HSC 2013 Maths Marathon (archive) (5 Viewers)

andybandy · Oct 22, 2013

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vilst3r said:
God, they should mention that in the solutions, I got so confused LOL

haha they should!

vilst3r · Oct 22, 2013

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Alright good luck on 2 unit tomorrow, thanks for your help man

andybandy · Oct 22, 2013

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vilst3r said:
Alright good luck on 2 unit tomorrow, thanks for your help man

you to

spanky125 · Oct 27, 2013

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Solve $2sinx=1$

Shazer2 · Oct 27, 2013

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$2sinx = 1 $ for $ 0 \le x \le 2\pi \\ \\ \indent sinx = \frac {1}{2} \\ \\ \indent \therefore x = \frac {\pi}{3}, \frac {2\pi}{3}$

Ikki · Nov 17, 2013

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Shazer2 said:
$2sinx = 1 $ for $ 0 \le x \le 2\pi \\ \\ \indent sinx = \frac {1}{2} \\ \\ \indent \therefore x = \frac {\pi}{3}, \frac {2\pi}{3}$

Correction:
$2sinx = 1 $ for $ 0 \le x \le 2\pi \\ \\ \indent sinx = \frac {1}{2} \\ \\ \indent \therefore x = \frac {\pi}{6}, \frac {5\pi}{6}$

asianese · Nov 28, 2013

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$$Consider the function $y(x) = \dfrac{u(x)}{v(x)}.$ Using only the product rule and the chain rule for differentiation, show that $\dfrac{dy(x)}{dx} = \dfrac{v\frac{du(x)}{dx} - u\frac{dv(x)}{dx}}{v^2(x)}.$

asianese · Jan 15, 2014

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$Consider the curve $ y=\dfrac{\ln x}{x} $ which is shown. Suppose a certain tangent of the curve goes through the origin. $\\ $a) By considering the equation of the tangent, find the co-ordinates of the point $P. $(3 marks)$ \\ $b) Write down the $ x-$intercept of the curve. (1 mark)$

$The curve $ y=\dfrac{1}{2x} $ is now shown on in the plane.$\\ $c) Find the equation of the tangent to the hyperbola at the point $P. $(2 marks)$\\ $d) Show that $\triangle POQ $ is isosceles. (2 marks) $ \\ $e) Find, in exact form, $\angle QPO. $(2 marks)$

RealiseNothing · Jan 15, 2014

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andybandy said:
yeah i would love if someone helped with that, but what im thinking is, since its a cubic, only one side will continously increase, and so that root might be above the x axis?

A bit late but:

If you differentiate a cubic you get it's gradient function, in this case a quadratic. The function is always increasing if the gradient is never 0 (and it increases for at least one value of x and is continuous - just minor subtleties). So you find the value of 'k' such that the gradient is never 0, which is when the discriminant of the gradient function is negative, meaning it has no roots, thus it is never 0.

photastic · May 26, 2014

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So no 2014 marathon?

Smile12345 · May 26, 2014

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We need a 2U 2014 Thread...

Mods, could we/ I start a 2014 Thread??

photastic · Aug 8, 2014

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The most hardest q16 question I have ever seen. Nah jokes, the biggest troll of a question to be placed near the end of the exam. Guys who sat the cssa this year, you would know this.

Carrotsticks · Aug 9, 2014

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Just Pythagoras that thing up haha. Indeed a troll question if thrown at the end of the paper. I'm sure many student would have drawn a line from A to B, then called the intersection with the horizontal X or something.

Carrotsticks · Aug 9, 2014

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Unless that was the solution that they were looking for, which would be very silly.

photastic · Aug 9, 2014

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Another troll question. Show that 5 cents is half a dollar

Trebla · Aug 9, 2014

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I will start a 2U Marathon for 2014.

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