Saturday, January 19, 2013

Soln to SAT Quadr Problem 1-19-13

Sketch of solution to SAT quadratic problem



Note: I'm experimenting with a new Draw app on my Nexus 7 so pls

let me know if you can make any sense of it.





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2 comments:

Sue VanHattum said...

Not too bad. Was that done with a finger or a stylus? (or something else?)

Dave Marain said...

Thanks Sue! I'm using HandDraw with a cheap stylus. I did that while lying down writing vertically! It can only get better!
I administered this problem to my SAT group this am. Some solved the College Bd Problem of the Day but none got my problem. This is reasonable because
(a) grid-in not MC
(b) use of parameter k preventing use of graphing calc
(c) ?? Your turn