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#1 2009-06-23 00:12:05
- great_math
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Find p:
Find the values of p for which the equation
has a solutionLast edited by great_math (2009-06-23 00:12:49)
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#2 2009-06-23 02:52:14
- soroban
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Re: Find p:
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#3 2009-06-23 05:11:26
- mathsyperson
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Re: Find p:
Sorry soroban, but it should actually be
And that doesn't really simplify things.
Why did the vector cross the road?
It wanted to be normal.
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#4 2009-06-23 06:11:56
- Kurre
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Re: Find p:
use the formula on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trig_identities#Linear_combinations
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