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Thursday, 21 July 2016
Monday, 6 June 2016
Grove HSC 3u book Ex 8.6 Q13,15
Hey sir could you blog this qu from 8.6 q13!! thankyou!!
Q13
Q15
Tuesday, 31 May 2016
Thank you!
Jan,
You projected into our lives and dramatically increased the gradient of our learning. Thank you so much for being the best brumby artiste, hovercrafter and person who met a brain surgeon (and maths teacher) we could've asked for. You have been such an amazing teacher who has inspired all of us. Thank you for the immense dedication and commitment to our class, it hasn't gone unnoticed.
We wish we all the best in the future, good luck being the CEO of NASA!!
All the best
Year 11 accelerated.
Hollynomial, camilimetre, sarabola, f'(ern), stephstitution, domintegrate, decibel, geogebra, e(^mily), annalyse, madisum, issymetric, jessintegrate
:)
You projected into our lives and dramatically increased the gradient of our learning. Thank you so much for being the best brumby artiste, hovercrafter and person who met a brain surgeon (and maths teacher) we could've asked for. You have been such an amazing teacher who has inspired all of us. Thank you for the immense dedication and commitment to our class, it hasn't gone unnoticed.
We wish we all the best in the future, good luck being the CEO of NASA!!
All the best
Year 11 accelerated.
Hollynomial, camilimetre, sarabola, f'(ern), stephstitution, domintegrate, decibel, geogebra, e(^mily), annalyse, madisum, issymetric, jessintegrate
:)
Thursday, 26 May 2016
Wednesday, 25 May 2016
MIF 2U HSC TY6 Q10
we dont integrate sec(x).
I cant find the question, please screenshot it. :-)
Dear Mr Hansen,
The question requires you to integrate sec(x), we only have a formula to integrate sec^2(x).
how would I do this question, could you send me your working?
Thanks, Anna
I cant find the question, please screenshot it. :-)
Dear Mr Hansen,
The question requires you to integrate sec(x), we only have a formula to integrate sec^2(x).
how would I do this question, could you send me your working?
Thanks, Anna
Tuesday, 24 May 2016
QUESTION: Given that the sum of the first 4 terms of an AP equals 34, the next 4 terms sum to 146, find $T_9+T_{10}$
QUESTION: Given that the sum of the first 4 terms of an AP equals 34, the next 4 terms sum to 146, find $T_9+T_{10}$
Grove HSC 3U TY8, series AP
Question 6 pls Trigonometric Functions
SOLUTION
Put $\sin x =\cos x$ to find where the two curves intersect..
Divide both sides by $\cos x$ to get $\tan x=1$ and this gives solution $x=\pi/4$.
When $x=\pi/4$, $y=\sin \pi/4 = 1/\sqrt{2}$ as required.
JH
Monday, 23 May 2016
POST FORMAT PLEASE :
WHICH BOOK, e.g. Grove HSC 3U
WHICH EXERCISE, e.g. Ex 6.11
WHICH QUESTION
SNAPSHOT PREFERRED too please if possible
WHICH EXERCISE, e.g. Ex 6.11
WHICH QUESTION
SNAPSHOT PREFERRED too please if possible
Friday, 20 May 2016
Grove HSC 3U chapter 4.2 Question 2 - Differentiating an exponential type fn.
Help! .
Question 2. =============
$y=(e^{2x}+1)^7$
$y'=7.(e^{2x}+1)^6\times 2e^{2x}$ by chain rule.
$y'=14(e^{2x}+1)^6e^{2x}$
$y'=14 e^{2x} (e^{2x}+1)^6$
Now use product rule too for $y''$
$u=14e^{2x}$, $v=(e^{2x}+1)^6$
$u'=28e^{2x}$, $v'=6(e^{2x}+1)^5 2e^{2x}=12 e^{2x}(e^{2x}+1)^5$
$y'=14e^{2x}12 e^{2x}(e^{2x}+1)^5 + 28e^{2x}(e^{2x}+1)^6$
Factorising
$y'=28e^{2x}(e^{2x}+1)^5(7e^{2x}+1)$
Thursday, 19 May 2016
Wednesday, 18 May 2016
Tuesday, 17 May 2016
Sunday, 15 May 2016
AP SERIES QUESTION FROM JAN ACADEMY :-) Thanks Emily/Issie
Saturday, 14 May 2016
Grove HSC 2U Ex 4.2 Q2o
Question=
How did they get that?
