Maths paper 1...wat ye think??

xxGalwayGirlxx

Just finished maths paper 1 at 10.30, Thought it was a lovely paper, went brilliant....so happy with it!!

Postman-Layla

Thought it was grand. Dropped down to Ordinary about three weeks ago and haven't done anything since, but I pretty much breezed through it and left just before 11.
Hopefully I didn't miss half the questions or something =P

Flyer1

Good fair paper, nice and simple. That Q1 part b had me thinking for a few minutes though, lol, how the simple things catch you out.

Bryan4president

Thought it was simple. Did all 8 questions and finished at 11

Soby

thought a few part C's on the pass paper were tough..wasnt happy with myself...say i noly honoured it

tasha1

Was Reasonably happy..

Some Tricky Parts Though..

JamieK

All i can say is taking pass maths for granted was stooopid!!!

bring on paper 2....imrovment drastically needed!!!

SimpleLogic

Hoping you are all Ordinary level heads, as I found higher paper to be quiet difficult. The Intergration Q which is normally fairly handy was a monster. I got the answer out for Q1 and Q2 but thought the were fairly hard compared to normal. Series Q wasnt too bad. But what about Q5 C WTF, maybe it was obvious but look very strange to me. Thought the differentiation were hard enough too :-(

What did all you other people think anyway?

bohs1890

Anyone get C on question 1...talking about 1 cent for every 10 euro...adnt a breeze..

Flyer1

You drop the price down to 119.99 and then calculate the VAT & profit percentage yoke on it then.

Dr. Baltar

I am so relieved!
I think I passed it.

tasha1

Flyer1 wrote: »

You drop the price down to 119.99 and then calculate the VAT & profit percentage yoke on it then.

Omg.

Thought That.

Left It Blank.

Bad Move..

Father Hernandez

Flyer1 wrote: »

Good fair paper, nice and simple. That Q1 part b had me thinking for a few minutes though, lol, how the simple things catch you out.

I was the exact same as you. I was seriously thinking about leaving it seeing as it was annoying me so much !

benzwOw

brilliant paper but q1 part b was little hard, and q7 part c(part 3) was hard too, but anyway, i did very well :pac: q6 part c was like :eek::eek::eek::D

xxxkacixxx

Flyer1 wrote: »

You drop the price down to 119.99 and then calculate the VAT & profit percentage yoke on it then.

I put it down to 99.99 as I didn't think you were supposed to include the vat as it was only related to the mark up and then the percentage wouldn't make sense as that would include the vat also. Could be wrong.

I found the paper pretty simple overall, think I answered six questions perfectly and two with slight problems at the end :).

irish_boy90

the H paper was a really nasty paper.
I think I passed it. (yeah great way to feel on one of the most important papers)

O well my irish will suffer on monday because I am going all out paper 2 this weekend. Have to do well in paper 2 or its all over :eek:

delighted.

Higher level paper.

I liked the algebra and integration.
Differentiation was a nightmare for me. So much nicer than the pre though.

titan18

So,e of the C parts in the OL paper werent nice.Q6 and the last part of Q8,I didnt get.I also didnt get Q3 C,with the isosceles triangle.When I got told how to do it, I was like OHHHHHHHHHHH

bitterstudent

I thought the phrasing of bits was a bit confusing. Question one really got us thinking, to be honest I thought Q1 was... hard. part C ii was terrible in my opinion. I didn't like how they had put it, I was unsure whether the price would go to 119.99 or 129.99 but ah well... I did as well as I could and as much as I wanted an A grade I'll just have to cope. Hopefully won't be using the points from maths anyway! The rest was generally good. Just a few hiccups now and again, not too many.

Bambi16

I was really really happy with it but then I was talking to others and they said it was really hard, so now I've doubt in my mind.

Question 3 part c I think the part bout the triangle was weird?

dmccaff

I spent ages on question 1 part b, just makes you think about whats supposed to be easy :P

Hadnt a clue what to do on that triangle question with all these square roots and everything...

tasha1

The Part With 135 degrees angle... Like What

Bambi16

Tasha1? Is that who I think it is?:p

Fitzo

Bambi16 wrote: »

I was really really happy with it but then I was talking to others and they said it was really hard, so now I've doubt in my mind.

Question 3 part c I think the part bout the triangle was weird?

split it in half, then use pythagorous theorem;) took me a while but I got it in the end.


Was worried at first cause I was struggling on a lot of the question c's, but got most of them in the end.

I reckon there was 4 questions I got 50 outta 50 on then over 40 any of the other 3 I did....


Was handy enough...

tasha1

Sibh!!!

Bambi16

YAY! I knew it was you giving out bout the triangle haha

Em was talkin to Ciara and she said she showed the paper to Mr O Brien and he said it was hard for us

History? Biology?

PeteZahut

did anybody write dere answers on dere exam papers....if so wud u like 2 share d answers...i tink i mite of got an A but im not sure...thanks in advance

bitterstudent

Yeah, I was happy when I thought of Pythagoras for that triangle but I was surprised to see it come up. All the part C's in the exam required a lot, but don't they always. Q8 wasn't split into A,B or C. Never noticed that before.

Big Ears

tasha1 wrote: »

The Part With 135 degrees angle... Like What

tan 135 degress = -1 , therefore the tangent was = -1 .

