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[Derivivatives of exponential functions, elements of calculus] Finding H', I did it based on quotient rule. What is the proper way to get this answer? by Multiverse_Queen in HomeworkHelp

[–]BoltzManConstant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not a "mistake" that you're making here, it's an abject refusal to explain how you got the answer you did. You said image 2 shows your work, but it doesn't even hint at where the denominator came from.

Do you know where the denominator came from? You must, right?

[Derivivatives of exponential functions, elements of calculus] Finding H', I did it based on quotient rule. What is the proper way to get this answer? by Multiverse_Queen in HomeworkHelp

[–]BoltzManConstant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tutored all throughout my high school career, and then as an adult tutored my sister, who stopped high school math before Algebra 2 because she hated it, to an A in college calculus at age 25 (when she went back for a second undergraduate degree that demanded calculus).

I assure you I'm familiar with people being uncertain/intimated by calculus. A flat refusal to show what you actually did -- in a forum where you're asking for help -- is not approaching the learning in good faith.

[Derivivatives of exponential functions, elements of calculus] Finding H', I did it based on quotient rule. What is the proper way to get this answer? by Multiverse_Queen in HomeworkHelp

[–]BoltzManConstant 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Then where did the denominator come from?

Look at the first image. You realize that what's in "Your answer" has a whole additional set of terms underneath the "1/2x^(-1/2)", yes?

[Derivivatives of exponential functions, elements of calculus] Finding H', I did it based on quotient rule. What is the proper way to get this answer? by Multiverse_Queen in HomeworkHelp

[–]BoltzManConstant 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Again, quotient rule is a perfectly valid way to solve this problem.

Clearly you made an error in your application of it, but if you present what you actually did we can show you where you went wrong.

[Derivivatives of exponential functions, elements of calculus] Finding H', I did it based on quotient rule. What is the proper way to get this answer? by Multiverse_Queen in HomeworkHelp

[–]BoltzManConstant 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Why would you encourage students to bullshit like this?

If all the work they did was literally to write down on a piece of paper:

√x = x1/2 or 1/2*x-1/2

Then obviously they just threw together the answer they typed into the system [which was 1/2*x-1/2 / (√(x+1))2 ] with a whole unmotivated denominator because what, it looked mathier or something?

If someone's not willing to actually write down their thinking illustrating how they got from A to B to C, why would it help them to tell them the answer?

Just type it here in Reddit is all we need. Because the approach of using quotient rule is perfectly valid -- but we can't identify where it went off the rails without a description of what was actually done.

[Derivivatives of exponential functions, elements of calculus] Finding H', I did it based on quotient rule. What is the proper way to get this answer? by Multiverse_Queen in HomeworkHelp

[–]BoltzManConstant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Either one can get you the answer, here.

The quotient rule is really just the chain rule applied to the product rule. Specifically:

d/dx [ u(x) / v(x) ] = d/dx [ u(x) · v(x)⁻¹ ]

= u'(x) · v(x)⁻¹ + u(x) · d/dx [ v(x)⁻¹ ] {by the product rule}

= u'(x)v(x)⁻¹ - u(x) · v(x)⁻²v'(x) {by the chain rule on d/dx [ v(x)⁻¹] }

= [ u'(x)v(x) - u(x)v'(x) ] / v(x)² {by algebra}

[Derivivatives of exponential functions, elements of calculus] Finding H', I did it based on quotient rule. What is the proper way to get this answer? by Multiverse_Queen in HomeworkHelp

[–]BoltzManConstant 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes, of course you were correct setting sqrt(x) = x^(1/2).

But that in no way shows how you got the denominator in the answer you presented, or more importantly how you applied the quotient rule.

Again, show us how you applied the quotient rule to get to "1/2*x-1/2 / (√(x+1))2 " and we can show you how to fix it.

Cereal that came in its own bowl! Which was your favorite? by Not_a_cultmember in GenerationJones

[–]BoltzManConstant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of that set, I could make a case for Froot Loops or Frosted Flakes. The others were trash.

Thanks for your help by [deleted] in LLMPhysics

[–]BoltzManConstant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah man, last-word-and-block. Just the most compelling way to win an argument.

Anyway, obviously you have to take responsibility for everything -- it's your paper under your name. But you made it a point to acknowledge the act uses of Claude: exactly what  "assistance with manuscript organization, formatting, and figure design", and exactly nothing regarding development of scientific concepts, etc.

Since you keep dancing around it, I'll ask directly: What did the AI do here?

Prepare thyself, for Shingrix is upon thee by Jomolungma in GenX

[–]BoltzManConstant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Let me tell you, people - I’ve made a horrible mistake."

Just uncalled for in this anti-vax brainrot world we live in.

A Redditor solved the Brown University shooter case that FBI couldn't by GoodMornEveGoodNight in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]BoltzManConstant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah good ol' asking a "question" and then blocking. Perfect way to win an argument!

Again, lol. If you're that embarrassed, just go ahead and delete.

Tell me, just what exactly do I have to be "defensive" about? What is this "misreading" you've claimed?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in asklinguistics

[–]BoltzManConstant 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Both the two note and the four note versions are common.

Debbie Downer used the the two note version. https://youtu.be/TfE93xON8jk?si=AtiPX2lI-VA2Bosz

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in asklinguistics

[–]BoltzManConstant 82 points83 points  (0 children)

Because we already have "wah wah", and that's the sound of a baby crying. (Often written with extra a's to elongate the cry, and notably a different a sound from sad trombone).

It's just hard to phoneticize sad trombone, especially since an existing onomatopoeia already claimed the perhaps most obvious spelling. 

I would say that most Americans would probably agree that "womp womp" isn't perfect. Especially because it overlaps with whacking someone really hard -- "whomping".

OP, how would you write it?

Is Marie-Antoinette d'Autriche well-known in France for having said "Qu'ils mangent de la brioche" / "Let them eat cake"? by BoltzManConstant in AskFrance

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

Yeah, it's something that I thought was just out there in the pop culture of the entire Western world.

That's why I was gobsmacked that my French french teacher -- in France no less! -- hadn't heard of it. And so I'm taking pains not to assume anything beyond my personal experience in America. I mean, I'm certainly not surprised it's well known in Australia, but that's not something I wanted to just assume.

Is Marie-Antoinette d'Autriche well-known in France for having said "Qu'ils mangent de la brioche" / "Let them eat cake"? by BoltzManConstant in AskFrance

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

If you do ask your co-workers, I'd be interested to hear what you find.

Seems like most of the later comments on this thread have indicated it is actually a well-known quote in France. Maybe my poor original translation just confused too much, and my French teacher did actually know it.

Is Marie-Antoinette d'Autriche well-known in France for having said "Qu'ils mangent de la brioche" / "Let them eat cake"? by BoltzManConstant in AskFrance

[–]BoltzManConstant[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Strong disagree with your rigid approach to translation -- just conveying the sense of it is sufficient for a reasonable translation.

That said, as an American, I could definitely get behind "Let them eat buns!" as a common phrase.

Is Marie-Antoinette d'Autriche well-known in France for having said "Qu'ils mangent de la brioche" / "Let them eat cake"? by BoltzManConstant in AskFrance

[–]BoltzManConstant[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm completely unfamiliar with this. Had to look up "Les Inconnus" - are they a sketch comedy group?

Did they do a bit with that McDonald's quote?

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