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I'm currently in high school and doing calculus. While the this makes sense to me and I can solve the problems I feel like that this is pretty boring as I have no idea of how this could be relevant. And things like well you could calculate x or y doesn't help that much as it's unlikely that I'll need it for that. The other problem is that even though when I find an interesting problem it has no meaning to it as I don't know what the numbers actually mean. For example when calculating what the ideal processing distribution between two servers are, the numbers I get out of it are somewhat meaningless to me. What does 2x and -4x square mean in the function. And what does the output of let's say 5 mean? So I figured I may start at the beginning with translating real world problems into mathematical functions/terms. But as it turns out I'm really struggeling with that. Does anyone know what I can do about it? Because when given the problem I'm just sitting in front of it, maybe can get a term of the function like a very basic one 2x or so but that's then it.
#Applying math to real world problems
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Hello everyone, I hope you're having an amazing day so far!
I'm currently in hig...
Terms like 2x and -4x²: These are parts of a function that describe relationships between variables. For example, 2x could represent a direct relationship: double the input, double the output. -4x², on the other hand, could indicate a quadratic relationship: changes in the input have a square effect, which can lead to more complex behaviors like curves.
Outputs: If you solve a function and get an output, say, of 5, it means that for the given inputs (x values), the result of the function's rule is 5. This could represent anything from dollar profits to the amount of material used in a process.
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Yeah, just how I can have a certain problem and translate this into a mathematical term in this case a function that is not as simple as 2x or so. Would want to be able to come up with something like 2x square - 3/x to power of 3...
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I'm sturggling with this process and would like to now how I can practice that