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Re: IGCSE MATHS Doubts
« Reply #270 on: May 09, 2010, 10:32:02 pm »
18 b)

(x-2)-1/2
------
(22)-1/2

x1
----
2-1

= 2x

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Re: IGCSE MATHS Doubts
« Reply #271 on: May 09, 2010, 10:34:21 pm »
i)(x^27/27)^2/3
=(x^27*2/3)/(27^2/3)
=(x^9*2)(divide by 3) (cube root of 27 =3 square it =9)
so it will be (x^18/9)
as27^2/3 means cubic root and then squaring it

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Re: IGCSE MATHS Doubts
« Reply #272 on: May 09, 2010, 10:38:53 pm »
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Re: IGCSE MATHS Doubts
« Reply #273 on: May 09, 2010, 10:57:56 pm »
07 Jun P2 Q16 Part a

f(x) = 3x - 1

Find. in its simplest form

F^-1f(x)

In ms the answer is x how ???
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Re: IGCSE MATHS Doubts
« Reply #274 on: May 09, 2010, 11:12:25 pm »
x
y=3x-1 so x=(y+1)/3 so f^(-1)( f(x))=(f(x)+1)/3=(3x-1+1)/3=x

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Re: IGCSE MATHS Doubts
« Reply #275 on: May 09, 2010, 11:15:13 pm »
f-1(x) =       x + 1
                   3
                         
put 3x - 1 as x in eqn 1 ..u'll get it

(3x -1) - 1
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     3


= x

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Re: IGCSE MATHS Doubts
« Reply #276 on: May 10, 2010, 05:41:42 am »
I get really confused when we're asked questions on shear and stretch..

I asked my tutor and he said for IGs the invariant like is ALWAYS either the x-axis or the y-axis...

To someone who has practiced past papers

Is that true??
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Re: IGCSE MATHS Doubts
« Reply #277 on: May 10, 2010, 05:52:03 am »
listen when u do f(x) u remove the X and replace it by the number given
now it's f^-1(x) so replace the y by 1 instead of replacing x because it's inverse
so it will be:
1=10^x
Anything to the power of zero =1
so x =0

listen u just need to find the perimeter of the shape
4*4 i.e(4+4+4+4) +2*pie*1.2 i.e(4*0.25*2*pie*1.2)
i guess the answer will be 23.5 approximatly it's 24 ppl (or if u want to add this half person :P)

i dont understand the function part.



and i still dont get how its vertically left for that shear question in 09November paper 4
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Re: IGCSE MATHS Doubts
« Reply #278 on: May 10, 2010, 08:20:24 am »
i dont understand the function part.

The function given to you is:   f(x)= 10^x
The question says: write down the value of f^-1(1)
Take the 1 in the bracket from f^-1(1) and put it on the other side
So now it becomes 1= 10^x
One of the law in indices is the zero index law which says that any number raised to the power of 0 is equal to 1
After rearranging we have 1 as the answer so that means that 10 is raised to 0
Therefore x=0
Hope that helps!  :)
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Re: IGCSE MATHS Doubts
« Reply #279 on: May 10, 2010, 08:24:26 am »
Take the 1 in the bracket from f^-1(1) and put it on the other side
So now it becomes 1= 10^x

i dont understand this part, i get everything else

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Re: IGCSE MATHS Doubts
« Reply #280 on: May 10, 2010, 08:52:44 am »
inverse the normal things u do:D tht's it
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Re: IGCSE MATHS Doubts
« Reply #281 on: May 10, 2010, 09:12:04 am »
i dont understand this part, i get everything else

Look, in the question before this (7a) the question was f(0.5) so u replace the x in f(x)=10^x with o.5 and you get 3.16

However, this is not the case in the second one. Here you're meant to find the inverse f^-1 (1)
so it will be the other way round. The 1 in the bracket (f^-1 (1)) will be replaced with f(x)  in f(x)=10^x
giving you 1= 10^x

If you still dont understand can you please specify what is it that you dont understand
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Re: IGCSE MATHS Doubts
« Reply #282 on: May 10, 2010, 09:55:02 am »
may june 2008 construction and locus question plzzz :)
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Re: IGCSE MATHS Doubts
« Reply #283 on: May 10, 2010, 10:03:54 am »
Look, in the question before this (7a) the question was f(0.5) so u replace the x in f(x)=10^x with o.5 and you get 3.16

However, this is not the case in the second one. Here you're meant to find the inverse f^-1 (1)
so it will be the other way round. The 1 in the bracket (f^-1 (1)) will be replaced with f(x)  in f(x)=10^x
giving you 1= 10^x

If you still dont understand can you please specify what is it that you dont understand

hmm, we have a different way of finding inverse in school
suppose f(x)=2x+1
than f-1(x) is replace by y

y=2x+1(y and x are then switched)

x=2y+1
thus y=(x-1)/2
and f-1(x)=(x-1)/2

so can you tell me how to do it this way what is F-1(x) when f(x)=10x

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Re: IGCSE MATHS Doubts
« Reply #284 on: May 10, 2010, 10:13:09 am »
that's right inverse it in this way: ;D
but if it's like this question instead of removing x remove y
listen f(x)---> remove x
        f^-1--->opposite remove (y)
Got it:D
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