So answer from the bit before = -1 and work from there .

I don't think you could use Pythagoras's theorem Fitzo it was an isosceles triangle .

bitterstudent

Big Ears wrote: »

tan 135 degress = -1 , therefore the tangent was = -1 .

So answer from the bit before = -1 and work from there .

I don't think you could use Pythagoras's theorem Fitzo it was an isosceles triangle .

It been an isosceles triangle and having the base you can split it into 2, making a right angled triangle and then getting the unknown side - the perpendicular height.

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Bambi16

I had all my answers written down then I wasn allowed bring it out so SOMEONE PLEASE POST their answers and I'll be a happy bunny haha

tasha1

Big Ears wrote: »

tan 135 degress = -1 , therefore the tangent was = -1 .

So answer from the bit before = -1 and work from there .

I don't think you could use Pythagoras's theorem Fitzo it was an isosceles triangle .

Would It Have Been Necessary To Do Trig To Answer That?

NervyChick

It was grand but now that i think back i think i left a bit early... Half eleven?????

Fitzo

bitterstudent wrote: »

It been an isosceles triangle and having the base you can split it into 2, making a right angled triangle and then getting the unknown side - the perpendicular height.

Bingo.

leaving you with a^2 + x^2 = x^2 +1

tasha1

Hehe I Brought Mine Out.

Equally Screwed For Both Of Them..

Haven't Even Started Bio..

Yeah He Txt Me Awhile Ago, Said It Was Diff To Other Years!!

*****..

Go To The History Thread!!

Pat Said Anymore? :]

Fitzo

Did most people get 36% as the actual mark on 1 (c)(ii)?


Think I got it right?

PrivateEye

Maths is the exam I plan on being able to toss aside anyway (Am I correct in saying its not recquired for Arts in Maynooth?) but I did no study for it in the slightest and went in with the aim of simply not failing.

I'd need to do dire in Paper II now to fail, and I think PII is alright to be honest. Maths though is not a part of my overall plan for the LC.

Twee.

I struggled a bit with OL but on my second go around the questions some parts just clicked, like that feckin triangle for example.
For question 7 (the distance/speed/time part) did anyone get the same answer for part (i) and (iii) ?

Bambi16

Pat has said no more I'll be up to him on Sunday

Well he said know the respiration exp inside out and the heart/blood?

The history thread, too many people giving diff views?
Im gonna go with - Parnell, Congress, Cultural, Treaty and maybe Sinn Fein?
Europe - Hitlers foreign policy, Church relations, Muss rise to power and Show trials!

First history exmas in 6 yrs and we dont what coming up

PeteZahut

Q1 (a)138.75 (b)(i)68km/hr (ii)48mins (iii)13mins (c)(i)E123.66 (ii)36% Q2(a)7 (b)(i)2+- sq 3 (ii)4 (c)(i)(x+2)(x+2) (ii)2x-1 (iii) 1>or equalsx>or equals to 0 Q3(a)x=5-8(div)a (b)(i)(5,4)(5,6) (c)(i)b=2 c=3 (ii)x+1(defo wrong) Q4(a)(i)u=3-4i (ii)u+5i=3+i (b)(i)-21+20i (ii)29=29 (c)(i)k=2 (ii)didnt get it Q5(a)95 (b)(i)one ninth (ii)3e (iii)t8 (c)9i)d=-2 (ii)Tn=-13+(n-1)-2 (iii)dont know what is it

PeteZahut

Q7(a)(i07x^6...(ii)5-12x^3....(b)(i)-9x^2-2x+12=0....(ii)-16.....(c)(i)405m....(ii)20m/s.....(iii)425m

Bambi16

1cii how do you get the 36% I got half of it and got stuck

PeteZahut

12 is the nearest multiple of 10 to 123.66...minus d 1 cent dat is 119.99...dat is 121% divid%e by 121 and multiply by 100...dat gives you 99.165......take dat from d 73 and dat is ur mark up...dat leaves 26.125 put dat over 73 and multiply by 100 and you get 35.84%...rounded off dat is 36

Stressed!

LOVED it...............sooooooooooooo easy!!:pac::pac::p

aleyra

pretty happy with this exam ,couple of parts that went a bit wrong, but thats where the good old attempt marks come in handy!
hope paper II is just as good!

jessie11

Fitzo wrote: »

Did most people get 36% as the actual mark on 1 (c)(ii)?


Think I got it right?

i tink i got dat ...not sure coz i tried it a few ways

titan18

In b iii,is the question asking how much longer does the journey take compared to the start.Or after the 28 km section,how much longer does the journey take.


I got 36% also but a few of my friends said 35%

Fitzo

titan18 wrote: »

In b iii,is the question asking how much longer does the journey take compared to the start.Or after the 28 km section,how much longer does the journey take.


I got 36% also but a few of my friends said 35%

They probably rounded down instead of up.

jessie11

its how long did the 28km take dat day wen she reduced d speed

titan18

jessie11 wrote: »

its how long did the 28km take dat day wen she reduced d speed

I'm on about the 3rd part,not the 2nd one.

jessie11

titan18 wrote: »

I'm on about the 3rd part,not the 2nd one.

sorry...i tink it ment the whole journey compared 2 start