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boards.ie Formula ffor a Scaler Equations of a plane  
14:04 26-Aug-09   [Replies: 1, Views: 27]    By: Unnamed
Hi Im doing some revison, and looking at the formula for a scaler equation of a line. A(x-x0)+B(y-y0)+C(z-z0)=0 I realise this makes me sound like a complete dullard but I cant ...
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boards.ie Millionaire Raffle  
13:39 26-Aug-09   [Replies: 8, Views: 135]    By: Unnamed
anyone care to calculate my probability of winning a cash prize on tonights millionaire raffle?? I have 5 tickets, there are a total of 300,000 tickets in the pot and there are 532 p...
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boards.ie Eigen vector problem  
22:26 25-Aug-09   [Replies: 3, Views: 60]    By: Unnamed
Right, this is driving me up the walls... 0.981 , 0.019 0.019 , 0.981 is a transition matrix, I want to get to the eigenvalues and vectors. Now I'm getting that 1 and 0.96...
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boards.ie Math Puzzles ala PlayTV  
15:06 23-Aug-09   [Replies: 10, Views: 268]    By: Unnamed
Two puzzles from last night's show. I, and probably umpteen others would like to know why we can't obtain the supplied solutions, so I'm posting them here in the hope that some fresh ...
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boards.ie Calculating PMF's and marginal PMF's problem??  
10:50 20-Aug-09   [Replies: 0, Views: 49]    By: Unnamed
Hey guys, Studying for exam here and stumbled on a problem I cant get past and need your help! The problem deals with throwing a fair dice twice with random variables X and Y where,...
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boards.ie Quantum Computing - Meteorology  
22:12 19-Aug-09   [Replies: 4, Views: 156]    By: Unnamed
Okay - this is the place to post this. Right? I understand a smidge about Quantum Computing. It was mentioned a few times while I was in college. And I've had a good read here: http://g...
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boards.ie Order of precedence itch!  
19:03 19-Aug-09   [Replies: 8, Views: 178]    By: Unnamed
Could some one please explain as it isn't in my maths book what to do with the order of precedence rules when dealing with fractions of fractions that have brackets with some of the term...
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boards.ie Two Questions  
17:54 18-Aug-09   [Replies: 2, Views: 139]    By: Unnamed
Quote: 1. For the production function y= f(x1, x2) = Min{2x1, 5x2} with input prices w1, w2, derive the cost minimizing input demands and the long-run total cost f...
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boards.ie Differentiation  
16:04 18-Aug-09   [Replies: 4, Views: 164]    By: Unnamed
Guys, my differentiation is rusty. What is the differentiation of a) x/7 b) 1/4 √x ...
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boards.ie Randomness, clumping and Stochastic  
10:30 18-Aug-09   [Replies: 8, Views: 184]    By: Unnamed
Here is the problem... You have a very large square and scatter randomly 100s of 1000s (the little toppings). There are maybe 3 million little grains and it's a big enough square that th...
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boards.ie Request: URL listing where / how different areas of maths can be applied  
18:41 17-Aug-09   [Replies: 3, Views: 98]    By: Unnamed
Greetings, For the sake of sakness I'm developing some models about falling from planes. It got me wondering does anyone have a link to a website which can list where each topic of ...
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boards.ie microeconomics utility question!!  
17:33 14-Aug-09   [Replies: 1, Views: 128]    By: Unnamed
having trouble with a microeconomics question, here it is: Its 2008 august paper from DCU (attached) question 5 c. the first 3 parts (but mainly part (iii)) are giving me problem...
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boards.ie Maths question  
12:00 14-Aug-09   [Replies: 3, Views: 222]    By: Unnamed
Purely from a mathematical standpoint based on odds of a prize and the amount of prize.. Is it better to buy a 6euro quickpick with lottoplus (3 lines and 3 draws) 1 - 48 match 6. Or a ...
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boards.ie Population growth  
17:01 13-Aug-09   [Replies: 4, Views: 114]    By: Unnamed
Hi all, I'm studying for a repeat exam and there's a question here that has me stumped. I'm not going to ask you to solve it for me, but if you could point me in the right direction it w...
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boards.ie Quick Inverse Function  
17:30 12-Aug-09   [Replies: 6, Views: 232]    By: Unnamed
What is the inverse 1/x+1 ( one, divided by x plus one) Cheers ...
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boards.ie Expected value problem... Probability...  
13:42 12-Aug-09   [Replies: 2, Views: 109]    By: Unnamed
ok i dont have the mathlab that enables me to write the symbols correctly but the question is looking for the expected value of the binomial distribution. Ill do my best to make it reada...
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boards.ie Finding area  
13:08 11-Aug-09   [Replies: 4, Views: 157]    By: Unnamed
a bag of stones is .85metres in length each side of the bag. The bag is a cube shape. How do you calculate how much the bag will roughly cover? ...
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boards.ie The Influence of Numbers  
22:27 10-Aug-09   [Replies: 1, Views: 146]    By: Unnamed
Thought this might be fun and interesting to see what come up in the posts for those interested in numbers, not true mathematics as such. To kick off I offer that numbers also influenc...
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boards.ie Equations for Siri 1956 and lohman 1986 and equations of Durnin and Wo..  
17:14 7-Aug-09   [Replies: 4, Views: 262]    By: Unnamed
Could anyone help me i need these equations and examples of how to use them or i am screwed ...
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boards.ie Yet another Lottery question.  
21:34 4-Aug-09   [Replies: 6, Views: 353]    By: Unnamed
Suppose I was the winner with last Saturday, my six numbers would have netted me a cool €6,974,582. "Lucky you" I hear you chorus but how much didn't I win? The Lottery only p...
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boards.ie Probability essential for Actuary Course?  
22:54 3-Aug-09   [Replies: 6, Views: 377]    By: Unnamed
i'm hoping (i'll confirm in nine days) to be doing a financial maths/actuary course of some descrption come september. is probability prominent in alot of them? or the one in dcu to be...
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boards.ie Calculus for dummies  
20:07 30-Jul-09   [Replies: 4, Views: 330]    By: Unnamed
Hi all, just in need of a bit (yeah right!) of help. First of all ill just explain my situation, im a good few years out of school at this stage and im goin back to college in sept. ...
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boards.ie Graphs  
15:58 30-Jul-09   [Replies: 4, Views: 121]    By: Unnamed
What's the best method for plotting graphs and picking points? Should you pick a particular group of numbers to input into the function so you can easily create the graph? Does it depend...
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boards.ie How to work out a range of validity for a Taylor Series  
10:15 30-Jul-09   [Replies: 0, Views: 66]    By: Unnamed
Hi, Just a quick one if anybody can help. I need to determine a range of validity for a Taylor Series about 0 for In3+In(1+x/3). Now I know that the range of validity for In(1+x) is -1&l...
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boards.ie Swine Flu  
23:15 29-Jul-09   [Replies: 8, Views: 266]    By: Unnamed
How many people are going to die from the current outbreak of swine flu (H1N1) in a) Ireland b) The world Please submit your workings. ...
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