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Well the area is found using those dimensions
You do height * width
Which correspond to y and x
cant i just take the derivative
Yes
That's exactly right
Once you have the area formula you take derivative and look for critical.points
A = 2x*e^(-x^2)
Simplify and take derivative
That should be the max
Technically you should do either sign test or 2nd derivative test to confirm it's a max
But in this case given the setup you can be confident it is
oh yea i forgot i needa do that for max and min sometimes
Every time in fact
okk i got sqrt(2/e)
after simplifying a bunch
im pretty sure its right
thank you for help
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Don’t know how to start
well you HAVE started by finding the gradient of line AD.
Ad perpendicular to ab
so you're not "unable to start" but "unable to progress from here".
i dont know what to do with that information
only because i was told to like i dont know why i had to do it i just did it
do you know the relationship between the gradients of two perpendicular lines?
i just know its -1/m to find the perpendicular gradient
You have the gradient of equation of AD
use the relation to find the gradient for equation of line AB
don't use the letter x as a multiplication symbol.
Okay
so you're a calculator in a meat suit, then.
i usually dont bother with understanding the actual meaning of a formula
only that i understand what it finds and how to find it
but actually now that i think about it
i reckon i can find it
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I need help pls, with part c)
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The marscheme said it's wrong
And I don't understand how
Why does it multiply 10 with two etc.
Please helppppp I have an exam on Further Pure maths tmrrrr
You get equation in n
When I write the eq Sn+1 why do I have to multiply 10 with 2
Is this solution
yes
remember the equation for arithmetic series, [2a+(n-1)d]
since a=10 then 2x10
Ohhhh but wait, isn't it the sum
yes, the full eq for sum of arithmetic series is this:
good luck on your exam
I got it!! THank you SO SO SO SO SO MUCH
welcome
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What is the limit of the function f(x) = (-4x^2 + 6x + 18)/(-5x^2 + 11x + 12) as x approaches 3?
The first thing I did was I found the values of x for the top and the bottom equation and got this:
lim x -> 3 = ((x - 3)(x + 3/2)) / ((x - 3)(x + 4/5)).
The (x - 3) cancels out, and I'm left with:
lim x -> 3 = (x + 3/2) / (x + 4/5)
Now I can simply put 3 into the equation and I should get my limit
I get 45/38 but apparently the correct answer is 18/19
who's in the wrong here?
you didn't factorise correctly
specifically you're missing the factors of 4 and 5
I'm sorry, I don't understand what you mean
-4x^2 + 6x + 18 = -4((x - 3)(x + 3/2)
-5x^2 + 11x + 12 = -5(x - 3)(x + 4/5)
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can you simplify $\vec{a} = k\vec{F_{net}} + k \cdot \frac{1}{m}$ to $\vec{a} = k\frac{\vec{F_{net}}}{m}$
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$\vec{a} = k(\vec{F_{net}} + \frac{1}{m})$
rynite
I don't know if we can add $\vec{F_{net}}$ and $\frac{1}{m}$
somehow
my algebra skills are a bit rusty
rynite
yes
not sure adding a vector and a scalar makes sense here
ah forgot, (still learning linear algebra too lol)
your initial equation itself seems a bit off to me 
im just trying to prove this
or I mean, im not sure how both proportionalities are exactly combined
I know that $\vec{a} \propto \vec{F_{net}}$ is like $\vec{a} = k{\vec{F_{net}}}$
rynite
and $\vec{a} \propto \frac{1}{m}$ is like $\vec{a} = k \cdot \frac{1}{m}$
rynite
so I thought I could add both of these to find an equation that relates mass, acceleration, and net force
well first of all the two constants should be k1 and k2 really
and k1 (assuming k1 is for the first proportionality) isn't even a "constant", but actually dependent on m
here's a more in depth explanation from SE (https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/433754/how-does-one-combine-proportionality?noredirect=1&lq=1)
but I think you should be talking about the magnitude of F, not the vector itself in these equations
yeah, my bad
ill look into it
thanks
np
I don't quite understand this phrase.
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A small plane with 4 rows of seats with 3 seats in each row. Eight passengers were counted on board of the plane and were randomly assigned to the seats. A married couple follows to board the ship. What is the probability that there will be two adjacent seats in the same row for the couple?
A 8/15
B 32/55
C 20/33
D 34/55
E 8/11
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pls help
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hello?
