General Thoughts: Mathematics (5 Viewers)

[Hayzazz]

Yep, I got the same.

 

[miss giggles]

Maths was not too hard but not too easy. medium i say.Multiple Choice was really easy, the last questions on the paper were probably the hardest. Anyone get the question about the cube's size differences or something like that? i said something like 38.

i got 36 for that question i did 1^3+2^3+3^3

but what about the question after it the very last question about the equation for number of different size cubes in each cube ,i got n^3 but i think its wrong

 

[sfernando]

IDK but how i got 2000 some where for the cube question!! is simply put 14 cube is 2400 or something ( im worng maybe!!)

 

[silence--]

easy paper. haven't noticed any mistakes yet so let's hope haha

 

[s2 SEductive]

SHIT.

I did not see that extra triangle going through the middle of the diagram. I just assumed the square was added in to make it look complicated BECAUSE IM AN IDIOT. I wrote the answer was 60.

Damn you had time to think off all that
nice
Very smart

 

[hul0]

what was the answer for the non clac perimeter of the trapezium THE 740CM SQUARED AREA ONE
WAS IT HARD OR IS IT JUST ME AND YEAH I GOT MY ANSWER IN SURDS AGAIN

 

[s2 SEductive]

ughh.. those square and cube questions were horrific
overall i think i did quite well though

what was a reason that the girl was wrong for saying her team had a 1 in 12 chance of winning or whatever?

and can someone please walk me through the last question of that tiles/pavement question?
i got it right to a certain extent... my answer was out by a decimal place and had a 0 missing from what the answer should have been :S

That 10% crap yeah i was lost LOL

i seriously had no idea for the probabilty question too
i just wrote less people on their team
and athletic ability
SOo wrong...

 

[4025808]

Re: Mathematics - 2009 SC - Opinions and Thoughts

i didnt get the rule for the last question? what was it?

also the 2nd last question in section 1 where it asked for the angle x in that equilateral triangle above the square. what was it?

the rule for the last Q was 1^3 + 2^3...... n^3..

fuck i couldnt believe i put like (1^2 + 2^2 + 3^2)^2 for the 2nd last question >_<

it was 45*.... i actually drew it out and measured the angle coz i forgot how to do it... xD

 

[Nerdygirl]

For the trapezium question the formula sheet was of use, I got a whole number. Though can't remeber all question details so can't say how I worked it out.

 

[Kanane]

I found that test quite hard D:
Everyone from my school came out saying that it was difficult too...But thats because we are lowly ranked I suppose (500's)

I was so stressed during the exam and didn't finish non-calc >__>!

 

[miss giggles]

what did you get for non-calculator question about the ratios 11:12 and age difference 15

 

[MzG1zi]

does any1 know if we'll lose marks for doing the questions in pencil ?
cause our test supervisor only told us today that we were meant to complete all the tests in pen , and i used pencil for the science multiple choice nd some other questions yesterdai....

 

[MzG1zi]

what did you get for non-calculator question about the ratios 11:12 and age difference 15

umm, wasnt that height difference.
i got that the tallest guy was 180cm.
soz, cant remember his name

 

[hul0]

what did you get for non-calculator question about the ratios 11:12 and age difference 15

its 180cm ithink (180 and 165 coz you multiply both ratios by 15)
but yer i just figured it out after the exam...

IT KILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Hayzazz]

Lol you just multiply 15 by 12... that one was obvious o_____O

 

[miss giggles]

its 180cm ithink (180 and 165 coz you multiply both ratios by 15)
but yer i just figured it out after the exam...

IT KILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i know its like in exams i go totally blank but then after the exam i'd figure out the questions i didn't know , i get so angry at myself

 

[timme]

non calculator was not easy but the rest was quite ok
the last two questions i got 36 for the number of cubes and for the numerical expression of the formula i said it could be n^3 + n^2
but thats probably wrong idk..

You had to square root 400 (=20) and then minus one (=19)

 

[4025808]

That 10% crap yeah i was lost LOL

i seriously had no idea for the probabilty question too
i just wrote less people on their team
and athletic ability
SOo wrong...

haha i wrote like it wasn't exactly going to be 1/12 chance of winning, and i said it only might be...

but overall, I think i lost at least 5 marks... but it was okay though..

 

[hul0]

You had to square root 400 (=20) and then minus one (=19)

ohh DAMN I WROTE 18
BUT IT WAS A GUESS
BUT STILL I WAS ONLY OFF BY 1
IT KILLS AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[PH011]

"this woman is 40 years, in 10 years she'll be younger than this other dude by 20 years. How old is that dude right now?"
epic fail -_-