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davidgoes4wce · Nov 8, 2015

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Glyde said:
Calculate the area between the curve (4-x^2)^(1/2) and the x-axis for the 1st quadrant only.

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here is my answer

davidgoes4wce · Nov 8, 2015

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wait^^^^ I thought it was a volume of solid question....

Glyde · Nov 8, 2015

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Why do we solve this differently ? I don't get why we need to take out pi

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davidgoes4wce · Nov 8, 2015

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The area should just be A=(Pi x r^2)/4 = Pi

davidgoes4wce · Nov 8, 2015

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Glyde · Nov 8, 2015

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Yes but we are trying to use integration

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leehuan · Nov 8, 2015

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Glyde said:
Yes but we are trying to use integration

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An area formulae is integration anyway? Where do you think people got area formulae to begin with? Integration.

Note that in the 2U course, direct integration of sqrt(4-x^2) is not possible. Direct integration will require the trigonometric substitution of x=2sin(theta), which is 4U. Therefore, the only method to approach this question is the area of a circle.

leehuan · Nov 8, 2015

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kawaiipotato said:
Question :
$\sum_{k=0}^{80} \frac{1}{ \sqrt{k+1} + \sqrt {k}}$

$\\ $By rationalising the denominator: $\frac { 1 }{ \sqrt { k+1 } +\sqrt { k } } =\left( \sqrt { k+1 } -\sqrt { k } \right)$

Now, when we consider our values given, we have:
k=0 -> + sqrt(1) - sqrt(0)
k=1 -> + sqrt(2) - sqrt(1)
k=2 -> +sqrt(3) - sqrt(2)
k=3 -> +sqrt(4) - sqrt(3)
...
k=80 -> +sqrt(81)-sqrt(80)

The fact is, when we add all of these values up (note that our original question has a SIGMA there), all the terms will cancel out EXCEPT
+sqrt(81) - sqrt(0)

Evaluating this and our answer is 9.

leehuan · Nov 14, 2015

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NEXT QUESTION

$\\ $Write $0.2183\overline { 599 } $ as a fraction$

MilkyCat_ · Nov 14, 2015

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let x=0.2183599599...
1000x=218.3599599...
999x=218.1416
9990000x=2181416
x=2181416/9990000

leehuan · Nov 14, 2015

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NEXT QUESTION

$\\ $State the necessary conditions for a point on any arbitrary graph $y=f(x)$ to be a horizontal point of inflexion.$$

sharoooooo · Nov 14, 2015

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leehuan said:
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$\\ $State the necessary conditions for a point on any arbitrary graph $y=f(x)$ to be a horizontal point of inflexion.$$

y' = 0
y'' = 0

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leehuan · Nov 14, 2015

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sharoooooo said:
y' = 0
y'' = 0

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Not fully accurate. To verify a point of inflexion, you should recall that you have to test a bit to each side. Because clearly for the case y=x^4 (or x^6 etc.) y' = y'' = 0 at x=0 but that's a local minimum.
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InteGrand · Nov 14, 2015

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leehuan said:
Not fully accurate. To verify a point of inflexion, you should recall that you have to test a bit to each side. Because clearly for the case y=x^4 (or x^6 etc.) y' = y'' = 0 at x=0 but that's a local minimum.

$Well you asked for \textsl{necessary} conditions, not \textsl{necessary and sufficient} conditions (there's a difference between \textsl{necessary} and \textsl{sufficient} in mathematics and logic etc.). The conditions given by sharoooooo are indeed necessary conditions, \textit{assuming that the function f is a function that is twice differentiable at the point in question}.$

$A function $f$ can have a stationary point of inflexion at $x=a$ even if its second derivative does not exist at the point $a$. Since you said the function was arbitrary, the necessary and sufficient conditions for a horizontal point of inflexion are just that $f^\prime (a)=0$ and concavity changes about $x=a$ (this is because the definition of horizontal is that the slope is 0, and the definition of inflexion point is that the concavity changes about the point).$

$For example, consider the function $f:\mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R},f(x) = x^{\frac{5}{3}}$. Then clearly, $f^\prime (x) = \frac{5}{3}x^{\frac{2}{3}}$ and $f''(x) = \frac{5}{3}\cdot \frac{2}{3} x^{-\frac{1}{3}}$. Then $f^\prime (0)=\frac{5}{3}\cdot 0^{\frac{2}{3}}=0$, and $f''$ changes sign about the point $0$. So $x=0$ is a stationary point of inflexion for $f$. However, $f''$ is undefined at $x=0$. This shows that it is possible to have stationary points of inflexion even if $f''$ does not exist at the point in question.$

InteGrand · Nov 14, 2015

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leehuan said:
Not fully accurate. To verify a point of inflexion, you should recall that you have to test a bit to each side. Because clearly for the case y=x^4 (or x^6 etc.) y' = y'' = 0 at x=0 but that's a local minimum.
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$To write the percentage sign in LaTeX, do a backslash and then the percentage symbol: $\%$.$

leehuan · Nov 14, 2015

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InteGrand said:
$Well you asked for \textsl{necessary} conditions, not \textsl{necessary and sufficient} conditions (there's a difference between \textsl{necessary} and \textsl{sufficient} in mathematics and logic etc.). The conditions given by sharoooooo are indeed necessary conditions, \textit{assuming that the function f is a function that is twice differentiable at the point in question}.$

$A function $f$ can have a stationary point of inflexion at $x=a$ even if its second derivative does not exist at the point $a$. Since you said the function was arbitrary, the necessary and sufficient conditions for a horizontal point of inflexion are just that $f^\prime (a)=0$ and concavity changes about $x=a$ (this is because the definition of horizontal is that the slope is 0, and the definition of inflexion point is that the concavity changes about the point).$

$For example, consider the function $f:\mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R},f(x) = x^{\frac{5}{3}}$. Then clearly, $f^\prime (x) = \frac{5}{3}x^{\frac{2}{3}}$ and $f''(x) = \frac{5}{3}\cdot \frac{3}{3} x^{-\frac{1}{3}}$. Then $f^\prime (0)=\frac{5}{3}\cdot 0^{\frac{2}{3}}=0$, and $f''$ changes sign about the point $0$. So $x=0$ is a stationary point of inflexion for $f$. However, $f''$ is undefined at $x=0$. This shows that it is possible to have stationary points of inflexion even if $f''$ does not exist at the point in question.$

Hm, fair enough. Still have to familiarise myself with proper mathematical terminology.

davidgoes4wce · Nov 14, 2015

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From the 2011 HSC Exam paper, the answer for part (iii) in the solutions was 7 decibels. (10 ln 3)

I had an answer of 6.93 decibels. Would this be a value that gives me full marks?

InteGrand · Nov 14, 2015

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davidgoes4wce said:
From the 2011 HSC Exam paper, the answer for part (iii) in the solutions was 7 decibels. (10 ln 3)

I had an answer of 6.93 decibels. Would this be a value that gives me full marks?

You should always write the exact answer unless specified otherwise. Even when rounding the answer because they asked for a rounded value, you should write the answer out to many decimal places and put a "..." at the end of the long numeral, before rounding it, so that if you made a silly mistake in rounding, the marker can see what your value was.

davidgoes4wce · Nov 15, 2015

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Confirming there is a mistake with the integration from this solution in Coroneos Publications:

leehuan · Nov 15, 2015

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davidgoes4wce said:
Confirming there is a mistake with the integration from this solution in Coroneos Publications:

That mistake is funny.
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Tbh though, I'm not sure how many of us really care, especially since when people do find the mistake they don't know to come here. This is just a forum which only some of the HSC community use. :x

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