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can u help my question pls
ok
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the formula for the area of a parallelogram is $\frac{1}{2}ab$
where $a$ and $b$ are the two side lengths
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can u asnwer my question in help-32
this makes no sense btw
its lenght*height or a times b times sin(x)
wdym sin(x)
thas why u cant calc
you can
how??
yes
u can calculate it by doing height*lenght OR ab times sin(x), but we dont knoiw x
so uz cant calc
but my forumla is correct
no it isnt
yes it is
you need the height of the parallelogram
yea
so you cant calculate it
thats why u can5t calculate it
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but the formulas are correct
i never said u can calculate it
i just said the formulas
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@hollow cave now can u help me in help-32
Please don't occupy multiple help channels.
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How do I start 41
break it into sec^2*sec^2 then use pythegorean identity
u=tanx may prove as a useful substitution
uhh
But
dont do both
$\sec^2\theta=\tan^2\theta+1$
kheerii
not -
Oh
Ok
Should I distribute
Or
Sub
Not sure
I integrate by parts
Right
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where are you
he pulled the -2 out from the demominator
did you learn the limit definition of a derivative
yea so hes algebraically manipulating it to look like the limit def
so he can sub in the f'
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i actually rlly like that question
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Could someone help me with this
I don't know where to start
You're given what 5•10⁸ is, so you can replace it in the bottom expression
Yep that's it
It says thats wrong
It's probably $5.2 \times 10^8$
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What do i do for this one
same thing as the last problem.
Same thing
convert 4x10^7 to (something) x 10^6
then do your arithmetic
then put it in standard form
I got 7*10^6 it said it was wrong
that's because that is wrong. Take a look what you did here
7*10^7 then?
also wrong
3 × 10^6 + 4 × 10^6 × 10
It uses the fact that when in a sum or substraction, you have a term in product that CAN be taken common. Example ab+by=b(a+y).
It uses the concept of taking commons or factoring in.
Yep exactly
10 * 3 - 10 * 91771 = 10(3-91771) another example of taking common
xyz-abz+pqz=z(xy-ab+pq). Here you took "z" as common or rather factored z in.
50-45=5(10-9), you factored 5. Another example
Can you just give me the answer I don't understand a thing you're on about
It's ok i've done it now
Thank you for all your help though
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How I do this
,tex .unit circle
onion
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How are these two equal? I can't seem to figure it out
,tex .exp rules
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I know these rules, but I still wasn’t able to reach the answer. Here’s what I tried.
Wait
Let me try something rq
Try simplifying first before adding them
I got it thanks for the help, can't believe i missed that my brain's been getting rusty
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I need help with this wuestio
Use properties of similar triangles. Are we assuming the roof and the gray triangle are right triangles?
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$\frac{49}{75}=\frac{15}x$
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similarity 
I got the answer 110. I didnt assume the two triangles were right triangles but assumed they were similar
i mean you really cant do much unless you assume the triangle is either a right trianlge or an isoceles triangle
one is easier than the other
because heron's formula sucks egg
I used trig
you can solve it with out assuming its a right triangle
split the bigger triangle in half turning it into right triangle. get the side legths of the triangle. use tig to find the angles. aplly the angles to the smallr triangle then use trig again to get the area
that only works if its isoceles
true just realized that. poorly written question
you can give the answer in terms of some angle, t, and then have an unknown in the answer 
its multiple choice and its for practice so I wont go through the hassle but thats a good idea
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Hi I need help with this question about fraction decomp for integrations
I am confused what they mean by a/x +a2/x^2 etc
I did the decomp and i didnt get all of those
$a_1,a_2$ etc are constants
Why am. I here
how did you do the decomposition?
you might have erred there
oh
to decompose fractions with powers of terms, you'd use the general form is C/x + C/x^2 + ... + up until the highest power
oh
i don't think the result you received actually equals the original expression
pretty much
yes that's still necessary
ok
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given that a and p are some vectors, I cant figure what w would represent
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I think I found w to be the orthogonal projection of p?
but then I cant figure out what the meaning of w dot our projection would be
I know the dot product is the
"measure" of how parallel 2 vectors are
should I simply
I think I got the answer nvm
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hi, i would one do this more rigorously? It made sense to me in my head but couldn't ocme up with an actual argument to support that
the main insight is that multiples of k>1 cannot be next to each other
so if k divides n then k does not divide n+1
for k>1
in your case 2,4,6,8,...,100 divide h(100)
so 1,2,3,4,...,50 divide h(100)
wait i don't follow
well i get the idea you mentioned though
if k divides then k does not divide n + 1
how'd you get this though?
