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1 has input a and goes to 1
oooh okay
hmm I did a table and followed the constructions in a video but I failed 😂😂😅 I think these e-NFAs I need to think a bit more instead of following a pattern
but makes sense, when a is looped at the end it's not the same as when it could loop with e-NFA at the beginning
bruh moment
that was a quick ban
I think a pattern is sufficient tbh. Maybe you can see where you went wrong if you try to reconstruct it
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Hello!
I’m stuck on this simple problem
Apparently the answer is 10+2, 21 squared
All I’m seeming to find is the 21 and I square that and it’s 441
After that I’m kind of lost
Just confused on how it’s not just 21
we can write this as [ (\sqrt 7 + \sqrt 3)^2 = (\sqrt 7 + \sqrt 3)(\sqrt 7 + \sqrt 3) ] we need to expand this out using distributivity (FOIL, etc)
cloud
what do (1) and (2) represent?
$\sqrt{7}^2 = 7$. Square root and square cancel out.
FirstNameLastName
Same with $\sqrt{3}^2=3$ or any $\sqrt{x}^2=x$ for that matter
YES YES ok
FirstNameLastName
so whatnow tho LOL!
Write it as an equation
$(\sqrt{7}+\sqrt{3})^2=…$
FirstNameLastName
Write it like that
ok
Cause idk what you mean by this
i ended up getting this idk LOL
Nobody knows what you mean by this
i dont even know myself
Write it like that
HAHA
ok i rewrote like this lol
igot 21 squared so far
not a bad startish
$(a+b)^2=a^2+2ab+b^2$
FirstNameLastName
You recognize this?
i searched up how the answer happened and it was this
but i was never taught this idk how to use
HI!
should i ask chat gpt
yes
i was able to answer the first 2 questions
for some reason the answer is 10+2 21!?!?!?!?!
this is the next page lol
14 squared and 9 squared
wait
or is it
49 i mean
and 9
yes
ima actually lost after the 2nd step
huh!?1/!?/
ok imma do this
Hi
Oh sorry yeah I did that
It’s under the f
Thank u!
7 21 and 3 27
Them just floating in the air don’t mean anything
On
So I add the numbers and get 10?
Add them and see what you get
What did you ping knief for
hello
💀💀💀
bruh you had two greens
help me pleaseeeeeeeeeeeee
clouds probably number 1 helpful too
everyone here is very helpful
shoutout to everyone here
knief but we know ur the ruler
I got about that far but I think I’m missing some steps
I might have to go back
$(a+b)^2 = a^2 + 2ab + b^2$
knief
in your case we have a = sqrt(7) and b = sqrt(3)
i dont know how to input those values
if you don’t have this memorized then you can just foil
well you seemed to have multiplied the terms instead of adding them
remember the distributive property, we can start with the simple case
$a(b+c) = ab + ac$
knief
yes?
uhm yes
now suppose instead of "a" we had a binomial such as a + b
$(a+b)(c+d) = (a+b)(c) + (a+b)(d)$
knief
then we can use the distributive property again
on each of those two terms
do you follow up to this point so far
the a + b is functioning as the a in this example
imtrying foil again
you can do that as well
multiply each term in the first binomial by each term in the second then add each
so if we had
$(a+b)(c+d) = ac + ad + bc + bd$
knief
LMAO i think im getting a differnt answer everytime
happens
but you’re not adding the terms for some reason?
^
why are you multiplying them
use this
you have
$(\sqrt{7} + \sqrt{3})(\sqrt{7} + \sqrt{3})$
knief
wait
am i not supposed to be doing 7 times 7
then 7 times 3?
then 3 times 7 and 3 times 3
sqrt(7) * sqrt(7)
sqrt(7) * sqrt(3)
sqrt(3) * sqrt(7) and sqrt(3) * sqrt(3)
but you add each of those together
after multiplying those pairs
what
i added 49 and 21 for the first row of foil
$(\sqrt{7} + \sqrt{3})(\sqrt{7} + \sqrt{3}) = \sqrt{7} \cdot \sqrt{7} + \sqrt{7} \cdot \sqrt{3} + \sqrt{3} \cdot \sqrt{7} + \sqrt{3} \cdot \sqrt{3}$
knief
knief
$\sqrt{a} + \sqrt{b} \neq \sqrt{a+b}$
knief
if thats what you’re doing
this is not what i was doing lol
why this?