Thanks, Anna
SOLUTION
$u=e^{2x+1}$, $u'=2e^{2x+1}$
$v=2x+5$, $v'=2$
$y'= \displaystyle { vu'-uv' \over v^2}$
$y'= \displaystyle { (2x+5)2e^{2x+1}-e^{2x+1}\times 2 \over (2x+5)^2}$
$y'= \displaystyle { 2e^{2x+1}(2x+5-1)\over (2x+5)^2}$
$y'= \displaystyle { 2e^{2x+1}(2x+4)\over (2x+5)^2}$
SOLUTION
$u=e^{2x+1}$, $u'=2e^{2x+1}$
$v=2x+5$, $v'=2$
$y'= \displaystyle { vu'-uv' \over v^2}$
$y'= \displaystyle { (2x+5)2e^{2x+1}-e^{2x+1}\times 2 \over (2x+5)^2}$
$y'= \displaystyle { 2e^{2x+1}(2x+5-1)\over (2x+5)^2}$
$y'= \displaystyle { 2e^{2x+1}(2x+4)\over (2x+5)^2}$
$y'= \displaystyle { 2\times 2e^{2x+1}(x+2)\over (2x+5)^2}$
$y'= \displaystyle { 4e^{2x+1}(x+2)\over (2x+5)^2}$
$y'= \displaystyle { 4e^{2x+1}(x+2)\over (2x+5)^2}$
:-)
Brought to you by Anna and the Jan Academy :-) :-)
Grove HSC 3U Ex 5.9 Question 4
Hello sir, how do you do question 4?
SOLUTION
Find $y'$, at $x=\pi/6$ and sub into $y-y_1=m(x-x_1)$
$y'=\cos(\pi-x)\times -1$
$y'=-\cos(\pi-x)$
So, tangent gradient is
$m=y'(\pi/6)=-\cos (\pi-\pi/6)=-\cos(5\pi/6)=\cos(\pi/6)=\sqrt{3}/2$
Eqn of tangent
$y-0.5=\sqrt{3}/2(x-\pi/6)$
$2y-1=\sqrt{3}(x-\pi/6)$
$2y-1=\sqrt{3}x-\sqrt{3}\pi/6$
$12y-6=6\sqrt{3}x-\sqrt{3}\pi$
$6\sqrt{3}x-12y+6-\sqrt{3}\pi=0$
Thanks for the question.
Solution brought to you from the Jan Academy 2016, JSH :-)
Grove HSC 3U Ex 5.7 Question 1g and j
Hi sir, can you please help me with 1g and 1j
SOLUTION
The best way is to draw the basic graph of tan x and go from there..as shown below :-)
Thursday, 12 May 2016
GROVE HSC 3u Ex 8.5 Q17
Wednesday, 11 May 2016
GROVE HSC 3U EX 8.5 Q11
GROVE HSC 3U EX 8.5 Q12
Tuesday, 10 May 2016
Grove HSC 3U EX 8.5 Q8

Formula is $S_n={n\over 2} (2a+(n-1)d)$
$a=5$
$d=4$
$S_n=152$
$ S_n= {n\over 2} (2a+(n-1)d)$
$ S_n= {n\over 2} (2(5)+4(n-1))$
$ S_n= {n\over 2}(10+4n-4)$
$S_n=2n^2+3n$
$\therefore 2n^2+3n=152$
$2n^2+3n-152=0$
$n={-3\pm \sqrt{3^2-4(2)(-152)} \over 2(2)}$
$n={-3\pm \sqrt{9+1216} \over 4}$
$n={-3\pm \sqrt{1225} \over 4}$
$n={-3\pm 35 \over 4}$
$n={-3+ 35 \over 4}, {-3- 35 \over 4}$
$n=8, -19/2$
Hence since $n$ is whole number
$n=8$.
:-) JH 2016
Grove HSC 3U EX 8.4 Q11
Hi sir when you are doing arithmetic series how do you do it when you want to know if a number fits into a series? Like Q11 from 8.4?
