Proud Moments in Time...
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Well I'll break the long-standing Livejournal hiatus to complain about myself. I was a little too drunk last night. *sigh*
The more people I talk to the more interesting my night sounded. I don't know why I bothered going out at all because I don't remember MANY of the things I did. Usually when I can't remember something I did while drinking it'll come back to me a few hours later.....but not this time.
I won't bother going into details but highlights of the night included:
-8 or more Rev's
-Several beers
-Introducing myself to my friend's new boyfriend about eighteen times (and I still don't remember what he looks like or remember meeting him at all)
-Loud obnoxious comments
-Randomly making out with somebody and being rescued by Trish
-Making people kiss for my amusement
-Ragging on John for grinding with people. Apologizing later. Forgetting both.
I'm sure there's more moments but I don't need to go on. I'm just glad I didn't make TOO much of an ass of myself. Although if I did.....I certainly don't remember it.
>>MATH WARNING<<
Oh hey you people are smart...I'm trying to re-learn all my Grade 12 math again for an admissions test and I'm having trouble remembering how.....you know....to DO math. The problem I'm having right now is with factoring. I'm okay with factoring problems like x^2 + 6x + 12 (hopefully you got my little exponant ^ thing there) BUT I have trouble solving them when there is a number before the x squared. like
3x^2 + x - 4 = 0
factors out to (3x + 4)(x - 1) = 0 and then x = 4/3 and x = 1
I know this because that was the answer on the website.
Can somebody explain to me step by step how that happened? I'm missing some key step because my answers never work out and it's gotta be something simple. Do you just take the whole number and write it out like (3x )(x ) ? and find the blanks? When you find the answers how do you know which one is +4 and which is -1 without solving the equation and checking your work? Isn't there some faster way to know that it's (3x + 4)(x - 1) and NOT (3x - 1)( x + 4) ??? Or maybe there is no short cut. But I don't remember. I'm hoping somebody out there is a Math whiz.
OH also in that problem....I get how x becomes 1 because you just move it across the = sign and the sign flips. But what about 3x + 4 when it becomes 4/3 ??? How does that work? I'm sure it's something TOTALLY simple that I forgot but I've been out of math for 6 years now and I'm impressed I remember as much as I do. But trying to re-teach myself is getting brutal.
HELP PLEASE. If I didn't explain this right let me know and I can clarify.
Anyways I'm outta here. Off to dream about algebra and crap I never thought I'd need again.
Well I'll break the long-standing Livejournal hiatus to complain about myself. I was a little too drunk last night. *sigh*
The more people I talk to the more interesting my night sounded. I don't know why I bothered going out at all because I don't remember MANY of the things I did. Usually when I can't remember something I did while drinking it'll come back to me a few hours later.....but not this time.
I won't bother going into details but highlights of the night included:
-8 or more Rev's
-Several beers
-Introducing myself to my friend's new boyfriend about eighteen times (and I still don't remember what he looks like or remember meeting him at all)
-Loud obnoxious comments
-Randomly making out with somebody and being rescued by Trish
-Making people kiss for my amusement
-Ragging on John for grinding with people. Apologizing later. Forgetting both.
I'm sure there's more moments but I don't need to go on. I'm just glad I didn't make TOO much of an ass of myself. Although if I did.....I certainly don't remember it.
>>MATH WARNING<<
Oh hey you people are smart...I'm trying to re-learn all my Grade 12 math again for an admissions test and I'm having trouble remembering how.....you know....to DO math. The problem I'm having right now is with factoring. I'm okay with factoring problems like x^2 + 6x + 12 (hopefully you got my little exponant ^ thing there) BUT I have trouble solving them when there is a number before the x squared. like
3x^2 + x - 4 = 0
factors out to (3x + 4)(x - 1) = 0 and then x = 4/3 and x = 1
I know this because that was the answer on the website.
Can somebody explain to me step by step how that happened? I'm missing some key step because my answers never work out and it's gotta be something simple. Do you just take the whole number and write it out like (3x )(x ) ? and find the blanks? When you find the answers how do you know which one is +4 and which is -1 without solving the equation and checking your work? Isn't there some faster way to know that it's (3x + 4)(x - 1) and NOT (3x - 1)( x + 4) ??? Or maybe there is no short cut. But I don't remember. I'm hoping somebody out there is a Math whiz.
OH also in that problem....I get how x becomes 1 because you just move it across the = sign and the sign flips. But what about 3x + 4 when it becomes 4/3 ??? How does that work? I'm sure it's something TOTALLY simple that I forgot but I've been out of math for 6 years now and I'm impressed I remember as much as I do. But trying to re-teach myself is getting brutal.
HELP PLEASE. If I didn't explain this right let me know and I can clarify.
Anyways I'm outta here. Off to dream about algebra and crap I never thought I'd need again.