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Can some one answer me on how to do:
.35x - .25 x 3 1/2= ?
I don't like waking up at 6 just to go to school. I;ve only got ten minute recesses! I really wish school was a little shorter than it is!
I'm able to help with some chemistry and other science and math things. Just PM me. I also need ideas for a fertility myth. I'm at a loss for this one although i made an A on my creation myth
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hang on are you just trying to simplify that equation?Originally Posted by Cerebus 7
Can some one answer me on how to do:
.35x - .25 x 3 1/2= ?
I don't like waking up at 6 just to go to school. I;ve only got ten minute recesses! I really wish school was a little shorter than it is!
edit: nvm almost a month later doesn't really matter i guess
More like a year and a month.Also your post is pretty spammish. Here I'll answer what I can for you, Cerebus 7, if you ever come back, or if someone else had the same math question. Also I take it that you would want to know what x is for that. You can't really do that if you don't know what is on the other side of the equation. I guess it would be .35X - .875 = ?. If you knew what was on the other side of the equation, you would then add .875 to both sides and then divide both sides of the equation by .35.
If that x was supposed to be a multiplication sign and your equation was like this:
Your answer would be -.30625. For an equation like that I would just use a calculator because I'm kind of lazy and it would be annoying doing that by hand. I think that is all right. If anyone wants this, they may want to just double check on a calculator..35 * -.25 * 3.5
EDIT: I guess I could also help with someone's homework if they need it. This thread is pretty dead, but if anyone needs any help, I'll try my best to help you!
Last edited by Treize; 10-21-2007 at 03:39 PM.
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Is anyone here particularly skilled in the use of TI-83 for statistics? I have a list of questions I'd like to ask, but...
Great idea, I am a freshman in college and I may have to use your services in the future. Thanks.
My Teacher gave us a review, and we are supposed to to remember how to do it. I'm okay with everything but I don't remember how to graph Hyperbolas and Ellipses. I remember Ellipses being simple and Hyperbolas, needing to find the Foci, and Asymptotes. I just don't remember how to set it up at all.
Here is the equation for Hyperbola: 9x2 - 16y2 = 144 ( the 2s are supposed to be squared)
I don't need it solved I just need a refresh to remember.
I think it is easier for me to explain if I just solve it.
First you need to divide all the terms by 144 so that the equation equals 1.
You then have: 9x˛/144 - 16y˛/144 = 1
Then you divide the the numerator and the denominator of the x term by 9 and divide the numerator and the denominator of the y term by 16 so that the coefficient of x˛ and y˛ are 1.
You then have: x˛/144/9 - y˛/144/16 = 1
Which simplifies to: x˛/16 - y˛/9 = 1
Then you take the square root of each number in each term and instead square the whole term.
Which then equals: (x/4)˛ - (y/3)˛ = 1
Now you can graph it easily.
First you know that the hyperbola is going to open in the x direction because the x term is positive.
Now you draw the vertices. The vertices in this case would be at (4,0) and (-4,0) because you are dividing the x by 4 or you could think that the square roots of 16 from the previous equation are +4 and -4.
Now you have to draw the asymptotes. The points you would use to help draw the asymptote lines would be (4,3), (4,-3), (-4,3), and (-4,-3). because the square roots of 16 are +4 and -4 and the square roots of 9 are +3 and -3. These are basically for calculating the slopes of the lines, and you know that the asymptotes are going to go through the origin.
Now you connect the dots for your asymptote lines and draw your hyperbola.
Ellipses are much easier in my opinion.
Let's say we had the equation 9x˛ + 16y˛ = 144
From before you know that the equation would simplify to (x/4)˛ + (y/3)˛ = 1
Now this is pretty easy to graph.
First you start out at the origin and go 4 spaces to the left and right because you are dividing x by 4. Then you go 3 spaces up and down because you are dividing y by 3.
The points you would use are (4,0), (-4,0), (0,3), and (0,-3).
Finally you connect the dots for the ellipse.
I'm pretty sure this is all correct, but if someone knows more feel free to correct me. I haven't drawn ellipses and hyperbolas in awhile. If this doesn't make sense or something, I'll try to help some more.
Also, SOLDIER #819, if you still need help, I could try to help you. I've taken a Statistics class using a TI-83, so I might be able to help you out a little.
Last edited by Treize; 10-04-2009 at 02:04 PM.
@Treize Thank you!!! ^^
That helps a lot, I had a huge brain fart, I haven't taken Trigonometry since Jr year. I'm the type of person who learns something ( particularly math ) and while I'm in the class I get an A on the material, but as soon as I get out I seem to forgetsucky memory I guess.
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Oh thanks
I have many Q concerning English:
1- what does the word Convive mean ?
2- the word (alot ) should it be written as one word alot or a lot?
3- when i say ( I'm kinda ) by what should it be followed n-adj -adv ???
1. That word does not exist in the English language.
2. 'a lot'.
