confused-freaker
29-10-2005, 07:37 PM
aah i see, thanks for the explaination :) ...
for the coordinate geometry q above, i find their working seems a little weird....i shall paste in the solution for you to spot if there is any probs ~
kimsiang
01-11-2005, 01:01 PM
oups...sorry for late reply......
yr solution is ok...but for the sample solution,1 of the mistakes is that it juz simply state that since theta can be positive n negative,n then come out with 2 solutions.Instead of doing that,1 shd draw another line where the slope is negative,n then start to evaluate the theta,beta,etc...shd come out with the same answer.
The way u used is a normal way,which is *secure*.But sometimes,do do it in other alternative ways.It helps to improve yr math... :wink:
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these are the questions tat i face problems , hope someone can help me to find the solution soon . thank you very muz !!
1. Find the points of intersection of the curve y^2 = 3ax and x^2 = 3ay. Calculate the are of the region bounded by the curves .
2. Find the set of the values of k such that the roots of the equation x^2 + (k+1)x +k + 4 = 0 are positive.
3. Expand (2+x)^-2 in ascending powers of x^-1 until and including the term in x^-4. state the range of values of x for which this expansion is valid. Find the coefficient of x^-18 in the expansion of (3x+x^-2)^12.
4. If ( x+iy )^3 = x + iy, find the real values of x and y .
5. Prove that x^2 + y^2 > 2xy if x, y E R and x is not equal to y. if x^2 + y^2 = 1 and w^2 + z^2 = 1 , show that xw + yz <1.
6. Show that (cosA + cos B)^2 + (sinA + sinB)^2 = 4cos^2 ? (A-B) . Hence, show that cos 15 = ? (route 2 + route6)
7. In a chemical process, substance A is continuously changing into the substance B at a rate which is proportional to the mass of A and inversely proportional to the mass of B , at any time t. the total mass of A and B remains constant and equals to M. the mass pf the B at time is m.
Obtain a differential equation relating m and t.
Given that M = 120 grams, 20 grams of substance B remains after 2 minutes, find the time taken for which the masses of both substances are equal.
8. If a and b are real roots of the equation x^2 + (k+2)x + (k+5) = 0 and k ER, find the ranges of k such that
(i) both a and b are positive,
(ii) both a and b are positive and less than 7
9. The parametric equations of a curve is given by x= t(t-2) and y= 2(t-1). If P is a point on the curve and O is the origin, show that the equation of the locus of Q which divides OP internally in the ratio 1:2 is given by 9y^2 = 4(3x+1). If the normal at P passes through the point A ( 1,8 ) , find the coordinates of P.
reign226
07-11-2005, 09:26 PM
I have been thinking over this problem for a VERY long time and the answers keep contradicting. It refers to linear combination of two independant normal random variables.
X=N(10, 0.1)
Let's say X is distributed normally with mean = 10 and SD = 0.1
Now let's say random variable Y = 10X.
That means:
E(Y) = 10E(X)
No problems so far. But:
Var(Y) = Var(10X)
= 100Var(X)
Right? But in some books, I the way they get the variance for Y, Var(Y) is to simply multiply Var(X) by 10, as there are ten X in Y. Which do you think is correct? Personally I go with 100Var(X) as it's mathematically proven. But I still have my doubt. Somebody help me!!
I have been thinking over this problem for a VERY long time and the answers keep contradicting. It refers to linear combination of two independant normal random variables.
X=N(10, 0.1)
Let's say X is distributed normally with mean = 10 and SD = 0.1
Now let's say random variable Y = 10X.
That means:
E(Y) = 10E(X)
No problems so far. But:
Var(Y) = Var(10X)
= 100Var(X)
Right? But in some books, I the way they get the variance for Y, Var(Y) is to simply multiply Var(X) by 10, as there are ten X in Y. Which do you think is correct? Personally I go with 100Var(X) as it's mathematically proven. But I still have my doubt. Somebody help me!!
in this type of question
if the Q states that ten of x,
Y = X1+X2+X3+X4+....+X10
that mean Var(Y)= 10Var(X)
but
if the Q states that x is repeated ten times ,
Y = 10X
that means Var(Y)= Var(10X) = 100Var(X)
hope that u can understand that i trying to say
reign226
08-11-2005, 08:49 AM
The Q was: "Random variable X = such and such, which represents the weight of a chocolate bar. Random variable Y is the weight of 4 chocolate bars."
So what is the variance for Y? Isn't Y = 10x?
Hmm, then again i think i understand what you're trying to say. I just have to get into my brain that
Y = X1 + X2 + X3 + X4
is not equal to
Y = 4X.
