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DI can't say what's usually taught; I don't know what most classrooms are doing anymore. I need to be more mindful of using what I've...
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I've got a spreadsheet that seems to work, using Goal Seek. I give it H, h, and r, then use a guessed R to calculate x, the distance... -
Otis replied to the thread 2nd Actuarial exam (FM).My first thought was, "tkhunny is the actuary", but maybe I've confused him with Gene. Jeff is a history major who has retired from the... -
Otis replied to the thread Implicit multiplication sign.I can't say what's usually taught; I don't know what most classrooms are doing anymore. I need to be more mindful of using what I've...
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Dr.Peterson replied to the thread Implicit multiplication sign.Yes, most software today agrees; but there have been at least some calculators that have taken the other interpretation. (My impression... -
Otis replied to the thread Implicit multiplication sign.Yup. Software must follow the Order of Operations as written. Software has been properly "taught". 😉
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Dr.Peterson replied to the thread Changing the radius of an arch.I've got a spreadsheet that seems to work, using Goal Seek. I give it H, h, and r, then use a guessed R to calculate x, the distance...
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DDenis replied to the thread Implicit multiplication sign.Wolfish solution is 9: https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=x%3D6%2F2(1%2B2) So is George Google's...
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Otis replied to the thread Implicit multiplication sign.As long as everyone's on the same page, heh. I forgot to mention in my last post that I've seen classrooms designate symbol ÷ as a...
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JJeffM replied to the thread Algebra II: Rational Zeros Theorem.I suspect that it might help to start at another place. by the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra, a polynomial with real coefficents and...
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That's a nice problem! What thoughts do you have, even if they are not places to start? Here's my thought: First decide on first and... -
Jomo replied to the thread 2nd Actuarial exam (FM).Yeah I thought it was Jeff. Thanks.
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DDenis replied to the thread 2nd Actuarial exam (FM).I think you mean Jeff. What I learned was on my own...on the job... basically financial formulas and the likes... Besta luck Sir...
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JJeffM replied to the thread basic function.What is intended exactly is unclear. Although mathematical notation is supposed to be above culture, it is not. Mathematical notation...
