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What does /sci/ do when it can't solve a problem on a math test?

I usually just put the original equation over zero and circle it.

>> No.3081925
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>I usually just put the original equation over zero and circle it.
that's bloodly fucking genius. I'm going to do that on a problem on one of my next tests just to troll the professor

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>implying i ever "can't solve a problem" on a math test

>> No.3081967

>>3081925
How is that genius? The professor will just say that the problem is solvable, and you will still get it wrong.

>> No.3081978

Use TI-89 to solve the problem then reverse engineer the problem from the answer. Anyone else?

>> No.3081979

I get as far as I can with showing my work, and if I really can't figure it what to do next, or where I made a mistake, I leave it as it is.

>> No.3081986

>>3081978

what kind of math are you taking that you can use a ti-89 in a test???

>> No.3082003

>>3081986
fisher price's babby's first ap calculus ab

>> No.3082035

<begin proof>
<define some quantities that seem relevant>
<cite random results from class>
Therefore, <statement of theorem>.

>> No.3082075

>>3081978

Every time. Best solution.

>>3081986
What math are you in?

>> No.3082089

>State givens from proof
>State known theorems and definitions that seem pertinent
>Play with it.
>Play with it.
>Play with it.
>Doesnt work? Make up a definition and pretend it works.
>QED motherfucker.

>> No.3082098

>>3082075

Calc 3, Linear Alg 3, Abstract Algebra, Differential equations

>> No.3082107

>>3081978

Must not know how to actually math.

>> No.3082145

>>3082098
you've had three semesters of linear algebra? i didn't know that there was such a thing as linear 3..the more you know

>> No.3082146

Had a test last week that had to do with conic equations. In the calculator portion, there was only one question, and it involved finding A, B, C, E, K and writing a standard equation for the elliptical path of a comet, and then finding A, B, C, E, K and the standard equation of a second parabolic comet that moves around that comet.

My dog of nine years died just last week (About 4 days before the test), so I gave the question a shot and then in the answer field wrote "My fucking dog died four days ago."

>> No.3082147

I would usually just draw a little comic with a math pun or something. I would show the work I had done on the problem, but if i couldn't solve it I wouldn't try to write a bunch of confusing bs down. People grading papers hate when they have to sort through a whole bunch of nonsensical crap. I figure it's better to keep them in a good mood while showing that you tried than to put them in a bad mood by making them look at line after line of garbage.