3. Think logically: What would you say after "I'm kind of"?
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I have watched an anime episode and there was that word in the translation which i couln't understand1. That word does not exist in the English language.
and it was kinda weird to me and i said native speakers might know it !
thanks , though i see people writing them in both ways , and want to know the righ one
2. 'a lot'.
kinda means somewhat right?3. Think logically: What would you say after "I'm kind of"?
and has the same usage of somewhat
like : I'm somewhat scared of having H1N1
I'm kinda scared of ............etc
Is it ok to have " kinda " followed by noun ?
that what confused me ?
and is it slang or can be used in formal speech?
thanks
Last edited by Diyala; 10-30-2009 at 06:22 AM.
This is cool very original idia i like it.
'Convive' is where the word 'convivial' comes from. It means to be sociable and to generally help maintain a nice atmosphere. Bars, for example, are usually convivial places.
Nobody really uses the word 'convive', though. I've heard people be described as convivial, but never like 'Man, he just loves to convive'.
The word 'kinda' is only used to express that 'kind of' is used in a very informal situation. In written language, I would prefer to read 'kind of', but 'kinda' isn't wrong.
And after 'somewhat' or 'kind of' comes an adjective.
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary doesn't have the word 'convive'. I assume it once existed, but that the adjectival form is the only form of it in modern English.
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If anyone has got some sites that might help in writing a paper about Regional and social variation your help is highly appreciated
Convive - an eating or drinking companion; fellow diner or drinker.
Just to throw the noun out. I've never heard of the noun, verb, or even adjective, but whatever.
[my opinion]
*just agreeing---convive has many obsolete definitions
long ago it was commonly use[more or less like in Shakespeare time]
*a lot is way better
*kinda is a cool lil' slang----"approximately"
who want to use "a little bit" boringBORING
looked for some significant sites on regional and social variation
url regional and social variation - Google Scholar
came across linguist Margaret Maclagan
speech-language pathologists encountering clashes[didn't realize how forms are unacceptable,in one, but are common in another]
intriguing [my brain grows very heavy right now]
Okay, I can't focus and I have two if these due on Tue. for this extra English thing for extra credit. it's a second rewrite and my professor said she liked it but I need more description...which I can understand, it's supposed to be a descriptive paragraph and I'm trying to describe a place I hate, that's my dominant impression. I can't figure out where and what to add more description to. I added more but I think it still needs work.
If anyone wants to read it over and kinda give me ideas on where I can add more sensory details.
Also, if anything sounds weird, I wrote it kind of quick and since I've been looking at it for so long it's hard for me to tell what sounds weird of if I repeated anything.
I'm trying to balance it out so it's not too much on the narrative side.
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If I have to sit next to that lady with her eight screaming kids on the bus again, I just might spontaneously combust. This is the thought that’s running through my mind as I wait for the over sized lady, wearing oxygen tubes and three times the size of her wheel chair, to exit the bus. As I shimmy to the left, the bus driver drops the ramp as the warning tone beeps, making my ears ring and my head throb. After waiting an unnecessarily long time for the ramp to finally drop, the woman pants as she wheels herself away and I’m able to board and slide my card. Of course the machine hates me and makes me repeat over and over again. When my card is rejected it makes a horrible screeching sound, as if it's yelling at me. The bus driver eventually snatches the card from me, groans of frustration, and tells me to “just go”. As I walk down the isle, my body starts to feel hot, I can sense everyone’s eyes dart toward me and lock on like I’m a target. I try to avoid eye contact and scan the area for an open seat, all taken except for two. The first, next to a Caucasian woman, mid 50’s, smelling like cigarettes and hauling what looks like forty grocery bags, plus a full cart of knickknacks blocking the walkway. The second, next to an old, African American man with alternating, checkerboard colored teeth, glaring at me with his cockeye. At this point, I have no choice but to either sit by the old man or stand seeing as there’s not enough space for me to squeeze between the woman and her mini garage sale. As I’m heading over to sit the bus suddenly sways, jerking me left and right. A watermelon and other round fruits roll out of the woman’s bag, forcing me to jump over like I’m in a bad Indiana Jones scene. Once I topple over the smashed remains of fruit I sit and notice this strange bodily aroma, wafting through the air. It smells like a mixture of urine and dust, and I can feel it seeping into my skin, through my pores . I plug my nose and try to focus on the scenery zipping by through the window, searching for landmarks to determine how much longer to my stop. Looking out the window, I notice there's an old fossilized bee sitting in the crevice between the glass and the rim. It makes me wonder how long it took before the poor thing to finally gave up, realizing there was no escape. I couldn't imagine being on the bus any longer than a few minutes, otherwise I'd probably end up just as the bee. I’m stuck sitting in a seat parallel to the window which makes things extremely awkward, since there’s no other direction to look but straight ahead at the person in front of me. As a result I have to uncomfortably turn my head toward a gap in a window somewhere between two heads. Once I’m able to see a quick glimpse of my street flash by, I rush to press the yellow, electronic tape behind me to signal for stop. I'm too far from the tape, so I eagerly try to get attention of the boy next to me. He’s hunched over with earphones, stroking his hair, and bobbing his head to blasting music. After calling out to him numerous times, I frantically jab him, worried the driver will skip my stop. As soon as he reaches for the button, I shoot up from my seat but notice something gripping my bottom. A nice, large piece of freshly chewed bubble gum stretches from the jeans. I try to rip myself free, but all the stringy, sweet gooiness engulfs my hand. I eventually give up letting the gum stretch as I exit until it thins. I approach the door , eager to leave and as I’m exiting, they close on me halfway out. I angrily grunt while socking the rubbery trap open in rage. They sling behind me and close like a mechanical clam as I proceed to stomp my way home. I've come to realize that he bus is probably the most public, of public places, maybe far too public for me.I can’t wait until I am able to sit in the privacy of my own vehicle and bathe in it’s radiant warm glow.
