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20:32:39 `q001. Note that this assignment has 10 questions Solve the following system of simultaneous linear equations: 3a + 3b = 9 6a + 5b = 16.
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RESPONSE --> 9a+8b=25. confidence assessment: 2
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20:48:36 The system 3a + 3b = 9 6a + 5b = 16 can be solved by adding an appropriate multiple of one equation in order to eliminate one of the variables. Since the coefficient of a in the second equation (the coefficient of a in the second equation is 6)) is double that in the first (the coefficient of a in the first equation is 3), we can multiply the first equation by -2 in order to make the coefficients of a equal and opposite: -2 * [ 3a + 3b ] = -2 [ 9 ] 6a + 5b = 16 gives us -6a - 6 b = -18 6a + 5b = 16 . Adding the two equations together we obtain -b = -2, or just b = 2. Substituting b = 2 into the first equation we obtain 3 a + 3(2) = 9, or 3 a + 6 = 9 so that 3 a = 3 and a = 1. Our solution is therefore a = 1, b = 2. This solution is verified by substituting these values into the second equation, where we get 6 * 1 + 5 * 2 = 6 + 10 = 16.
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RESPONSE --> I realized how I was suppose to it. After I hit the enter response button I realized I didn't do it right. As I was looking at the way it was telling me to do it, I realized that is the right way I have to do it. As I was looking at it I realized I knew how to do. I have to find a way to cancel out a first off and get an answer for b. After that I have to insert that number in place of b and then solve for a. Then I have the answer for both a and b. self critique assessment: 3
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20:55:56 `q002. Solve the following system of simultaneous linear equations using the method of elimination: 4a + 5b = 18 6a + 9b = 30.
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RESPONSE --> a=3 and b=4/3. confidence assessment: 2
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21:03:42 In the system 4a + 5b = 18 6a + 9b = 30 we see that the coefficients of b are relatively prime and so have a least common multiple equal to 5 * 9, whereas the coefficients 4 and 6 of a have a least common multiple of 12. We could therefore 'match' the coefficients of a and b by multiplying the first equation by 9 in the second by -5 in order to eliminate b, or by multiplying the first equation by 3 and the second by -2 in order to eliminate a. Choosing the latter in order to keep the number smaller, we obtain 3 * [4a + 5b ] = 3 * 18 -2 * [ 6a + 9b ] = -2 * 30, or 12 a + 15 b = 54 -12 a - 18 b = -60. Adding the two we get -3 b = -6, so b = 2. Substituting this value into the first equation we obtain 4 a + 5 * 2 = 18, or 4 a + 10 = 18, which we easily solve to obtain a = 2. Substituting this value of a into the second equation we obtain 6 * 2 + 9 * 2 = 30, which verifies our solution.
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RESPONSE --> I understand that since the numbers can be multiplied to get 40 that the first line needs to be multiplied by 9 and the second one needs to be multiplied bu -5. This makes b cancel out and become 1. We then sovle for a. The we substitute in the number for a in the next equation and we solve for b. Therefore the answer is a=2 and b=2. self critique assessment: 3
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21:05:53 `q003. If y = 5x + 8, then for what value of x will we have y = 13?
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RESPONSE --> We have x=1. confidence assessment: 2
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21:06:28 We first substitute y = 13 into the equation y = 5 x + 8 to obtain 13 = 5 x + 8. Subtracting 8 from both equations and reversing the equality we obtain 5 x = 5, which we easily solve to obtain x = 1.
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RESPONSE --> I understand how this problem is done. I did it the right way. self critique assessment: 3
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21:14:06 `q004. Sketch a set of coordinate axes representing y vs. x, with y on the vertical axis and x on the horizontal axis, and plot the points (1, -2), (3, 5) and (7, 8). Sketch a smooth curve passing through these three points. On your curve, what are the y coordinates corresponding to x coordinates 1, 3, 5 and 7? Estimate these coordinates as accurately as you can from your graph. Retain your sketch for use in future assignments.
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RESPONSE --> The y coordinates are 0, 5, 6 1/2, and 8. confidence assessment: 1
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21:17:07 The x coordinates 1, 3 and 7 match the x coordinates of the three given points, the y coordinates will be the y coordinates -2, 3 and 8, respectively, of those points. At x = 5 the precise value of x, for a perfect parabola, would be 8 1/3, or about 8.333. Drawn with complete accuracy a parabola through these points will peak between x = 3 in and x = 7, though unless you have a very fine sense of the shape of a parabola your sketch might well peak somewhere to the right of x = 7. The peak of the actual parabola will occur close to x = 6, and the value at x = 7 will be just a bit greater than 8, perhaps 8.5 or so. If your peak was to the right of x = 7, your x = 5 value will be lass than 7.
