Calculate the minimum value of n. (4) (Total 6 marks) 3. (a) Consider the geometric sequence −3‚ 6‚ −12‚ 24‚ …. (i) (ii) Write down the common ratio. Find the 15th term. (3) Consider the sequence x − 3‚ x +1‚ 2x + 8‚ …. IB Questionbank Maths SL 1 (b) When x = 5‚ the sequence is geometric. (i) (ii) Write down the first three terms. Find the common ratio. (2) (c) Find the other value of x for which the sequence is geometric. (4) (d) For this value of x‚ find (i) (ii)
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you buy a car‚ follow a recipe‚ or decorate your home‚ you’re using math principles. People have been using these same principles for thousands of years‚ across countries and continents. Whether you’re sailing a boat off the coast of Japan or building a house in Peru‚ you’re using math to get things done. How can math be so universal? First‚ human beings didn’t invent math concepts; we discovered them. Also‚ the language of math is numbers‚ not English or German or Russian. If we are well versed
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Math IA Math Internal Assessment EF International Academy NY Student Name: Joo Hwan Kim Teacher: Ms. Gueye Date: March 16th 2012 Contents Introduction Part A Part B Conclusion Introduction The aim of this IA is to find out the pattern of the equations with complex numbers by using our knowledge. I used de Moivre’s theorem and binomial expansion‚ to find out the specific pattern and make conjecture about it. I basically used property of binominal theory with the relationship between the
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Women In Math Over the past 20 years the number of women in the fields of math‚ science and engineering have grown at astronomical rate. The number of women which hold positions in these fields has more than doubled. In post secondary education women are filling up the lecture halls and labs where in the past where it was rare to see a woman at all. If a woman was able withstand the pressure that was put on her it was more than likely that she wouldn’t even be hired. Many organizations have
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2013-2014 COURSE HANDOUT (PART-II) Date: 03.08.2013 In addition to part I (General Handout for all courses appended to the time table) this portion gives further specific details regarding the course. Course No. : MATH C241/MATH F211 Course Title : MATHEMATICS - III Instructor in charge : M S RADHAKRISHNAN Instructors : A Ramu‚ M S Radhakrishnan‚ TSL Radhika‚ P K Sahoo‚ K Venkata
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BU1002:03 ACCOUNTING FOR DECISION MAKING Singapore Campus‚ Study Period 1‚ 2013 BU1002:03 ACCOUNTING FOR DECISION MAKING SUBJECT GUIDE 2013 Study Period 1‚ Singapore Campus Contents Contents 1 1. School Overview 1 2. Subject at a Glance 2 3. Subject Details 3 4. Subject Resources and Special Requirements 5 5. Assessment Details 7 6. Assessment Grading Criteria 10 7. Submission and Return of Assessment 11 8. Plagiarism‚ Referencing and Cheating 11 9. Additional Student Support
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Example 5: Student work Maths Exploration Newton-Raphson method Rationale- For this project I chose to research and analyse the Newton-Raphson method‚ where calculus is used to approximate roots. I chose this topic because it looked extremely interesting and the idea of using calculus to approximate roots‚ seemed intriguing. The aim of this exploration is to find out how to use the Newton-Raphson method‚ and in what situations this method is used Explanation of the Newton-Raphson method
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made an enormous impact on my life was my eighth grade math teacher. I’d had failed my seventh grade TAKS test and had to take a second math class for the year. I was extremely furious and disappointed that I had to take yet another math. I was and still am terrible at math‚ which just made the situation even worse. Within the first week‚ I kept failing my assignments‚ which was making my grade plummet. I came to my regular math teacher for help for my assignments to raise my grades. However‚ the way
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What is Math Anxiety? June 5‚ 2012 ------------------------------------------------- What is math anxiety? Math anxiety is an intense frustration‚ and the fear of failing‚ freezing up‚ or forgetting what to do in the area of mathematics. Math anxiety is a lack of confidence in one’s self to do well in math and the notion of being judged‚ or made fun of for not doing well. Math anxiety is an emotional reaction to mathematics based on a past and unpleasant experience which has damaged a student’s
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“Subject and Verb Agreement” 1. The subject and verb must agree in number. Dennis drives carefully along the highway. Mary men today drive their own cars. 2. Compound subjects take plural verbs. Rose and Lina are the bestfriends in school. 3. A compound subject to a single person takes a singular verb. Ny confidant and adviser is my mother. 4. Compound subjects that modified by each and every is singular. Every father and mother carries out the assigned roles. 5. The verb agrees with its subject not
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