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    Ranks and External Marks?

    How does the BoS take merge this information? I have heard of two theories. 1) The BoS takes your rank at school. Then they look at a person from your school who got that rank in the externals. Then they give you the mark that person got. 2) The BoS takes your school marks and modulates them...
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    Actuarial Studies

    Hello, I'm quite interested in this course, doing 4U maths at school. What is the kind of difficulty in this course compared with other courses, e.g. finance. Which are the best universities for doing this? I heard Maq is the best, but UNSW if you can get a co-op program. What about ANU or...
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    Causes of the CAD

    What are a few causes for our persistent and large CAD? (I know this is in topic three my school's social science faculty is weird)
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    Polynomial question! (Enter if you dare.)

    If P(x)=x^6+x^4+x^2+1 show that the solutions of P(x)=0 are among the solutions of the equation x^8-1=0. Hence factorize P(x) over R and The equation x^n +px - q = 0 has a double root show that (p/n)^n + (q/(n-1))^n-1 = 0 Thank you!
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    Circle Geo help (Super hard)

    Two circles touch internally at A. The tangent at P on the smaller circle cuts the larger circle at Q and R. Prove that AP bisects (Angle)RAQ. Thanks in advance. Edit: This question is question 28 on page 18 of New Senior Mathematics, 3U by Fitzpatrick
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    Half Yearlies, anyone else have theirs?

    Hey I'm going to my half yearlies on monday, starting with English Area of Study and Module A, what advice would you give me? Sleep early? Drink a ton of Red Bull?
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    Complex Number Questions

    Hi, I have 2 questions regarding complex numbers, 1. Is this algebraic identity true? If so, could you prove it? arg(a*b)=arg(a) + arg(b) 2.Let H and K be the points representing the roots of x^2+2px+q where p,q are real and p^2(is less than)q. Find the algebraic relation satisfied by p and q...
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    When do you sleep?

    And when do you wake up? For me, I go to sleep about 10pm on a normal school night and I wake up at 6am to do some study. (Yes I am a morning person)
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    Tricky Derivative Question

    Consider the curve y = e^(-x^2) and we drew a rectangle bound by the curve and the x axis. Show that the rectangle will have maximum area when the upper right hand side corner is a point of inflexion. And can you include working out please? Sorry I don't have a picture and thanks for...
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    What should the '10 Year do right now?

    What should the current year 11 do right now. We finished the preliminary course, but haven't started the HSC course. So my question is should we be revising the preliminary course or starting the HSC course by ourselves, or practicing some exam techniques? (writing essays, timing ourselves all...
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