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#251 2014-12-21 02:35:56
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Hi;
Could someone teach me how to make a parabola in gebra?
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#252 2014-12-21 05:19:02
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Re: Teach David
In the input box type y = 2x^2 + 3x
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#253 2014-12-21 05:24:24
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Re: Teach David
I can't access geogebra now, my eyes are not wide enough yet. Perhaps we will do so tomorrow?
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#254 2014-12-21 05:25:27
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You can also make one using sliders.
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#255 2014-12-25 20:48:29
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Okay lets learn.
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#256 2014-12-25 20:49:28
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Re: Teach David
RandomInteger[{1, 6}, 100]That throws a die 100 times.
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#257 2014-12-25 20:52:39
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Yes.
{6, 4, 5, 3, 6, 2, 4, 5, 2, 2, 6, 5, 2, 2, 4, 4, 2, 4, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, \
5, 1, 3, 3, 4, 6, 4, 2, 2, 1, 1, 3, 4, 6, 4, 6, 1, 4, 3, 1, 1, 1, 2, \
1, 5, 3, 2, 6, 5, 5, 3, 4, 1, 1, 6, 2, 4, 5, 3, 1, 4, 3, 2, 2, 1, 4, \
6, 1, 3, 5, 6, 6, 6, 2, 3, 5, 3, 5, 4, 1, 3, 5, 4, 5, 2, 3, 6, 5, 2, \
2, 1, 2, 5, 2, 2, 1, 4}
p.s Is it like almost 1 am are your place?
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#258 2014-12-25 20:54:49
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Yes and I was watching goofy tv all night long with my brother and EVW.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
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#259 2014-12-25 20:55:24
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Who is EVW anyway...
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#260 2014-12-25 20:59:38
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She is a member here under the username of ElainaVW.
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If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#261 2014-12-25 21:00:58
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Oh.. the one that argued about the bible... So suppose we have generated the random data, what are a way to put them to use?
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#262 2014-12-25 21:02:36
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The simplest thing is to find the Mean or the average.
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#263 2014-12-25 21:03:15
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How to find the mean in m?
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#264 2014-12-25 21:06:34
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Mean[{6, 4, 5, 3, 6, 2, 4, 5, 2, 2, 6, 5, 2, 2, 4, 4, 2, 4, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, \
5, 1, 3, 3, 4, 6, 4, 2, 2, 1, 1, 3, 4, 6, 4, 6, 1, 4, 3, 1, 1, 1, 2, \
1, 5, 3, 2, 6, 5, 5, 3, 4, 1, 1, 6, 2, 4, 5, 3, 1, 4, 3, 2, 2, 1, 4, \
6, 1, 3, 5, 6, 6, 6, 2, 3, 5, 3, 5, 4, 1, 3, 5, 4, 5, 2, 3, 6, 5, 2, \
2, 1, 2, 5, 2, 2, 1, 4}]Yields 82/25
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#265 2014-12-25 21:07:28
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Yes it worked.
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#266 2014-12-25 21:11:08
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Know how to get a decimal from 82/25?
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#267 2014-12-25 21:13:42
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N[82/25] This way
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#268 2014-12-25 21:16:56
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What should we do next?
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#269 2014-12-25 21:18:06
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That is correct, we can now solve a probability problem.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#270 2014-12-25 21:18:33
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Okay. Sounds fun.
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#271 2014-12-25 21:22:21
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What is value attained if I throw a die, 1 million times?
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
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#272 2014-12-25 21:24:56
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You have a possibility of attaining the value 1,2,3,4,5,6
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#273 2014-12-25 21:26:06
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Supposing I were to add all those throws up, what would I be close to?
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#274 2014-12-25 21:26:47
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I don't know.
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#275 2014-12-25 21:35:36
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Re: Teach David
First throw a die 1 million times.
a=RandomInteger[{1, 6}, 1000000];In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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