im kind of confusedhere thoo ahhhhhhhhhh
i get like a square root of 100 when adding all
then square root of that is 10
you cant add the insides of the square roots
which the 10 is in the answer
you got here yes?
what number, when squared is 49
7
3
so
knief
knief
✋🏻
how about the other 21
i combined them, hence the 2
why did i even add them all
wouldnt it be 21 squared
no
without the 2 in front
oh
not sqrt(21) * sqrt(21)
anytime
it looks like fun
you’ll enjoy yourself
letters don’t have to be scary
yes i do enjoy learning alot
im nearing the end of the unit so its getting much harder
but you know more
which one
d or f?
why did you write 2sqrt(3)
it’s sqrt(3) * sqrt(3)
not sqrt(3) + sqrt(3)
oh
so does the squared 3 x square 3
equal 3 squared 3?
i thought would just be 2 of them
i swear every question with negative signs get me
do u have any tips for when u encounter a negative sign knief
$\sqrt{3} \cdot \sqrt{3} = 3$
knief
in general, $\sqrt{x} \cdot \sqrt{x} = x$
knief
there aren’t many other than just be aware of it and know how it functions
because this is really just $(\sqrt{x})^2$
knief
sqrt and square cancel
or you can think of it like
$\sqrt{x} \cdot \sqrt{x} = \sqrt{x \cdot x} = \sqrt{x^2} = x$
knief
@molten shale
knief i actually cant do a single question anymore
i just got used to doing some algebra
it took me i think a week and half to actually have it down
do u think thats alot
learning math takes time
well sqrt(x^2) = |x| on its own yes
Here, he could also think of it as raised to the 1/2, and then, because it's a product, the exponents are added: 1/2 + 1/2 = 1
but starting from sqrt(x) * sqrt(x), that’s always x even if x < 0
but of course imaginary numbers are a bit in the future
and she won’t be dealing with that
want to see my last page?
That's when the headaches start, and smoke comes out of my ears 😵💫
nah it’s not that bad, just a bit weird at first
Would u say the last page is difficult
you should be the judge of that
whats 3 squared x 3 squared?
81
using foil tho
there is nothing to foil
it’s just one term times one term
we use foil for binomials
$(a+b)(c+d) = ac + ad + bc + bd$
knief
because that’s what they do in algebra
suffocate you with binomials and factoring
@molten shale i have to go eat
@gray delta maybe you can help with the rest
yeap
I just need to print the photos a little bigger so the exercises look better
thank u
you mean this? 
that is correct
it aint that simple tho
Remember that you always multiply the first from the first parenthesis by the first from the second parenthesis, plus the first from the first parenthesis by the second from the second parenthesis...
would that be 2 squared
yeah i kind of forgot the plus part
thanks so much
it starting to make more sense
adding and subtracting rational expressions was hard
but i had it down
now its multiplying them
but they giving me binomials for some reason
Remember that if the base is the same (in this case, the number 3), the exponents are added. In your problem, you have it as a root (that is, raised to the 1/2)
If you think of it this way, then products with exponents different from 0 will become easier for you.
3 squared x 3 squared is just 2 3 squared right?
ive tried using this technique before
Yes, I think I understood you; it's just that I'm translating it, lol
sometimes it dosent work idk why
this is GREAT
i think this is right
can u go step by step on how u added them together lmao
im not sure if i should just put all the numbers together
and thendo the 3s
ok wait a second 🤓
i appriciate u so much @gray delta
i want to be able to lock in!
do u have any tips also on what to do when u see negative signs in ur questions lol
The only thing you do is rearrange the numbers to get them in the correct order, and then you add them (depending on whether you have an addition or subtraction in front); that’s all.
