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Fri Sep 19 2003

I've never been very good at juggling, and this week definitely proves it!

Between appointments, housework and homework this week I have so much to do it gets overwhelming. That is what the internet is for though, right? Sanity breaks? Well, OK, e-bay too...

Mom & Dad get in this evening, so today will be spent doing the cleaning bits I haven't been able to get to the rest of the week. I will be rushing through those though as I have a TON of homework and a test to get ready for. Yippie!

6 Comments
  • From:
    TraumaMama (Legacy)
    On:
    Fri Sep 19 2003
    Hey Alli, catching up with your week which sounds very hectic. I can relate to juggling.
    I am looking forward to reading your take on the first episode of Survivor. Personally, I thought it was great.
    Hang in there!
  • From:
    JustAnotherBeth (Legacy)
    On:
    Fri Sep 19 2003
    I understand the juggling... the key to juggling well is to make sure that once you get a break you throw all the balls as hard as you can at whoever is getting on your nervs, and then pick them back up again!

    Beth
  • From:
    JustAnotherBeth (Legacy)
    On:
    Sun Sep 21 2003
    I promise to come back when it's not 1 AM and look at that again... I took my sleepy meds and right now the trig is just swimming around on the page....

    *bobbing head barely awake is not the best time to ask for my help... I will be back though!!!!*

    Be good,
    Beth
  • From:
    Palimpsest (Legacy)
    On:
    Sun Sep 21 2003
    I'm playing with your math problem now. Stay tuned for further details.

    I anticipate defeat, but I can't help but toy with the problem.
  • From:
    Palimpsest (Legacy)
    On:
    Sun Sep 21 2003
    GOT IT!!!! (Blast, I think I fried a few neurons on this one.)

    sin(a) - csc(a) =

    working with the left side:

    cos(a) * cot(a) =

    cos(a) * cos(a)/sin(a) ['cause -cos(a) = cos(a)]

    = cos (squared)(a)/sin(a)

    = sin (squared)(a) - 1/sin(a)

    = sin(squared)(a)/sin(a) - 1/sin(a)

    = sin(a) - csc(a)

    *grin*
  • From:
    Palimpsest (Legacy)
    On:
    Mon Sep 22 2003
    Ack, ack, ack! I made two sign mistakes, one honest and one stupid, and they cancelled each other out. Here's the proper way to do it:

    sin(a) - csc(a) = -cos(a) * cot(a)

    working with the left side:

    -cos(a) * cot(a)

    = -cos(a) * cos(a)/sin(a)

    = -cos (squared)(a)/sin(a)

    = sin (squared)(a) - 1/sin(a)

    = sin(squared)(a)/sin(a) - 1/sin(a)

    = sin(a) - csc(a)

    I hate trig.