the first part is from the problem description
yes
for second part, if 2n divides h(100) then n must divide h(100)
does that make sense?
sure yes
but it's talking about h(100) + 1, no?
using this we know that none of 2,3,4,...,50 divide h(100) + 1
oh yeah i think you're onto something
thanks thanks let me try
okay so first of all h(100) = prod(2n) from n = 1 to 50
so obviously h(100) | 2n
and transitively h(100) | n
h(100) + 1 thus can't divide n
and since h(100)|n for n = 1 to 50
then (h(100)+1)|n can only divide n for some n>50?
the idea is correct but you made some mistakes in the notation
its the other way around
oh yeah sorry
2n | h(100) (meaning 2n divides h(100))
yes
okay this makes sense
same here
n cant divide...

no worries
yes
and also you would have to say what n is in a formal proof
e.g. Take $n\in \mathbb{N}$ such that $1 \leq n \leq 50$, then $2n | h(100)$ ...
LF
right thanks
this is in an algebra class though
so no proof work yet i guess
oh alright
its cool that you want to try and prove things tho
you get a deeper understanding that way
no need
might need some prereq course for that ig before i could get to that
oh
but yeah i get the idea
the idea is the main part

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my answer didn’t match up with the calculator, any mistakes in this?
2+ (1/2) = 5/2 (second last line)
Np
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any issues in this integral? sorry for the messy handwriting
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Stuck on this! I have used the formula (x^2 +a^2) then use a*sinh(x). i understand that, however the answer states that a in this instance is sqrt(3)? im unsure as to how they got this value for a. any help appreciated.
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Yo tried x=√3tant
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Let OACB be the parallelogram to the right. The sides OB and BC are divided into three lines of equal length where the dividing point P ∈ OB is closest to O, while the dividing point Q ∈ BC is closest to C. Show that the intersection points P′, M and Q′ of the diagonal OC with the line The angles AP, AB, and AQ, respectively, divide this diagonal into four equally long parts. −→ −→ Hint: Choose a = OA and b = OB as bases. Due to the symmetry, it suffices to show that …
Express OP′ in two terms and take advantage of the fact that a and b are linearly independent.
How do I prove this?
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test?
If my plan is to find the antiderivative of this
is this the correct notation:
$F(x)=\int_{}^{}cos(x)*sin(x)dx$
Nox
well we normally wouldn't write the star, but yes that seems to match what your problem states
i'm not quite sure what your question is
the way i'd type that is $\int \cos(x) \sin(x) \dd{x}$
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Im just trying to make sure im 100% correct on notation since my prof is very stingy
the dot/star works to, not that significant tho
so if I wanted to solve the integral towards getting F(x) ud just do
$\int \cos(x) \sin(x) \dd{x} = ... = .... = F(x)$?
Nox
if f(x) = cos x sing x
F(X) = integration of f(x)
like a general notation
for deivative some like f'(x), some preffer a bar over it , many other ways too
like i would suggest check your lecture notes by the proffessor , or ask him in person / by mailing
generally they dont mind if you used another notation , but make sure your proffessor is that guy
Idk im losing my mind over this, I spend more time worrying about notation than actually solving everything zz
lmfao ok
Ive already found out hes in fact not that guy
if i were computing that antiderivative i wouldn't even mention f or F
fair
so if the integral solves for
$(x^2-2)sin(x)+2x*cos(x)+C$
Nox
youd just leave it like that?
oh i took the answer from a different case woops
but yeah thanks, I guess ill try my luck and pray to god my prof doesnt have a bad day
praying good for your prof 🔥 , gl !
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r u sure about that ?
idk what im missing
and r u trying to prove that my induction ?
1+x+..+x^n at n=1 ... So wheres the 1 at the beginning going ?
oh i thought that it isnt used
cause in other questions it just dissapoear
s
such as this
solution says this
at n=1 the only value in lhs is 1
im not getting it
ohhhh
all this proof is hurting my brain
that makes a lot more sense
wait so in other words u can either sub 1 into n or look at the first term?
or just look at the first term
when you do "n=1", yes you literally sub in 1 into n
but you have to be careful
on the left the sum goes from 0 to n
so if n=1, the sum goes from 0 to 1
and so there are 2 terms
0 and 1
ah ok
(in this sum)
so in general just be careful for the starting term
yes, UNLESS :
in this case, the sum goes from 1 to n
so if n = 1
the starting term and the ending term are one and only one term
so there's just 1 term
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please help me with this. im going crazy after being stuck on this for over an hour. Been trying random stuff with the normal distribution formula at this point
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consider p(X>b)+p(Y<b)
uh a hint on how to carry forward with that?
