Need some Homework Halp.

2007-07-15 00:40:01

#1

Jestar: Shifty's Home Number: 02 9662 8432; +373|7212

On My Maths Work, we are doing some work on what people call the "Golden Ratio", however I have completely forgotten over the holidays how to do this.

The question asks:

[*]Write the exact lengths (in surd form) of the line segments AF and BF.

Now, I know that AF = 13cm and BF = 5cm.
Now how do I write them in surd form?

Karma for whoever is awesome enough to help me.

Jestar

2007-07-15 01:13:59

#2

RandomSchl: |\/|€|\/|ß€|2; +52|6915|California

Wtf is "surd form" never heard of that.

Wikipedia Article, don't know if this helps or not: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_ratio

Last edited by RandomSchl (2007-07-15 01:16:37)

2007-07-15 01:16:11

#3

Mitch92uK: aka [DBS]Mitch92uK; +192|6707|United Kingdom

surds are roots of irrational numbers like square root of 3

2007-07-15 01:45:37

#4

Jestar: Shifty's Home Number: 02 9662 8432; +373|7212

Please, these answers don't really help....thanks anyway though....

2007-07-15 01:49:19

#5

justice: OctoPoster; +978|7212|OctoLand

Sorry to say this in your thread but....fuck maths...just had to get that off my chest after 10 years of maths, gave it up last month. Surds and all that , urgh.

I know fucking karate

2007-07-15 01:50:28

#6

some_random_panda: Flamesuit essential; +454|6862

wtf.

You can't write 13 and 5 in surd form. I'd check those answers. If they were square root of 13 and 5, now that would be a different matter.

Last edited by some_random_panda (2007-07-15 01:52:06)

2007-07-15 01:52:44

#7

Catbox: forgiveness; +505|7188

cant halp... sorry... math wasn't my thing... to many numbers...

Love is the answer

2007-07-15 01:56:25

#8

Kommander_Kale: Genetically Modified; +19|6887|Melbourne, Australia

It seems strange writing whole numbers in surd form but
13cm = 13root1 cm
5cm = 5root1 cm

2007-07-15 01:57:48

#9

Kommander_Kale: Genetically Modified; +19|6887|Melbourne, Australia

Unless this relates to triangles somehow. Is ABF a right angled triangle? Because if it is then the unknown side AB is 12cm.

2007-07-15 05:11:46

#10

Sarrk: O-O-O A-O A; +788|7127|Brisbane, Australia

Jestar12345 wrote:
On My Maths Work, we are doing some work on what people call the "Golden Ratio", however I have completely forgotten over the holidays how to do this.

The question asks:

[*]Write the exact lengths (in surd form) of the line segments AF and BF.

Now, I know that AF = 13cm and BF = 5cm.
Now how do I write them in surd form?

Karma for whoever is awesome enough to help me.

Jestar

LAWLZ. Arent you older than me?

Surd form is square root so

AF = <Square root symbol>13
BF = <Square root symbol>5

2007-07-15 05:23:12

#11

Vub: The Power of Two; +188|6966|Sydney, Australia

Sarrk wrote:
Jestar12345 wrote:
On My Maths Work, we are doing some work on what people call the "Golden Ratio", however I have completely forgotten over the holidays how to do this.

The question asks:

[*]Write the exact lengths (in surd form) of the line segments AF and BF.

Now, I know that AF = 13cm and BF = 5cm.
Now how do I write them in surd form?

Karma for whoever is awesome enough to help me.

Jestar
LAWLZ. Arent you older than me?

Surd form is square root so

AF = <Square root symbol>13
BF = <Square root symbol>5

Ummm, are you saying that 15 = Square root 15?

Of course, you can always write 15 as square root of 15 squared.

2007-07-15 05:27:26

#12

stkhoplite: Banned; +564|6951|Sheffield-England

My Dad says it sounds like some sort of foreign language...

He went to college studying maths

Can't help you there mate

sorry

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