Who's good at Math????
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Lmao.. Very creative.
SoulfishHawk
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1 and 1 and 1 is 3
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With that function, the ball would have traveled 3.5 feet before it hit the ground. You didn't read that wrong. I suspect your prof is lazy and just pulled some numbers out of his butt in order to have a problem.
A parabola more closely resembling Kaepernick's disaster would look like -0.04x^2 + x + 6.
A parabola more closely resembling Kaepernick's disaster would look like -0.04x^2 + x + 6.
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derivative is -10x+16, set to 0 and slope is flat at x=8/5 (top of parabola), 2x is 16/5 or 3.2 ft at end. sub 8/5 into original eq and -(8/5)^2+16(8/5)+6 = 35.44 ft.
Haven't taken a derivative in 20 yrs, feels good to remember......
Haven't taken a derivative in 20 yrs, feels good to remember......
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I agree... except to be consistent with the number of significant digits in part (a) answer being 18.8 feet, I got 3.54 feet as the answer for part (b).idahawks":2g8ziz9a said:
Your professor is sneaky to make you learn/know the quadratic formula to get the answer to part (b).
It's been over 40 years ago that I learned it. YIKES. :shock:
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Hey bud... you forgot to include a = -5 when you were solving the equation for x = 8/5.chrispy":l8ezkzwu said:
On a test question worth 10 points, I would have subtracted 3 points for that mistake... partial credit = 7 pts. :mrgreen:
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Err...
Oh darn, you guys beat me to it. Oh well...
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Oh darn, you guys beat me to it. Oh well...
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mikeak
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a) 1ft to low........
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Math geeks.
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Sherman=Kaepernick/0, where Sherman>Kaepernick.
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One thing I hated about Algebra was that they show you how to solve problems when you have letters touching numbers, letters by themselves, and letters touching letters, but then they change the rules every chapter after that. And then once you've mastered algebra they tell you "BTW, we don't use algebra in the real world. You need to learn calculus."
Phteven
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my daughter agrees completely. Here's what she came up with.idahawks":2bzrepsd said:
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Hawk-A-Loogie
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Wrong, the answer is Interception!
Jk. Thanks for solving the problem guys.
Jk. Thanks for solving the problem guys.
I like the part where he was just trying to make math a bit more interesting. I highly doubt he cares how true to lie the problem is as he is teaching the solving of the equation. I give the guy props for at least altering his teaching lesson to capitalize on current events while also hopefully helping to teach the skills he needs to.
This teacher could just have seen the play in a different universe like that Niner fan proposed. Maybe the math works out in that universe.
This teacher could just have seen the play in a different universe like that Niner fan proposed. Maybe the math works out in that universe.
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I thought the answer was 23>17.Hawk-A-Loogie":9js8nvj2 said:
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I love this question but I HATE MATH!
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SoulfishHawk":uv6qgm74 said:
Got to be good lookin' cause he's so hard to see.
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Brahn":waepxu3q said:
Agreed.
