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| Zag |
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 8:04 pm Post subject: 1 |
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| Yeah, yeah. |
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| BraveHat |
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 6:36 pm Post subject: 0 |
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| Zag wrote: |
| y = ± sqrt( - x^2 + 8) : [ -sqrt(8) < x < sqrt(8) ] |
wouldn't it be
y = ± sqrt( - x^2 + 8) : [ -sqrt(8) <= x <= sqrt(8) ]? |
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| MatthewV |
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 7:06 am Post subject: -1 |
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| Yes, but I didn't take a picture of it... (Hey, I said that I only had to change one number to re-graph it) |
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| Zag |
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 1:34 am Post subject: -2 |
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| Not until after I'd posted, correct. So, did you graph it again? |
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| MatthewV |
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 1:20 am Post subject: -3 |
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| Hah! You didn't see post #12. |
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| Zag |
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 12:27 am Post subject: -4 |
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| Zag wrote: |
Plot them for the range x from -10 to 10
and y from 0 to 6
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| MatthewV |
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 11:35 pm Post subject: -5 |
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| Or maybe I just needed to read the part about x going from -10 to 10! (Fortunately I was able to change the entire plot by changing one number) |
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| MatthewV |
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 11:25 pm Post subject: -6 |
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I feel like I am missing something. But your first equation is always going to be more than 530 when x is above zero.
And MATLAB is much nicer than Excel for this  |
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| Zag |
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 3:25 pm Post subject: -7 |
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| Did you plot them? Can you figure out how I did that? |
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| Amb |
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 6:50 am Post subject: -8 |
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| Im using POWER(x,y) because X and Y are cell references. That way I can change it to X1*X1*X1*X1 if I want. |
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| Zag |
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 4:12 am Post subject: -9 |
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Can you plot four equations on top of each other? If so, plot all of these:
y= x^4 + 20 x^3 + 146 x^2 + 460x + 530
y= x^4 - 20 x^3 + 146 x^2 - 460x + 530
y= sqrt(4-x^2) +3
y= - sqrt(4-x^2) +3
Plot them for the range x from -10 to 10
and y from 0 to 6
By the way, rather than writing out POWER(X1,2), you can just write X1*X1 |
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| Amb |
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 2:59 am Post subject: -10 |
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I read in a book that if you change the Exponent to higher numbers (even only) the graph changes from a circle to a rounded rectangle. The closer you get to infinity, the more rectangular the shape is.
Well I can tell you if you do this:
=SIN(SQRT((-POWER(A2,$D$2)) +$E$2))
(D2 = 2, E2 = 8)
You get a sponge shape
Im sure you all really care, but this is fun. Any suggestions for weird things (eg LOG) to throw into equation? |
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| Amb |
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 3:21 am Post subject: -11 |
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| Yeah but thats easy enough to overcome. Now that I see the answer, Im surprised I didnt get it earlier. |
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| Zag |
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 2:59 am Post subject: -12 |
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| Right. I assume that's only getting you half the circle, though. |
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| Amb |
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 2:15 am Post subject: -13 |
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| Oh might be =SQRT((-POWER(A10,2))+8) |
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| Amb |
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 2:08 am Post subject: -14 |
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Actually I used to be really good at algebra back in my school days, but I havent used it since... I was mucking around making cartesian graphs in excel, and wanted a formula to graph a circle
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=SQRT(POWER(-A2,2)+8) doesnt really work though, because A2=9 (aka X=9) produces 9.43 |
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| Zag |
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 1:43 am Post subject: -15 |
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Are you taking a class, or something?
(x^2)+(y^2) = 8 ------------------------ Add -(x^2) to both sides of the equation
(x^2)-(x^2) + (y^2) = -(x^2) + 8 ------------ [(x^2)-(x^2)] is just zero, so
y^2 = -(x^2) + 8 ----------------------------- Now take the square root of both sides. Note that y^2 and (-y)^2 equal the same thing, so we have to account for the other side being positive or negative. The symbol ± is said aloud as "plus or minus"
sqrt( y^2 ) = ± sqrt( - x^2 + 8 ) --------------- sqrt( y^2 ) is just y so
y = ± sqrt( - x^2 + 8)
If x^2 gets any larger than 8, then you'll be taking a square root of a negative number, which isn't allowed until calculus. So you might write this as
y = ± sqrt( - x^2 + 8) : [ -sqrt(8) < x < sqrt(8) ]
that is, it only has a value when x is greater than -sqrt(8) and less than sqrt(8).
If you graph this, it makes a circle with a radius of sqrt(8)
Edit: I found an online graphing tool. -- it won't let me put a URL with arguments in here, so you'll have to copy&paste
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| Amb |
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 12:48 am Post subject: -16 |
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If (x^2)+(y^2) = 8
How do you reorganise the equation so that y = .....
I have a whole bunch of workings that are probably wrong. I just want a formula that will calculate Y for any given X, noting that there are values of X that wont work. |
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