<p>the one where it had like x^2 = j...what is x^4 + 4x^2 - 5...</p>
<p>was the answer simply A?.....(j^2 + 4j - 5)</p>
<p>Yeah, I heard the curve was predetermined too.
I also got E for the ax^2+bx+c=0 one. Haha, I just plugged it into my calculator and it came up with imaginary results.</p>
<p>Someone brought up this problem earlier: "does anyone remember the question: how many times does this function cross the x-axis? f(x)= xy^5-2x=3y+1 (or something like that?)." It was something I had trouble with too; I just plugged in 0 for y and you get two solutions for x?</p>
<p>Also, does anyone remember an exact number they got for the 6 inches from the plane, area of the circle one? I got 108pi.</p>
<p>Why yes, it was.</p>
<p>They should make a Math IIIC for the last level with calculus. I would probably be easier (In the sense of higher average score) than Math IIC and Math I and many people would flock to that one. And it would be less competitive (In the sense of less number of competitors) because only juniors would take it near June and seniors would take it in the later months of the year such as September or October.</p>
<p>There would be far fewer people in general who would take it though since not many people get to calculus in their junior year. There's no point in taking it at the end of your senior year.</p>
<p>It wouldn't be a very popular test.</p>
<p>Which is exactly why it is good - those who can handle it have the chance to set themselves apart from the mob of people who would otherwise take Math IIC. Although it would screw over everyone who is left taking Math IIC because they would not be taking the most rigorous test.</p>
<p>The curve is decided beforehand</p>
<p>Yeah. An 800 on that would then be the standard for places like Caltech and MIT. That would suck for me. lol</p>
<p>The population one I think was 5 wasn't it? I can't remember, I just remember that you got a decimal which you would have to round up. Maybe it was like 3.2 and you rounded it up to 4. I can't remember the years.</p>
<p>population one was four...
any curve predictions?</p>
<p>What would 5 omit and 7 wrong be? considering that I made a couple stupid mistakes...</p>
<p>~ 730</p>
<p>Really??? Are you just saying that to make me feel good or something?? -12=730?</p>
<p>hmmm. i skipped 4 last time and probably missed like 3 questions.. got a 770..</p>
<p>any idea what zero omits and maybe.... 6 wrong might be?</p>
<p>I would say 6 wrong would be like 770-790 which is really good (if you're not considering MIT). You are being conservative right?</p>
<p>Does anybody thing that Barron's "overpreping you with the wrong and difficult stuff so that they could laugh at you while you don't have a clue on the easier questions" screwed you over??</p>
<p>i omitted like 8 and guessed on 1. everything else i am sure i got right. i am guessing 720ish.</p>
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Does anybody thing that Barron's "overpreping you with the wrong and difficult stuff so that they could laugh at you while you don't have a clue on the easier questions" screwed you over??
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yeah that happened to me. people were like "yeah the test will seem like a joke because the barrons will prepare you."</p>
<p>Little did I know I got Fed on the easy questions because I didn't review for them. Parallel lines...goddamn. I got it right but spent a considerable amount of time on it. (and may have messed it up...)</p>
<p>hmm. anyone remember that one question w/ the polars? it was a picture of basically 2 circles on a graph and it was like.. which of the following can NOT be P Q or R or something like that. i just did a random guess cus i ran out of time and i put d just for the sake of guessing...</p>
<p>^yeah left that shiite blank. had no idea. Now i know to remember polar for next time</p>
<p>this was... a really disgusting test.. the chances of them putting polars was like.... 3%? they hardly ever put polars and they chose this test of all tests to shove in questions w/ polar related stuff...</p>
<p>there was another problem where the answer was like x^2 + y^2 = 9. if you knew polars for that one it would have been super easy.</p>
<p>and ... usually for the 2c.. you just need to keep your calc in degrees. this must have been the first time in ages that i had to actually switch back and forth a billion times from degree to radians.. got kind of annoying -__-</p>
<p>i'd say that for like.. the first 30 questions i was like "wheee" and then i got to say... 33 or something.. and i started going "crap"</p>
<p>For the Polar one, the radius was 2 and the degree was like 3pi/2. Can't remember which point though.</p>