i'm going to major in pure maths at sydney
anyone else going to sydney?
you can do maths though the adv science or just the normal Bsc course and even transfer to adv maths later is you want.
you dont need the substitution its a very basic 3u concept that cos x is the derivative of sin x. it is only a matter of applying the function of a function rule in reverse.
there is also a really cool pascals triangle like pattern that developes in three dimensional for for a tri-nomial, 4 dimensional for quad-nomial........ and n-dimensional for an n-nomial.
you can then apply the formula you derived and find a number at any point in the n-dimensional pyramid...
because the integral of x is x^2/2 you can ignore the absolute value signs as the out come will be positive anyway
therefore
int ( 2 - abs(x) ) from -3 to 3
2 int ( 2 - x ) from 0 to 3 (even function)
= 2[2x - x^2/2 ] from 0 to 3
= 2[(6 - 9/2) - (0)]
= 2[3/2]
= 3...
The probability that the prize will never be won limits to zero therefore the probability that it will be won eventually after its 25th time will be equal to the probability that it will not be won on the first 25 times.
Your approch with binomial probability is wrong even if the question...
i wont actually do 2 and 3 i dont have time but for 2:
trynd draw a fairy accurate diagram so that you can see wich side of the centre cirtain chords lie and which angles are acute/obtuse etc
use isosoles triangles formed by two radii and a chod and angle sums of trangles and also the fact...