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nid404

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Re: maths help!!
« Reply #15 on: September 25, 2009, 11:41:22 am »
ok mousa here

check the diagram and tell me if you get it or not

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« Reply #16 on: September 25, 2009, 11:43:41 am »
I think this should be able to clear your doubt

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Re: maths help!!
« Reply #17 on: September 25, 2009, 12:02:58 pm »
I think this should be able to clear your doubt

i cant view. i guess  have a problem.. but still i can reead it, Thanks alot alotttt nid ... ;D

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« Reply #18 on: September 25, 2009, 12:04:09 pm »
i cant view. i guess  have a problem.. but still i can reead it, Thanks alot alotttt nid ... ;D

Can't view what??

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« Reply #19 on: September 25, 2009, 12:06:40 pm »
Can't view what??


 the attatchement.. i mean, i cant open it.. i am getting  an
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« Reply #20 on: September 25, 2009, 12:08:15 pm »
ok wait....I'll attach a new format

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« Reply #21 on: September 25, 2009, 12:09:05 pm »
i hope you r able to see this

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« Reply #22 on: September 25, 2009, 12:09:12 pm »
dont click on the image..click on the attachment symbol...and when asked..click save
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Re: maths help!!
« Reply #23 on: September 25, 2009, 12:11:40 pm »
i hope you r able to see this

aha.. now i can open it properly .....your awesome nid.. good explanation...Thanks

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« Reply #24 on: September 25, 2009, 12:12:28 pm »
aha.. now i can open it properly .....your awesome nid.. good explanation...Thanks


anytime my frnd :D

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« Reply #25 on: September 25, 2009, 12:52:49 pm »
chk this for the markscheme image

http://img200.yfrog.com/i/3oa.jpg/

heres the q again

To a cyclist travelling due south on a straight horizontal road at 7 m/s, the wind appears to be
blowing from the north-east. Given that the wind has a constant speed of 12 m/s, find the direction
from which the wind is blowing.

I took ages to think about this.
Relative to the cyclist the vertical and horizontal components of wind are the same since the angle is 45
so
vertically relative to the cyclis, if x is the angle the wind makes with the vertical, Vv=12cosx-7

and horizonatally, Vh=12sinx

These are the same so solve
12cosx-7=12sinx
12cosx-12sinx=7

For how to solve see

http://www.astarmathsandphysics.com/a_level_maths_notes/C4/a_level_maths_notes_c4_trigonometry.html
« Last Edit: September 25, 2009, 01:53:20 pm by astarmathsandphysics »

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« Reply #26 on: September 25, 2009, 01:08:19 pm »
Q -->  A curve has the equation y # (ax ! 3) ln x, where x p 0 and a is a positive constant. The
normal to the curve at the point where the curve crosses the x-axis is parallel to the line 5y + x = 2.
Find the value of a.


My ans --> y = (ax+3)lnx
On x-axis, y = 0
ax + 3 = 0 ? x is -ve ?no soln
But lnx = 0 ? x =1
dy/dx = alnx + (ax+3).(1/x)

dy/dx (m of tangent) = a + 3

what to do next???

5y+x=2 so y=-(1/5)x+2/5 so gradient =-(1/5)



dy/dx=alnx+a+3/x

y=0 when x=1 since y(1)=(A1+3)LN(1)=0

AND DY/DX AT THIS POINT=a*ln1+1+3/1=a+3=-1/5 so a =-1/5-3=-16/5

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Re: maths help!!
« Reply #27 on: September 25, 2009, 01:13:03 pm »
My ans --> y = (ax+3)lnx
On x-axis, y = 0
ax + 3 = 0 ? x is -ve ?no soln
But lnx = 0 ? x =1
dy/dx = alnx + (ax+3).(1/x)

dy/dx (m of tangent) = a + 3

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gradient of normal = -1/5 so gradient of tangent =5
so gradient of tangent = 5

a+3 = 5 so a=2

a = 2

correct answer?
« Last Edit: September 25, 2009, 01:15:56 pm by astarmathsandphysics »
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