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RESPONSE --> I am completely lost on this one. I am not sure what it is talking about. I might just be over looking what it is saying but I am not sure. I placed the points on the graph and then connected them. I looked at where the points were and tried to see what the y coordinates were. I am just not sure. self critique assessment: 2
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표Ȁ]ݧ assignment #001 001. Precalculus I 01-15-2008
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21:18:25 `q001. Note that this assignment has 10 questions Solve the following system of simultaneous linear equations: 3a + 3b = 9 6a + 5b = 16.
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RESPONSE --> a=1 and b=2. confidence assessment: 2
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21:19:05 The system 3a + 3b = 9 6a + 5b = 16 can be solved by adding an appropriate multiple of one equation in order to eliminate one of the variables. Since the coefficient of a in the second equation (the coefficient of a in the second equation is 6)) is double that in the first (the coefficient of a in the first equation is 3), we can multiply the first equation by -2 in order to make the coefficients of a equal and opposite: -2 * [ 3a + 3b ] = -2 [ 9 ] 6a + 5b = 16 gives us -6a - 6 b = -18 6a + 5b = 16 . Adding the two equations together we obtain -b = -2, or just b = 2. Substituting b = 2 into the first equation we obtain 3 a + 3(2) = 9, or 3 a + 6 = 9 so that 3 a = 3 and a = 1. Our solution is therefore a = 1, b = 2. This solution is verified by substituting these values into the second equation, where we get 6 * 1 + 5 * 2 = 6 + 10 = 16.
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RESPONSE --> I understand what is being done here. It took a minute for it to come back but I understand what I am suppose to do. self critique assessment: 3
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21:19:25 `q002. Solve the following system of simultaneous linear equations using the method of elimination: 4a + 5b = 18 6a + 9b = 30.
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RESPONSE --> a=2 and b=2. confidence assessment: 2
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21:19:48 01-15-2008 21:19:48 In the system 4a + 5b = 18 6a + 9b = 30 we see that the coefficients of b are relatively prime and so have a least common multiple equal to 5 * 9, whereas the coefficients 4 and 6 of a have a least common multiple of 12. We could therefore 'match' the coefficients of a and b by multiplying the first equation by 9 in the second by -5 in order to eliminate b, or by multiplying the first equation by 3 and the second by -2 in order to eliminate a. Choosing the latter in order to keep the number smaller, we obtain 3 * [4a + 5b ] = 3 * 18 -2 * [ 6a + 9b ] = -2 * 30, or 12 a + 15 b = 54 -12 a - 18 b = -60. Adding the two we get -3 b = -6, so b = 2. Substituting this value into the first equation we obtain 4 a + 5 * 2 = 18, or 4 a + 10 = 18, which we easily solve to obtain a = 2. Substituting this value of a into the second equation we obtain 6 * 2 + 9 * 2 = 30, which verifies our solution.
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NOTES -------> I understand what is being done here. I see how to go about it to find the answer.
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21:19:50 In the system 4a + 5b = 18 6a + 9b = 30 we see that the coefficients of b are relatively prime and so have a least common multiple equal to 5 * 9, whereas the coefficients 4 and 6 of a have a least common multiple of 12. We could therefore 'match' the coefficients of a and b by multiplying the first equation by 9 in the second by -5 in order to eliminate b, or by multiplying the first equation by 3 and the second by -2 in order to eliminate a. Choosing the latter in order to keep the number smaller, we obtain 3 * [4a + 5b ] = 3 * 18 -2 * [ 6a + 9b ] = -2 * 30, or 12 a + 15 b = 54 -12 a - 18 b = -60. Adding the two we get -3 b = -6, so b = 2. Substituting this value into the first equation we obtain 4 a + 5 * 2 = 18, or 4 a + 10 = 18, which we easily solve to obtain a = 2. Substituting this value of a into the second equation we obtain 6 * 2 + 9 * 2 = 30, which verifies our solution.
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RESPONSE --> self critique assessment:
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21:20:06 `q003. If y = 5x + 8, then for what value of x will we have y = 13?
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RESPONSE --> x=1. confidence assessment: 2
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21:20:30 We first substitute y = 13 into the equation y = 5 x + 8 to obtain 13 = 5 x + 8. Subtracting 8 from both equations and reversing the equality we obtain 5 x = 5, which we easily solve to obtain x = 1.
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RESPONSE --> I understand what is being done here. I see how to go about it inorder to find the answer. self critique assessment: 2
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21:20:58 `q004. Sketch a set of coordinate axes representing y vs. x, with y on the vertical axis and x on the horizontal axis, and plot the points (1, -2), (3, 5) and (7, 8). Sketch a smooth curve passing through these three points. On your curve, what are the y coordinates corresponding to x coordinates 1, 3, 5 and 7? Estimate these coordinates as accurately as you can from your graph. Retain your sketch for use in future assignments.
