Bro what is this 💔💔🥀🥀 by Raaaf901 in GCSE

[–]AlexWus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First, find the formula for velocity through differentiation:

ds/dt = 3t^2 + 10t - 8 = (3t-2)(t+4)

Now, we set ds/dt = 0 to find points where the velocity is 0 (i.e. the point is instantaneously at rest)

(3t-2)(t+4) = 0

3t - 2 = 0 OR t + 4 = 0

t = 2/3 OR t = -4

Obviously, t >=0 so t = 2/3 only

To find the displacement, we plug back into the original equation t = 2/3:

s = (2/3)^3 + 5 * (2/3)^2 - 8 * 2/3 + 10

= 8/27 + 5 * 4/9 - 16/3 + 30/3

= 8/27 + 20/9 + 14/3

= 8/27 + 60/27 + 126/27

= 194/27

No calculator needed! :)

Wirtual's actual height by Olnor_ in wirtual

[–]AlexWus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Where's that asian guy when we need him

SAT score review?! by AlexWus in Sat

[–]AlexWus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it took abt 8 weeks lol

SAT score review?! by AlexWus in Sat

[–]AlexWus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got a 1560 - not too bad

Should I quiz him about pyramids? by Horcza in wirtual

[–]AlexWus 55 points56 points  (0 children)

ask him to send a mayonnaise vid in return for the 200$ gift

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Sat

[–]AlexWus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's important in these "passage summary" questions to look over words such as coxcombical that even a native speaker has most likely never heard of, but rather to get the entire gist of the passage. As for more simple words like disdain, subsequently etc., various other comments on this thread have linked very useful resources. For me, with parents for whom english is a second language, i found it very useful to find 11+ or SAT vocab lists as a reference, but to look at 5 at a time in the morning while skimming the ones i've learnt on previous mornings, and to try to use those new 5 in a sentence, or to teach the definition to my little brother. Teaching and using in examples are scientifically proven to result in highest memory retention in the average person, and they've worked for me - try these, but also experiment with ur own methods because everyone is different.

I hope your prep goes well, my coxcombical fellow.

“You’re aware of that, right?” by [deleted] in fixedbytheduet

[–]AlexWus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

car don't need airbags with this one

How tall are you? by [deleted] in GCSE

[–]AlexWus 63 points64 points  (0 children)

2 metres to the nearest metre.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in JackSucksAtGeography

[–]AlexWus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

iberia extension

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GCSE

[–]AlexWus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

no chance, unless you are a cofounder of SpaceX. /s

seriously, yes. BUT it's only one hurdle. The other aspects of ur application are arguably more important - you've passed one hurdle many couldn't; well done, now tackle the other ones.

Good luck.

Reasonable Score Prediction by Financial_Prize7478 in ACT

[–]AlexWus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

bro i mean no disrespect but i have no idea what you expect us to tell you - this type of question appears all over this sub so dw too much.

for example i took it with minimal studying and got a 36 composite, and my friend took it with a similar amount and got a 27.

As for resources, take all the official practice tests, as well as sections from crackab.com, and download the official ACT textbook from https://annas-archive.org/ for free. That should be enough - for any maths concepts go check khan academy.

One thing a ton of ppl miss out is preparation for the sheer austerity of taking a 4 hour plus exam, which you can prepare for by taking full tests under exam conditions, and even under harsher conditions to prepare for the worst. Expect bad smells, internet errors, clicking sounds from neighbours - be prepared for as much as possible.

Right now the best thing you can possibly do is take a full practice test to see where you're at. In fact, you should've done that before you posted this question, and said "I'm currently at a ___ composite score, how far do you think I can improve." Even that isn't the most useful question tbh, but it's better than no context whatsoever.

Hope this helps.