y
your a life saver
thank u so much
i honestly didnt know the 2 3 square roots cancel out
and it just becomes 3
thank u soooo much
I apologize if it takes me a long time; it's just that I don't know how to use the text, and also, I translate some things
In reality, they are raised to half of 1, that is, to 1/2. Then, since it’s a product of the same thing (in this case, 3), their exponents are added: 1/2 + 1/2
omg
1/2 + 1/2
when u put it like that
it actually makes so much more sense idk why i didnt think of tht LMAO
1/3+1/3 = 2/3
1/4+1/4=2/4=1/2
ty so much i itry to remember that
Add more exercises if you want
the answer is -6 -6 square 2
wdym
Just to remind you that 6 can be expressed as the product of 2 x 3
Always keeping the square root, obviously, then you can distribute it
why did u add these all together tho
the -6 plus -2
u didnt add it way earlier in the steps
ok i see where i went wrong
(-2)x3
show it 🤓
u did -2/3 x /3 but u didnt multiply the 2
i multiplied and added the 2 to everything
i also didnt make the 6 back into a 3 and 2
lol
i get up the last row and honestly it gets so confusing
why doesnt it add to -8
u did everything perfect by the way
haha
give me a second i will try to write all again 😄
omg
ur the best
ok so u cant moosh everything together across the plus sign right?
u have to do the right side first or left side
this is very interesting
so hard
It has to match that it’s not multiplied by something else; in this case, one of the -6s is multiplied by something else (the square root of -2), if that’s what you’re referring to
sry
2
oh ok
that makes sense
thank u so much!
there is no way i could mess up the next question
If the + I always put in front confuses you, you can multiply it by the - that you have later. I do it to keep the clarification of the -
i mean this
im imagining there is a bracket between both sides bascially
and u have to complete the one side before mooshing them
If you have the ability to not get confused by the signs, you can multiply the + by the - from the beginning and continue
oh no problem thank u so much
show more
im trying this right now
im like halfway
im getting 8
3 squared
omg i hope this is right
-13!?!?!??
oh no
the e. ?
yes
yeah and i just made the 4 cancels out
so i jus made it 0
i ended up with 12 /3 on one side
and -4 /3 on the right side
so i added them together and had -8
why 4 no cancel WHATT
the 4 become part with the squared 3
wow
i thought it was just a normal 4
the only things that are cancelled are thos in between
make so much sense
4(root3)-4(root3)=0
root 3 x 4
exactly
equals root 4 3?
damn
ur a geniussssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
they really got me with that question
you mean this? you can change the position of the numbers, but is still the same thing 🙂
Just remember not to get confused and end up putting a square root on the 4, lol
If you look at the second term, you have a 2 multiplied by a square root, multiplied by a 3, multiplied by another square root. Since they are all being multiplied, you can multiply the 2 by the 3, since they are raised to the same power (raised to 1)
Yes, because after all, they are all numbers that are multiplying with each other; you don’t have anything adding or subtracting among all those values, just products
2/5 x /5= 2.5 =10
I skipped that part because we had already seen it before, and I assumed you had already figured it out
/5 x /5 = 5
how does 2/5 x /5 work again i forgot
forget about the 2
i swear i was on the right track my first try
idk what happened
im sorry
one sec
im doing it rn
10 plus 2x5?
i was canceling out square roots and making them multiplication
idk where i went with this goddamit
The square roots of 5 that you crossed out were correct.
I started crossing out stuff from the other side after that lol
2./5.3./3 = 2.3./3./5
💯 🔥 👏
It’s just so confusing to me that the number of the square root can now be moved around
I thought it was apart of it but I guess since there isn’t a like base we just do that
The order will not change their product, as long as you keep the square roots with the corresponding numbers; it will be the same
i will change /3./5 for a Q
Thank u!
Ur actually the besttt
So if I have 2 negative square roots
Can I cancel them and make a negative number
follow this one
Also I thought negative square roots aren’t a thing wtf
Wait what
Is this a formula
it is an example, It's not a formula; it's an example so you understand what you need to regroup
the last one is wrong
YAYYYY
-9
LMAO
Omg
I just changed their places and put the square roots of the 3 at the end so they can combine into a 3.
and the (-1).3 = -3
This may seem obvious, but it's worth clarifying
Why -1
Wait
U can put minus 1 in front of the negative 3 squared
There is no way
I put the ... to indicate that it is the last term of the product of the two binomials
I’m so lost 😞
Ok so the 3 cancels
I’m still left with 5 plus -3plus 3 tho
Can I finish off both sides now?
