that makes sense lol
I hope you're right cause that is what I wrote haha
 

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simpson rule employs rectangles, whilst trapezoidal employs trapeziums.
diagram shaped like a trapezium, thus trapeziums would better fit the area
That's what I said. Its the only logical answer.
 

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simpson rule employs rectangles, whilst trapezoidal employs trapeziums.
diagram shaped like a trapezium, thus trapeziums would better fit the area
damm haha, i said something like that, i said it uses trapeziums to calculate the area which is more accurate than simpsons rule in this case, and drew a tiny diagram
 

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