wait i retract that
instead
notice that they both have the same variance
and then consider a graph of the normal distribution of both of them
if you combine them into one graph (without adding, just put them side by side with overlaps)
theres going to be a point where the two graphs meet
in which case that is the point where the probability is the same
oh
so
we just use the equation of normal distribution
equate 2 graphs, the x coord of intersection is just b?
yeah
you can just graph it out and you'll see something
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hi, how would i solve for integer solutions for x here
x^x -10x = -3
(aside from testing numbers)
is there a way to do it via number theory
or only something related to Wlog works?
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x must be positive, so -3 = x(x^(x-1) -10) and therefore x is a divisor of 3
wait what
how did you infer x must be positive
x can't be negative, because x^x = 10x-3 is integer
And it can't be zero because 0^0-10 0 equals 1
also (x^(x-1) -10) could be a divisor of 3 instead right
Both are divisors of 3
i’m confused, why should they be?
only one has to be right?
No, if a times b is 3 then both a and b are divisors of 3
hmm you’re right, this makes sense with an example
what is this called btw?
it’s probably elementary but i might get some context just by looking at it from other pov as well
It's the definition of divisibility
a divides c if ab=c for some b
Since ab = ba, b divides c too
oh okay i see now
why is this one? 😭
isn’t 0^0 undefined
Well
well you could also define it as 1 ig
Yes, that depends on who you ask
It's similar to whether 0 is a natural number, it is but some people say it is not
i see, u defined it as 1 right?
Yes
okay and for the next thing i still don’t get how you see this by observation

oh yeah you’re right i just got it when you were typing
wait
okay yeah makes sense ig
Except for x = -1
Yes
okay so finally i get this i guess

so i’d just try x = 1 and 3 right?
Yes
nice, thanks-
i guess the key takeaway is the divisibility thing
didn’t think of that tbh
You could also have done it without that, but I think it would have been more difficult
i tested numbers and got 3 too
i was just curious what i could’ve used for other questions
also i just wanted to learn 
You could have used the derivative too
Look for real solutions
And see which are integers
how does that relate
The derivative is (log(x)+1)x^x -10
Somehow show that it only has one root
Therefore the equation can have at most two roots
3 is one of them
idk where that results comes from too
could you elaborate
not on the showing one root part
but this
And since 0^0 -10 0 = 1, and 1^1 - 10 1 = -9, the other one is between 0 and 1 and is not an integer
It is a consequence of Rolle's theorem
In calculus, Rolle's theorem or Rolle's lemma essentially states that any real-valued differentiable function that attains equal values at two distinct points must have at least one stationary point somewhere between them—that is, a point where the first derivative (the slope of the tangent line to the graph of the function) is zero. The theorem...
😮😮i remember learning it okay okay i need to review all this stuff lol
wait so
i think somebody else told me
for the previous question right
x^x = 10x -3
they said they mod x both sides
Oh
At least it works for x > 0
Yes
It actually is the same as this
why not for x>=-1?
right
Do you mean for x < 1?
Maybe it actually does

But seeing an equation mod 0 is weird
you can have mod negative numbers?
Of course
oh yeah
okay i think for all i can gather from this
Do you know what complex numbers are?
i need to learn number theory asap lol
yes
Well, you can consider complex numbers a+bi with a and b integer, and have (mod c+di) with c and d integer
is that all part of elementary number theory?
this is how you can have mod negative numbers right?
u can’t over the reals?
Actually a lot of advanced mathematics is about seeing things modulo other things
No, you don't need to
It's not exactly the same
For example you can have (mod 1) in the reals, so you just look at the decimals
But then you can no longer multiply numbers
And if you want to multiply numbers, then all numbers equal 0
It's weird
oh
Yes, it is hard the first time you study it
honestly didn’t even know you could get decimals as results to mod lol
i see
thanks thanks
anyway so basically the mod x thing works too right
same conclusion about divisors of x
weird tbh but that’s a new “trick” for me then
For example, 1.5 times 0.5 = 0.75, but also 0.5 times 0.5 = 0.25 (mod 1)
It is an extremely useful trick
you mean mod x both sides?
