Ojc
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quote: Originally posted by ed
quote: Originally posted by Ojc
Ahhh, equations I hate equations. So pointless when exactly do you ever need to use them?
All the time.
Ok smart arse, if your an engineer or anal intruder like yourself and need to work out the angle to which you need to enter your boyfriends anus to avoid spillage of anal juice then yes, you will need it.
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JessKate
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quote: Originally posted by loo_goblin
now if any of u r really up for a challenge
A vertical tower 0A casts a shadow 0B on level ground when the sum is elevated above the horizon at an angle @=15'. Then @=6' the shadow is at 0C, where 0C is longer by 19m than 0B. Find the heinght h of tower and lenghts of 0B and 0C (You may assume that points 0,A,B,C all lie in one vertical plane. Hint first draw a diagram.
i dont have a clue, i am confusing myself drawing the diagram
u mean sun dont ya?!
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loo_goblin
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no, they just make us do a maths unit for enviromental earth science
i used to be quite good at maths, just havnt done it in a long time
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loo_goblin
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jess yes i do
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JessKate
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Iv been tryin 4 ages and that question is stupidly hard, and i do maths at university! Lol sorry!
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Ian
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Ian
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Thats the diagram.
tower height = tan(15) x adj = tan(6) x (adj+19)
Just rewrite that.
[Edited on 07-11-2005 by Ian]
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ClaireF
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quote: Originally posted by loo_goblin
done most of the hard ones, just one from earlier is pissing me off
x/1+x = 22
do not understand that
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Ian
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x
------ = 22
(1+x)
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loo_goblin
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yeah got that ian, but u had to work out the shadow legnht aswel
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Mase
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you calculate the H value then use tan(angle) = Opposite / adjecant (sp !!), which will rearrange to :
adjacent = opposite / tan(angle)
[Edited on 07-11-2005 by mase5]
Mase
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SOHCAHTOA
sin = opposite/hypotenuse
cos = adjacent/hypotenuse
tan = opposite/adjacent
remember that and all your trigonometric needs will be solved
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Ian
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You can't use SOHCAHTOA - you don't know enough about either triangle. Its a simultaneous equation of some sort....
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gianluigi
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Sex On Hard Concrete Causes A Headache Take One Asprine
thats how i rememberd SOCHATOA
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Ian
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Edit - let me try that again 
[Edited on 07-11-2005 by Ian]
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Tim
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3.3 metres (height of tower), but I've been at the pub so might be wrong...
[Edited on 07-11-2005 by Tim]
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chris-sri
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Fair play to all you maths people this thread has given me a headache
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gianluigi
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ian are you a maths teacher?
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Tim
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Ian just accept I'm right
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Ian
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No, web stuff.
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Ian
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quote: Originally posted by Tim
Ian just accept I'm right
Yeah but HOW
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