Last edited by GypsyElder; 10-02-2010 at 08:51 PM.
Whoa, massive wall of text. x-x All right, first thing I noticed is you're doing a lot of filtering through your narrator. Look at how many I, me, my you have through the paragraph. Most of them are unnecessary and can be removed. Use the space instead for scene setting and more specific details.
For example, I would start the paragraph not with a thought from the narrator, but with the bus arriving. Describe the bus. What color is it? Is it a brand new hybrid or a half-rusted piece of junk? Is there a lot of traffic, is this taking place in a city or a town, etc. For all the description you have, this entire scene takes place in a white room, which means there is no outside environment.
I'm also not feeling a lot of emotion from the narrator. No scowling, no angry motions, no return death glares, etc. No sense of hatred, really more of a mild dislike until the very end of the paragraph. It's all rather clinical and distant for much of the story. Emotions can be as descriptive as, well, description.
Let me see if I can find a couple of examples here.
Original:
Of course the machine hates me and makes me repeat over and over again. When my card is rejected it makes a horrible screeching sound, as if it's yelling at me. The bus driver eventually snatches the card from me, groans of frustration, and tells me to “just go”
Example:
The Harpy, as I've come to call the slider, screeches as it rejects the card. I scowl at the belligerent machine and try again. And again. And again. Carlos finally snatches the card away, grumbling as he waves me on.
Probably not the best example to use, but if nothing else you can see how I lessened the filtering effect. In the original, you use some form of 'me' 6 times. In the example, 3. I've also added a bit of passive description, like nicknaming the machine and giving the bus driver a name. Little details like that really help make a scene come to life.
I've only time for this one example, but if this helps at all let me know, I can do a bit more tomorrow if you have any specific questions.
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Ysesss this helps a lot, haha, that's exactly what I was stuck on. I had a hard time trying to figure out how to replace the I, me, you with without having to completely change everything. Also, how to make it a little more aggressive, everything just seemed too calm to me. It's specifically supposed to be one huge paragraph though>_>; it feels strange.
I'm going to play with it some more and see if I can weed down the narrating. Maybe I'll have more questions as I go.
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I wonder how your professor can even read such long paragraphs. I had to break it up just to read it at all. /shrugs.
As far as filtering goes, it will take a little bit of editing but you should be able to take most of them out since 90% of those variations of I and me are implied. As a general rule of thumb, when the narrator is acting or reacting to something external, that's the best time to use I/me/whatever. When the narrator is passively observing, there's no need for filtering. There are exceptions of course; if you need to use I or me, better to just use it than to make some convoluted sentence structure to get around it heh.
Somehow I didn't mention it before, but you did miss some description for two entire senses: touch and sound. When she's walking down the aisle, does she brush against anyone, is the bus loud with obnoxious people on cell phones or have their music up way too loud, does a semi go whipping by them at an intersection (which would cause the bus to sway if the truck was going fast enough), etc. You focus a lot on the visual aspect, which most people do cause it's the easiest sense to write for.
One technique I use when I realize I'm focusing too much on visual description is for every two pieces of visual description I use, I use one of another sense. So I'd describe how it's a clear sunny day, midtown traffic is crawling by and I'm sweating from standing in the sun for twenty minutes.
I might vary it a little more though, simply cause buses are interesting environments to write about due to just how different one's experience can be every single time they step into one.
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For the most part I think I've decently fixed what I wanted, and now its a matter of squeezing in better details.
Since my professor didn't have too much of an issue with narrating in general, she just said to "balance" it out. Would it be possible to do a fully descriptive paragraph alone? That's kind of what I set out to do but it's kind of difficult for me to purely describe the bus itself, while giving a negative impression without some form of story.
I think it's because I chose a negative dominate impression that's making it more difficult. If I were describing an outdoor place like a park or on the front porch, with a positive impression it would be somehow easier.
The example I looked at for positive was more along the lines of..
" the birds chirping in the distance" etc..ect
" neighbor's dog barking as if" ....
"morning dew on the leaves shimmering from the sun, rising over the glowing horizon"
If I tried to do that for the bus it's much harder for me to describe without doing some sort of action.
or maybe I'm not thinking hare enough
Last edited by GypsyElder; 10-04-2010 at 04:10 PM.
Word choice has a lot to do with conveying emotion. Try using negative or less polite terms to convey hatred and anger. Focus on the things that induce strong negative emotions. It can be a bit tough to pull off but it is possible.
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