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RESPONSE --> 0, 5,6 1/2, and 8. confidence assessment: 1
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21:26:57 The x coordinates 1, 3 and 7 match the x coordinates of the three given points, the y coordinates will be the y coordinates -2, 3 and 8, respectively, of those points. At x = 5 the precise value of x, for a perfect parabola, would be 8 1/3, or about 8.333. Drawn with complete accuracy a parabola through these points will peak between x = 3 in and x = 7, though unless you have a very fine sense of the shape of a parabola your sketch might well peak somewhere to the right of x = 7. The peak of the actual parabola will occur close to x = 6, and the value at x = 7 will be just a bit greater than 8, perhaps 8.5 or so. If your peak was to the right of x = 7, your x = 5 value will be lass than 7.
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RESPONSE --> I am not sure what is going on here. I don't exactly understand what I am suppose to do. I read over it and looked at my graph and tried to figure it out. I might be looking over what I am suppose to be doing but I am not sure. self critique assessment: 1
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21:37:35 `q005. Using your sketch from the preceding exercise, estimate the x coordinates corresponding to y coordinates 1, 3, 5 and 7. Also estimate the x values at which y is 0.
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RESPONSE --> x coordinates -2, -3, -8 1/2, and -7. confidence assessment: 1
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21:46:32 The easiest way to estimate your points would be to make horizontal lines on your graph at y = 1, 3, 5 and 7. You would easily locate the points were these lines intersect your graph, then estimate the x coordinates of these points. For the actual parabola passing through the given points, y will be 1 when x = 1.7 (and also, if your graph extended that far, near x = 10). y = 3 near x = 2.3 (and near x = 9.3). y = 5 at the given point (3, 5), where x = 3. y = 7 near x = 4 (and also near x = 7.7).
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RESPONSE --> Once again I am not sure how this was done. I do not understand how you figure out what the opposite coordinates are. self critique assessment: 2
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22:14:00 `q006. Suppose the graph you used in the preceding two exercises represents the profit y on an item, with profit given in cents, when the selling price is x, with selling price in dollars. According to your graph what would be the profit if the item is sold for 4 dollars? What selling price would result in a profit of 7 cents? Why is this graph not a realistic model of profit vs. selling price?
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RESPONSE --> Sold at 4 dollars the profit would be 6 dollars, profit of 7 cents would be 8 cents, and this is not realistic because it is hard to determine something when it is in two different units. The cents needs to be converted into dollars. confidence assessment: 1
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22:41:13 `q007. On another set of coordinate axes, plot the points (-3, 4) and (5, -2). Sketch a straight line through these points. We will obtain an approximate equation for this line: First substitute the x and y coordinates of the first point into the form y = m x + b. What equation do you obtain?
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RESPONSE --> I think I understand how the answer was found on number 6. In order to figure out the answer the best way to go about it is to draw a line through the x or y and then determine where it will end up.
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22:42:55 Substituting x = -3 and y = 4 into the form y = m x + b, we obtain the equation 4 = -3 m + b. Reversing the sides we have -3 m + b = 4.
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RESPONSE --> I realized what I did. Instead of replacing the y with the 4 I put the 4 in the place of the b. I am not sure why though. I understand how to go about getting the equation. self critique assessment: 3
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22:43:54 `q008. Substitute the coordinates of the point (5, -2) into the form y = m x + b. What equation do you get?
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RESPONSE --> The equation we get is 5m+b=-2. confidence assessment: 3
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22:45:28 Substituting x = 5 and y = -2 into the form y = m x + b, we obtain the equation -2 = 5 m + b. Reversing the sides we have 5 m + b = -2
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RESPONSE --> I understand how to get the equation. I see how it is done. self critique assessment: 3
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22:52:12 `q009. You have obtained the equations -3 m + b = 4 and 5 m + b = -2. Use the method of elimination to solve these simultaneous equations for m and b.
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RESPONSE --> m=-3/4 and b=-4 1/4. confidence assessment: 2
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22:59:29 Starting with the system -3 m + b = 4 5 m + b = -2 we can easily eliminate b by subtracting the equations. If we subtract the first equation from the second we obtain -8 m = 6, with solution m = -3/4. Substituting this value into the first equation we obtain (-3/4) * -3 + b = 4, which we easily solve to obtain b = 7/4. To check our solution we substitute m = -3/4 and b = 7/4 into the second equation, obtaining 5 ( -3/4) + 7/4 = -2, which gives us -8/4 = -2 or -2 = -2.
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RESPONSE --> I now understand how they got the answer. I got the first part right but when I went to do the second part I messed up when I was multiplying. I now see that since m=3/4 that I have to use fractions to find the answer for b. self critique assessment: 2
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23:04:35 `q010. Substitute your solutions b = 7/4 and m = -3/4 into the original form y = m x + b. What equation do you obtain? What is the significance of this equation?
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RESPONSE --> I get the equation -3/4x+y=7/4. The significance of this equation is to see the rise/run of the points on a graph. confidence assessment: 2
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23:05:06 Substituting b = 7/4 and m = -3/4 into the form y = m x + b, we obtain the equation y = -3/4 x + 7/4. This is the equation of the straight line through the given points (-3, 4) and (5, -2).
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RESPONSE --> I see how this places a sraight line through the points on the graph. self critique assessment: 3
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