You must not forget that you are doing a product, meaning you multiply the second from the first parenthesis with the second from the last. Notice that in your notebook, you wrote that you are adding them
2./5.3./3= 2.3./3./5
2.3=6 then 2.3./3./5 = 6./3./5
dont forget -/3./5 is C
here
Wait am I forgetting a whole section?
then you have to add -/3.3./3 (the last one)
look this -/3./5 -/3.3./3
You multiplied them all together, and those would be the last two terms
Really
Ok
Imma try that way lol
Let me rewrite the question
Thanks so much !!
🫡
Can I do it like this do u think?
yessss
omg
Oh it’s -3
Here, you can't cancel because you're not multiplying the two terms; notice that you have a + in the middle, you're just adding them.
Awww
The first and last terms you did correctly; you just have the two in the middle left. Try rearranging them so you get /3./5 in both
the second one 2./5.3./3 you can write it 2.3./3./5
Thank u!
Remember, the order doesn’t change their product. If you take a calculator and multiply the same numbers in any order (without repeating them, of course), the result is the same
yeah
Oh right
6./5./3 - /5./3 = ...
i did this 🤓
It's just so you can see that you get more or less the same thing
YES YOU CAN DO IT!! BUT... dont forget the root
YOURE A LEGEND!!!!
YEAH ... remember /5./3=/3./5 You can arrange them so that both terms are in the same order
6./5./3 - /5./3
or 6./3./5 - /3./5
In that same step, you could apply this, or leave it for the end
it doesnt matter what number is /3./5
put a name on that number for example K
then you have 6K - 1K
6-1 =5
yes
think on this way
right
-/3.3./3 = (-1)./3.3./3 = (-1).3./3./3 = (-1).3.3=-9
10 + 6 + (-9)
dont forget the /5./3
Remember that the -9 is an integer term that you have without square roots; you should combine it with the 10 from the beginning
The only two terms that are multiplied by the square root of 5 and the square root of 3 are the two in the middle. Then you have the whole 10 from the beginning and the -9 that you have left at the end of the whole operation
So I do 10-9 first?
yeap
and you can add the two in the middle to each other because they are multiplied by the same thing (the two square roots)
i have 6 of them
6-1=...
but the 5 isnt minus is it
dont forget the -/3./5
what a adventure
thank u soooooo much
im keeping this sheet of paper in case
Hi Vlankiyo
im going to take a shower do u think u could watch over the next 2 questions i have when im back later?
this is the end of my exercise 
okey
no problem i need to drink some
@molten shale Has your question been resolved?
is ur pfp guts from bezerk?
the ending of the movie ruined it for me
hes cool tho
i think imma pick 2 final questions
lets goo
so atleast i know how to do each them so i could do a whole page on my own later
ok
this
and this
how do u even know where to start
I'm thinking about what it means to expand 🤔
how do i get x5 here?
Supposedly, the three terms are being multiplied here, right
yes
they end up being x 15
then simplyfied again
the 24 gets simplified so i just factored it
idk how to factor the xs tho
hm should i try it the same way
I understand that since they have the same variable and it is a product of three, their exponents should be added
3.2=6
4.6=24
3.8 = 24?
im thinking 🐒
noooooooooooooooo
i just factored the 24
lol
i have learned so much today from u
THANK U!!!!!
im actually so tired now
Vlankiyo is one of the smartest and best
let it be known ❤️
i love u have a goodnight
YES
goodnight! Thanks sooooo much!
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how to prove this identitiy
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Find the derivative one component at a time
Start with two dimensions first
B = 2 by 2 matrix
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Hello
I have electrical network applications on linear algebra
I should get equations from this circuit
but I am so lost
I know I should I use kirchoff's law. Current in= Current out for a junction and we should move with the current flow
but here is just so complicated
can anyone help me ?
here it says direction of path 1 but we have I_1 and I_2 so direction of what
@dire sky Has your question been resolved?
make some equations for all the junctions
so current in = current out
and then also focus on the loop law
@dire sky Has your question been resolved?