*sigh* Thanks for the help!
reign226
08-11-2005, 02:03 PM
Here's another little devil:
if y = x + (1/x), show that x^4 - 2x^3 - 6x^2 - 2x + 1 = 0 can be transformed into a quadratic in terms of y
i got until this far only:
y^2(x^2 - 2x) + y(2-8x) + 8 = 0
(by long division with X + (1/X)) And now i'm stuck. Help!
kimsiang
09-11-2005, 01:13 AM
Here's another little devil:
if y = x + (1/x), show that x^4 - 2x^3 - 6x^2 - 2x + 1 = 0 can be transformed into a quadratic in terms of y
i got until this far only:
y^2(x^2 - 2x) + y(2-8x) + 8 = 0
Since y = x + (1/x) ------(1)
we can get y^2 = x^2 + (1/x^2) + 2
==>y^2 - 2 = x^2 + (1/x^2) ------(2)
then,x^4-2x^3-6x^2-2x+1 = x^2[x^2 - 2x - 6 - (2/x) + (1/x^2)]=0
Since y = x + (1/x),we can deduce that x not = 0.
then we can get [x^2 - 2x - 6 - (2/x) + (1/x^2)]=0
<=> [x^2 + (1/x^2) - 2x - (2/x) - 6]=0
<=> [x^2 + (1/x^2) - 2(x+(1/x)) - 6]=0
Substitute (1)and (2) into it,
we can get <=> [y^2 - 2 - 2y - 6]=0
<=> [y^2 - 2y - 8]=0
<=>(y-4)(y+2)=0
<=> y=4 or y = -2
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reign226
09-11-2005, 06:06 AM
Brilliant! Thanks a lot kimsang. Unfortunately I could never have thought of this way to do it...ever. *Sigh* Thanks a lot dude!
kimsiang
09-11-2005, 05:24 PM
You are welcome.......... :D
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Nelson
10-11-2005, 01:11 AM
2. Find the set of the values of k such that the roots of the equation x^2 + (k+1)x +k + 4 = 0 are positive.
I think the solution is as follows:
Given that the equation x^2 + (k+1)x +k + 4 = 0 has roots, this means that b^2-4ac≥0.
By taking a = 1, b = (k+1) and c = k+4
we have
(k+1)^2-4(1)(k+4)≥0
k^2+2k+1-4k-16≥0
k^2-2k-15≥0
(k+3)(k-5)≥0
Hence k≤-3 or k≥5
Let α and β be the roots of this equation
Given that those roots must be positive
Therefore α>0 and β>0
α+β = -k-1>0
k<-1
αβ=k+4>0
k>-4
The solution is -4<k<-1
By representing these solutions on a real number line,
we have the set of values of k is {}.
DecentMerson
10-11-2005, 01:47 AM
I have been thinking over this problem for a VERY long time and the answers keep contradicting. It refers to linear combination of two independant normal random variables.
X=N(10, 0.1)
Let's say X is distributed normally with mean = 10 and SD = 0.1
Now let's say random variable Y = 10X.
That means:
E(Y) = 10E(X)
No problems so far. But:
Var(Y) = Var(10X)
= 100Var(X)
Right? But in some books, I the way they get the variance for Y, Var(Y) is to simply multiply Var(X) by 10, as there are ten X in Y. Which do you think is correct? Personally I go with 100Var(X) as it's mathematically proven. But I still have my doubt. Somebody help me!!
about the Var(Y) = Var (10X) question... it is definitely
Var(Y) = Var(10X)
Var(Y) = 100Var(X)
but if Var(Y) = Var (X1 + X2 + X3 + ... + X10), assuming that Xi's are independent and identically distributed(i.i.d) random variable... then, the variance of the sum = sum of the variance because covariance = 0 when the random variables are independent...
so, Var (Y) = Var (X1) + Var (X2) + ... + Var (X10)
= 10 Var (X) (since that they are iid)
DecentMerson
10-11-2005, 02:46 AM
6. Show that (cosA + cos B)^2 + (sinA + sinB)^2 = 4cos^2 ? (A-B) . Hence, show that cos 15 = ? (route 2 + route6)
by using the identity
cos a + cos b = 2cos(a+b/2)cos(a-b/2)
sin a + sin b = 2sin(a+b/2)cos(a-b/2)
u get (cosA + cos B)^2 + (sinA + sinB)^2 = 4 [ cos^2 (A+B/2) cos^2(A-B/2) + sin^2(A+B/2)cos^2(A-B/2)]
as sin^2 X = 1 - cos^2 X... by applying this identity... and expanding it a little, u will come to 4cos^2 ? (A-B)
hence, using the equation u just proved... A-B/2 = 15... A-B = 30...
so, u can let A= 90 B=60, or A=30, B=0... and substitute the value into the equation... and u shld be able to get the answer...
reign226
10-11-2005, 10:10 AM
About the variance question again:
So what does this statement mean: "X = random variable representing mean number of hours studying by Males"
Y= random variable representing mean number of studies by 10 males".
Is Y = 10X or Y = X1 + X2...+ X10?
I saw this question in our textbook and they say Y= 10X. But the thing is, in another book, it's practically the same question (replace mean number of hours studying with weight of chocolate) and Y = random variable representing 10 chocolate bars and they use Y = X1 + X2 etc.
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It would be best if the question just state Y = what. But I'm not counting on it. Arrgh!
DecentMerson
10-11-2005, 11:02 AM