Dear Calculus and Computer Nerds, what does this mean in layman's terms? Help the mathematically stupid?
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If you look at a picture (aka a graph) of the function, it will all become clear...\n\nhttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3e/1-over-x.png
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U R RIGHTT..HOW DID YA GET IT..PLZ CAN YA EXPLAIN..I'VE BEEN TRYING THIS PROBLEM FROM A LONGTIME.EVEN DE CALCULATOR SAYS ITZ "4"..I KNOW DE CALCULATORS WRONG TOO..PLZZ DO EXPLAIN IT TO ME ASAP
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yeah, looks like the circle is just a 0, which would mean x^0 + 7 = 1 + 7 = 8.  It does look weird, though.
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Its like instantaneous speed. It is the speed or wateva you are trying to find between two really reallly reallllly close points. Example if you are trying to find the derivitive of 2 then plug in 1.999999 or 2.000001 into the equation, doesn't matter. \n\nOtherwise, it is the slope of the tangent of a point.
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The question doesn't make sense: what is T(n/4) supposed to mean when n = 2 or 3 or 5 ...??
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damnt i should have paid attention calculus...\n\nlet pam...pam...breat....dimension......carry the one.....as x approaches zero......carry  the two....hold on...\n\nthis could take a while.
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try this link = scroll down & u will find the meaning\nhttp://www.answers.com/ellipsis?gwp=11&ver=1.1.2.381&method=3\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipsis#Ellipsis_in_mathematics\n\nhope this helps
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Ummm, I'm not even sure what that means, but I'm guessing:\n\n(1 *1) + (1*1) + (1*1) \nerm...or, in sentence form one times one plus one times one plus one times one.
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Crap!\n\nSomething to do with Pi.  When my friend was in college she used to say the first one.\n\nETA:  They are both frases said to remember the numerics of Pi.
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It means multiply. This asterisk sign is used in almost all computer keyboards to represent "Mutiply". It must be there also from where you have typed your question.
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is it asking you to graph that. otherwise it is not solvable. if it's asking you to graph it then you have to plug into your graphing calculator y=x-9
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Your instructor is an idiot.\nThere is no commonly accepted notation in math which puts a dot over a natural number.\nI'm really sorry that you have a numbskull for a Calculus teacher.
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1=0 when reference to derivatives in calculus or when in reference to places numbers are from 0 - 9 \nthen they are repeated. etc 1_0 1_1 1_2 .. you get the idea. \n Any way first place is  = 0
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i think - what ?%?^@^@$%R does that mean... wouldve searched for it online but hey, got plenty more questions to answer before the net gets jammed and slows down and all..\n\ncheers..
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Here is the mathematical proof:\n\nIt involves some precalculus, so I will explain what I am doing just in case you haven't gotten to precalc yet.\n\n[1]  Definition: Limit\n     The limit of a function f(x) is the value of y @ x.\n     i.e. y = 2x^2, @ x = 1, y = 2, \n     Therefore, \n     limit 2x^2 = 2\n     x->1\n\n[2]  Why division by Zero = infinity:\n\n     limit 1/x = infinity\n     x -> +0\n\n     Limit 1/x = infinity\n     x -> -0\n\nThe graph of y = 1/x explains this principle. \n\n[2.1] Definition: +0  & -0\n\n+0 = As x approaches zero from the right.\n-0 = As x approaches zero from the left.\n\n[2.2] As x get closer and closer to zero, the quotient of 1/x gets larger and larger.\n\ni.e. 1/0.0000006 = 6000000\ni.e  1/1x10^-9999= 1x10^9999\n\n[2.3] When x becomes zero, the quotient of 1/x is infinity. Since infinity is underfined, 1/0 is also undefined!
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when you talking about to compute something then it means you are going to involve in processes of calculations, which is the integral part of computer, because computer does not understand any thing but 0 or 1 and calculate or process each and every thing by these numbers which is called binary... so if anyone like to understand computer concept completely it will be help full if understand mathmatics first...
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I think this means:\n\n(t^2 - 2t - 15)/(t-5) * (t+5)/(t+3)\n\nIf that's right, then\n\n(t^2 - 2t - 15)/(t-5) * (t+5)/(t+3) = (t-5)(t+3)/(t-5) * (t+5)/(t+3)\n= t+5