okay okay, nice
Or other numbers
right i use mostly
mod 3 and stuffs
never mod variable
but yeah u mentioned u can mod anything lol
so that’s a new insight
As long as that thing is integer
No, but you can do mod anyway
For example if v = (1,-1,1)
Then (2,0,0) = (1,1,-1) (mod v)
And you lose 1 dimension

so you can mod anything?
isn’t mod 0 undefined
You have to define what mod means
No, it is defined, and it does nothing

a = b (mod 0) if and only if a = b
Because a=b (mod 0) means 0 | a-b, or 0c = a-b for some c, so a-b=0
hmm yeah makes sense
all this time division by zero was undefined for me
0^0 was also undefined
and yeah i’m aware the divides thing uses multiplicative inverses and not actual division
No, it is not division by zero, but rather divisibility by zero
^
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yes
alr
(1+x)/2 = y-1?
yes
alr
now solve for y
y = (x/2)+2
yuh
alr
how did u get this
sus?
wrong is what i meant
you have this yes?
yeeesss
and like
oh
you also have this
ao
so
\
,, \f{1+x}2 = y -1 \Implies \f12 + \f x2 = y -1
ohh yes i see what i done
idk why i changed (1+x)/2 to (x/2)+1 during my calculations
me dumb
(x+1)/2+1 = y
thats your equation
yes
so its just an equation of the line
y=mx+c
i trust you can graph it on ur own?
i think i can do it
okie dokie
yea seems legit
just like uh
remember that t is between 0 and 2
so like ur graph needs to be consistent with that
plug in t = 0 and t = 2 in both the x and y equations you had in the beginning
anr then accordingly restrict your graph
yuh
alr
so your graph is restricted between those two points
n then like
notice rhe direction of motion would be like
diagonally up
mmmmmmm
guess that's it
I see
good job
lmao much appreciated 
you are a great student too 👍
anyways you can close with .close
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what is this function exponential? x^3+5+2x
No. It is a polynomial
you mean cubic?
yeah
when is it exponential
of which degree?
when it is of the form $b^x$
third degree
so not with a number instead of the x?
how do you call that btw i am not english native
wait so exponential is 3^x but x^3 is polynomial
?
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thanks
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how do I derive the equation of a polynomial function, P(x) when all the information I'm given is:
- it is a degree of 5
- has exactly two x intercepts at x = 2, x = 3
- P(0) = 6
I think that's not enough information
There may be more than one polynomial with those properties
yeah I thought so as well
I guess it was asking for one possibility of an eqn, but it was so vague
Well, since it has exactly two roots, one of them must be multiple
So for example we can do P(x) = (x-2)^2 (x-3) Q(x), and Q(x) without roots
Like Q(x) = 1+x^2
But P(0) = 6, so (-2)^2 (-3) Q(0) = 6, that is, Q(0) = -1/2
So Q(x) = -1/2-x^2 could work
thats true, but wouldnt we still need to find the coefficient?
Which coefficient?
if there is one thats 1<
when I learned about deriving polynomial functions, we had to find the coefficient as well
so for example a(x-b)(x-c), so a would be the coefficient and we'd have to input a coordinate to solve for it
not sure if that applies here
Well, that is implicit in the Q
oh I see
If you say which roots a polynomial has, it will be determined up to a coefficient that multiplies it, like a(x-b)(x-c), and if 0 is not a root, then the value at zero is a(-b)(-c) = abc, and therefore the value at zero determines the value of a
Since I chose Q such that P(0) = 6, I somehow chose something that was equivalent to that coefficient
But are you sure the degree is 5 and not something smaller like 2?
yeah it was 5
ohh that makes sense
I see how urs could work since it fulfills alll of the listed characteristics of the graph, thanks for explaining
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help
it says
Look closely at the figure showing a map of a park.
The distance shown is 7 cm on the map.
How many meters is the stretch in reality?
i still dont get it
ah
so i have to use an ruler for this one?
how do i do it then
i still really dont get it..
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how would i find the modulo inverse of a matrix?
like i have no idea how to do it
do you mean determinant
yes
the determinant of the inverse is the reciprocal of the determinant of the matrix
so is the determinant of the inverse 1/54?
,calc 13 * 6 - 24
Result:
54
yes
what is your actual problem
you just asked for the determinant
so for the decryption of a hill cypher
i have a key
and the code
but i dont get how to fully decrypt it
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now i need to decrypt it