How can I know if a IR should be negative or not
wdym
you're just adding eveyrthing coming in and eveyrthing going out
oh the loop law
think of each resistor as a drop, the classical water analogy
the voltage drops around the circuit and then once it reches the battery, it is at zero for any loop,
adam
rearranging would lead to:
adam
$$ V_1 - V_2 - ... + \epsilon = 0 $$
hence the law that the sum of all the electric potential differences around a loop is zero.
excuse me V_1 should be negative as well
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hello
using epsilon delta?
yea I think so
supposedly yes
I understand the left side but not the stuff on the right side
whats the reverse 3 thingy
epsilon
what about the other symbol
ren
$\delta$
ren
howd they know to take it positive
definition of limit
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sealpup321
the answer is $z=2+5i$
sealpup321
but I dont see what I can do from here
well I have something "nicer" $-2x +10iy = 23i-27$
sealpup321
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Collect the terms with i and the ones without i in the first member
The second member is -2 + 25 i
So, if $z=x+iy$, then $2(x+iy)-3(x-iy)=-2+25i$
cristorenzo99
Simplify the first member of the equation: $2x +2iy -3x +3iy=-2+25i \implies -x + 5iy = -2 +25i$. Now, put the real part of $-x+5iy$ equal to the real part of $-2+25i$ and do the same with the imaginary part.
You should get:
$
\begin{cases}
-x = -2\
5y = 25
\end{cases}
$
which gives you $x = 2$ and $y = 5$. Because $ z = x + i y$, then $z = 2 + 5i$.
cristorenzo99
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well, you have 4 = 4a - 2b + 3
that's two unknowns
you need another equation
why don't you look at the seam at x = 3?
what do i do
right side = 6-a+b
okay so left side = right side
now you have two equations and two variables
you should know what to do from here ;)
hmm i dont think so?
Gauss pivot
looks like we're not close to that yet
yeah but they are not equal
they're not?
well how is 9a-3b+3 = 6-a+b
well it could be, if a and b are appropriate values
remember what we're trying to do:
yeah
so....
you have two equations
and two variables
this should be ringing bells in your head
not really 😭
from algebra
yeah no
it's a system of equations, does that mean anything to you?
do i have to find the discriminant
you have to watch this https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=oKqtgz2eo-Y
This algebra video tutorial explains how to solve systems of equations by elimination and how to solve systems of equations by substitution with 2 variables.
Systems of Linear Equations - 2 Variables: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKqtgz2eo-Y
Systems of Equations - Fractions & Decimals:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlddJQ1qYDU
...
i know how to solve a system of equations
okay... do that
4 = 4a - 2b + 3 <------- this is from f(2)
9a-3b+3 = 6-a+b <-------- this is from f(3)
these are the two equations you found
Deal with a and b as if they were x and y
a=1/2 b=1/2
so thats it right
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Hello I have a probabilty and statistics question
How many 3 digit numbers can be made from the digits 1, 2, · · · , 9, if each digit can at most be repeated
twice?
Wait does repeated twice mean it appears 2 times or 3 times
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4. I got an answer and would like my work checked.
5. I have a question about someone else's work/solution.
6. I have completed the problem and don't need help anymore. Thank you.
7. None of the above
As a helper, please do not give out answers that could be copied as a homework solution. Have the student work through the problem themselves and guide them along the way.
;-;
;-;
delete that lmao
How much more simple can I make it
explain the steps
Mmm ok
Oh wait I just realised my initial solution is wrong haha
sometimes its easier to count the numbers you are not allowed to make
Ooo good idea
Ye just do that
(that's called finding the complement; it's much, much easier)
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sm1 help
What have you tried so far?
For sure
can u help please
hmm it gives you a video tutorial, doesn't it?
okay, the table is basically saying that, for whatever number $x$ is, $f(x)$ will be the number just below it. For example, if $x$ is $0$, then $f(x)$ will be $5$. And if $x=1$, then $f(x)=7$, and so on.
SWR
yes but i dont understand
Do you understand this bit?
Basically I'm trying to explain how to read the table. The top row are values of x, and the bottom row are values of f(x).
And when values are in the same column (e.g. the red rectangle), you should you read it as "When x=0, f(x)=5"
Yes. $5=a\cdot 0+b$
SWR
how do i calculate a and b
Start here and you can solve for b
You'll need to look at a second point. A second (x, f(x))