I can haz general discussion? 2!!

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banquo wrote: »

Get a super cheap one for just a few euro.

And where would one acquire one of those ?

I've only ever seen the ones in the tobacconist place which I imagine are expensive

marko93

In the case of graphing, 2/(x-1)


What effect does the 2 have?

Doctor Strange

marko93 wrote: »

In the case of graphing, 2/(x-1)


What effect does the 2 have?

Not much, it's just to make the Y value.

eg, set x=2,3,4,5,6,7,8... ad you get your y values (which incidentally approach zero)

marko93

Unforgettable _ Fire wrote: »

Not much, it's just to make the Y value.

eg, set x=2,3,4,5,6,7,8... ad you get your y values (which incidentally approach zero)

So it has no effect on the overall graph?

Doctor Strange

marko93 wrote: »

So it has no effect on the overall graph?

Nope, just means your y value will be a fraction in the form 2/n, and your graph should look like this

marko93

Wolfram gave me that! Looks solid based on what 1/x looks like!

TheBody

Unforgettable _ Fire wrote: »

Nope, just means your y value will be a fraction in the form 2/n, and your graph should look like this

That graph is incorrect. Looks like you plotted [latex]\frac{2}{x}-1[/latex] instead of [latex]\frac{2}{x-1}[/latex].

TheBody

marko93 wrote: »

Wolfram gave me that! Looks solid based on what 1/x looks like!

This is correct.

mickstupp

kellief wrote: »

Honey tastes gross

Your taste buds must be broken, you should send them back and get a refund.

marko93

Gonna have to excuse the maths questions, I'm sure it's the last thing some people want to think of! :P

Buuuut, in this case if the equation is 1/2(x^3)+2

Does the 1/2 make the curve steeper? Or broader?

TheBody

marko93 wrote: »

Gonna have to excuse the maths questions, I'm sure it's the last thing some people want to think of! :P

Buuuut, in this case if the equation is 1/2(x^3)+2

Does the 1/2 make the curve steeper? Or broader?

This is where brackets are all important. Are you trying to sketch:

A: [latex]\frac{1}{2x^3+2}[/latex]
or
B: [latex]\frac{1}{2}x^3+2[/latex]
or
C: [latex]\frac{1}{2x^3}+2[/latex]

Let us know which one you want and we can go from there.

Fbjm

kellief wrote: »

Honey tastes gross

Interestingly enough, it doesn't spoil. week old honey is as good as millenium old honey. Maybe in your case, that's how long it would take to get through a jar?

How so Joe

They found honey in the tombs of the pharoahs which was still edible.
My question is - who tested this? Did someone just stick their finger in, have a nibble, and go 'yeah, it's still good!'?
If so, who got stuck with that job?

Fbjm

It was probably more a case of "hey look, this is the only thing in here which doesn't smell like death". Then they probably tested it on a cat or something before trying it themselves. That's about as scientific as food testing could have been in 1922.

How so Joe

Sure all the cats were mummified, how would they have used one of them to test it?:pac:

Fbjm

Just because a cat's a mother doesn't mean it can't still taste honey

Ms. Koi

Fbjm wrote: »

Interestingly enough, it doesn't spoil. week old honey is as good as millenium old honey. Maybe in your case, that's how long it would take to get through a jar?

How so Joe wrote: »

They found honey in the tombs of the pharoahs which was still edible.
My question is - who tested this? Did someone just stick their finger in, have a nibble, and go 'yeah, it's still good!'?
If so, who got stuck with that job?

I'm putting it into smoothies, so we'll see. I need a lot more smoothie to dilute the taste.

It's fascinating! but still gross.

Doctor Strange

TheBody wrote: »

That graph is incorrect. Looks like you plotted [latex]\frac{2}{x}-1[/latex] instead of [latex]\frac{2}{x-1}[/latex].

My bad. I can't ever math with a migraine =L

banquo

Unforgettable _ Fire wrote: »

Did you not get one as a gift?

I did! Five star remembering, you. Had completely forgotten about that.

Thwip!

How so Joe wrote: »

They found honey in the tombs of the pharoahs which was still edible.
My question is - who tested this? Did someone just stick their finger in, have a nibble, and go 'yeah, it's still good!'?
If so, who got stuck with that job?

Abbot and/or Costello, right before the Mummy attacked

mickstupp

Thwip! wrote: »

Abbot and/or Costello, right before the Mummy attacked

Just for mentioning Abbot and Costello, you are currently my favourite person.

marko93

TheBody wrote: »

B: [latex]\frac{1}{2}x^3+2[/latex]
or

This would of been the one I'm trying to sketch!

Doctor Strange

marko93 wrote: »

This would of been the one I'm trying to sketch!

Paczini

Unforgettable _ Fire wrote: »

I miss maths I still regret not taking it in first year instead of Sociology

TheBody

Unforgettable _ Fire wrote: »

This graph is correct but the scale on the y-axis is misleading. It crosses the y-axis at y=2. It looks like it crosses at y=0 with the scale above.

marko93

Unforgettable _ Fire wrote: »

TheBody wrote: »

This graph is correct but the scale on the y-axis is misleading. It crosses the y-axis at y=2. It looks like it crosses at y=0 with the scale above.

Thanks! So i'm still under the notion, that the 1/2 makes the graph wider? Still a bit confused about numbers before functions :P

TheBody

marko93 wrote: »

Thanks! So i'm still under the notion, that the 1/2 makes the graph wider? Still a bit confused about numbers before functions :P

Remember that [latex]\frac{1}{2}x^3+2[/latex] generates the y-values. The y-values tell you how far up or down your points are. In our case, the [latex]\frac{1}{2}[/latex] is going to reduce the outputs (or y values) in comparison to a [latex]x^3+2[/latex] graph. Plot the two of them on the same axis and you should hopefully see what I mean.

marko93

TheBody wrote: »

Remember that [latex]\frac{1}{2}x^3+2[/latex] generates the y-values. The y-values tell you how far up or down your points are. In our case, the [latex]\frac{1}{2}[/latex] is going to reduce the outputs (or y values) in comparison to a [latex]x^3+2[/latex] graph. Plot the two of them on the same axis and you should hopefully see what I mean.

I'll give that a go now! Cheers

TheBody

marko93 wrote: »

I'll give that a go now! Cheers

No problem. Let us know how you get on.

marko93

TheBody wrote: »

No problem. Let us know how you get on.

Will do! I'll be back in time to pester for more help!