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  1. ssglain

    Section 2

    Same here. I used the quote twice throughout my story and I also threw in a couple of words like "broken" and "fragments" here and there. I wrote exactly 7 pages in 30 mins. I'm quite happy about my story.
  2. ssglain

    Isomers

    What level of maths do you do? It probably won't make sense when I say you can arrange the chlorine atoms using permutation unless you do at least MX1. If you have to maths to help you, try it for yourself, although I won't guarantee that it to be any easier than drawing out all the different...
  3. ssglain

    gaseous forms of oxygen & the oxygen free radical

    Thanks for your input! However, I think this response addresses the previous dot point - Syllabus 9.4 4K6: Compare the properties of oxygen allotropes O2 and O3. Account for them on the basis of molecular structure and bonding. There are numerous chemical and physical properties to compare...
  4. ssglain

    Induction Q

    Hahaha. I thought that was the case. :-P
  5. ssglain

    Locus question

    This question is to be solved by exactly the same principle as when P is equidistant from A and B. The conditions have simply changed to PA = 2PB rather than PA = PB.
  6. ssglain

    Induction Q

    I still think it's a dodgy question. The nth term of the LHS series is clearly defined by T(n) = (2n + 1)², but 2² doesn't fit in anywhere if n is an integer...
  7. ssglain

    Induction Q

    The first thing I noticed is that there seems to be something wrong with the LHS series. Σ(2r + 1)² [from r = 0 -> r = n] should be 1² + 3² + 5² + ... + (2n + 1)². Judging by the first three terms shown, the series is actually Σn² [from r = 0 -> r = n] and the last term should be n². Was...
  8. ssglain

    Curve sketching practice questions?

    There's not a great lot of that out there. I suppose you could always draw a crazy convoluted squiggle yourself and then do graphs of [f(x)]², [f(x)]³, √f(x), 1/f(x), ln[f(x)], etc. :) If you want to check your answers, then it might be better to start off with a known function and then...
  9. ssglain

    Parabolic question

    Should have looked a bit further up. ;-) Simple transfer error, I presume. BX = |x - y - 2|/√2 BX² = (x² + y² +4 - 2xy - 4x + 4y)/2 Jiggle things around and get x² + 8x + y² - 8y + 2xy = 0, which is (x + 4)² + (y - 4)² + 2xy = 32 if you prefer. The strange thing, though, is that (x + 4)²...
  10. ssglain

    maths question

    Let y = 0 to solve for the x-intercepts of the circle. .: A is (±4, 0) Now let B(h, k) be a point on the circle, so that AB forms a chord. Let M be the midpoint of AB. .: M is [(h ± 4)/2, k/2] i.e. The locus of M is defined by this set of parametric equations: x = (h ± 4)/2 ...(1)...
  11. ssglain

    how much study are you doing a day?

    See, I had no idea how little I studied until I recently started to keep a log book of what I was doing and how long I spent doing it. It turns out that, on average, I'm now barely pulling off 2-3 hours of study per day. I feel rather shameful, to be honest, that I've let myself loose when I...
  12. ssglain

    UMAT Results

    S1: 60 (87%) S2: 52 (67%) S3: 71 (99%) OVERALL: 61 (94%) Raw Mark Total: 183 Percentile Total: 253 I was expecting about 180 so I'm pretty happy with this.
  13. ssglain

    2008 Ex2 Math

    Mechanics is being taken out? I heard it was conics from one of the people in charge of syllabus development.
  14. ssglain

    gaseous forms of oxygen & the oxygen free radical

    I guess chemical reactivity is the only property to compare here. I'm just a bit worried because the syllabus uses plural "propertIES", which leads me to think that there should be at least one other property. Do you think a comparison based on structure & hence chemical reactivity would be...
  15. ssglain

    gaseous forms of oxygen & the oxygen free radical

    Syllabus 9.4 4K7: Compare the properties of gaseous forms of oxygen and the oxygen free radical. I don't suppose it's possible to compare these in terms of melting/boiling points, solubility, density, etc. which can be done between allotropes of oxygen. So what other properties are there to...
  16. ssglain

    2 Questions

    Great stuff!
  17. ssglain

    2 Questions

    Q1. 1/(|x-3|) > 1/2
  18. ssglain

    UNSW Medicine Interviews

    Since my principal was crazy enough to give me 98-100, that means my UMAT might be under 151, eh? Can't wait 'til Thursday. LOL.
  19. ssglain

    2 Questions

    Q1. I think since |x - 3| is positive, it's safe to say |x - 3| < 2 Then x - 3 < 2 or - (x - 3) < 2 .: 1 < x < 5, x =/= 3. Can't think of a way to solve Q2 at the moment.
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