Answer: I would find an expression for the nth Term $T_n$.
Is $0$ a term of the series $48 + 45 + 42 + ...$?
Method 1: write them all out (only works for small numbers!)
48+45+42+39+36+33+30+27+24+21+18+15+12+9+6+3+0+...
So yes $0$ is a term.
Method 2: all the numbers are multiples of 3, and they go down by 3, so 0 must eventually be reached!! So again Yes.
Method 3: It's an AP with $a=48$, $d=-3$,
$T_n=a+(n-1)d$
$T_n=48-3(n-1)$
$T_n=51-3n$
Answer: I would find an expression for the nth Term $T_n$.
Is $0$ a term of the series $48 + 45 + 42 + ...$?
Method 1: write them all out (only works for small numbers!)
48+45+42+39+36+33+30+27+24+21+18+15+12+9+6+3+0+...
So yes $0$ is a term.
Method 2: all the numbers are multiples of 3, and they go down by 3, so 0 must eventually be reached!! So again Yes.
Method 3: It's an AP with $a=48$, $d=-3$,
$T_n=a+(n-1)d$
$T_n=48-3(n-1)$
$T_n=51-3n$
Solve $51-3n=0$
$51=3n$
$n=51/3=17$
$T_{17}=0$
So Yes. The $17$ th term equals $0$.
JH 2016 :-)
Grove HSC 2u Ex7.1 Q19
Please give me some of the question so i know which one it is as i am working from the 3U book. is it series?
Thursday, 5 May 2016
Monday, 14 March 2016
Question about using $y''$ to determinenature of stat points
Can you use $y''$ to determine the nature of stationary points? YES
EXAMPLE: $y=x^2-1$
$y'=2x$ stationary point is when $x=0$
Here, $y''=2>0$.
$(0,-1)$ is the stat point.
Since $y''(0)=2$ , so $y''>0$ and hence its a MIN.
You can verify this with the first derivative test.
JH :-)
- If $y''<0$ for some stat point then it is a MAX (Concave down).
- If $y''>0$ for some stat point then it is a MIN (Concave up).
- If $y''=0$ for some stat point then you MUST use the first derivative test box to see what it is :-)
EXAMPLE: $y=x^2-1$
$y'=2x$ stationary point is when $x=0$
Here, $y''=2>0$.
$(0,-1)$ is the stat point.
Since $y''(0)=2$ , so $y''>0$ and hence its a MIN.
You can verify this with the first derivative test.
JH :-)
Labels:
Calculus,
second derivative test,
stationary points
Grove Prelim Book 2U 11.7 Question 1
$y=x^2/12$
$y'=x/6$
At x=6, $y'=6/6=1$
Normal gradient is $m=-1/1=-1$
$y-3=-1(x-6)$
$y-3=-x+6$
$y=-x+9$
Solve
$y=-x+9$ (1)
$x^2=12y$ (2)
(1) x 12:
$12y=-12x+108$ (1)
so (1) subbed into (2) gives
$x^2=-12x+108$
$x^2+12x-108=0$
sandbox: 108=54 x 2 = 27 x 2^2 = 3^3 x 2^2
3x2=6, 3^2 x 2=18!! yes
$(x+18)(x-6)=0$
$x=-18$ is where the normal cuts the parabola again.
$y=- -18 +9=27$
$P(-18,27)$
Saturday, 12 March 2016
Grove 2U HSC EX5.3 Q10 A sector of a circle with radius 5cm and angle pie/3 subtended at the centre is cut out of card board. It is then curved around to make a cone. Find Exact SA and V.
Grove 2U HSC EX5.3 Q10
A sector of a circle with radius 5cm and angle pie/3 subtended at the centre is cut out of card board. It is then curved around to make a cone. Find Exact SA and V.
A sector of a circle with radius 5cm and angle pie/3 subtended at the centre is cut out of card board. It is then curved around to make a cone. Find Exact SA and V.
Thursday, 18 February 2016
Camb2uY12-EX1F-Q4a Integration
Tuesday, 26 January 2016
Grove Prelim 3U EX 11.8 Q5c
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