Hey,folks, when I took the exam and filled out the form, I thought they'd post it on the comments in the Washington Post, rather than a screaming headline on KTM. Well, OK, I have to admit, I am rather proud of my factoring prowess. I was going to do a doctorate in factoring, but couldn't find any advisors. Maybe this notice will help.
I clicked through and took the test. I even clicked on the option that challenged me to take a Mind Quiz and beat the high score of 97%. While I was answering the 10 questions, I wondered where the 97% came from. Then, when I wanted to find the result, they asked for my cell number. Right. When I "x'ed" out, I got a pop-up "Crush Alert" telling me to find out who it was. after a series of pop-ups, I finally returned to KTM. I escaped.
I have definitely developed some 21st century skills.
Quibblo is a good name for it, because I have several quibbles with question 4:
1. Is it a typo that they have both X (uppercase) and x (lowercase) in the same expression? If not, then none of the answers is correct.
2. The expression reads: 4x^3 + 4X^2 - X - 1 I'll assume x=X because otherwise none of the choices is correct. The "correct" answer that they accept is: (4X^2 - 1)(X + 1) However, (4X^2 - 1) can be factored into (2X - 1)(2X + 1), so the real correct answer, which has been chosen by more people than either of the other two answers, is: (2X - 1)(2X + 1)(X + 1)
I've run through this three times and can't find where I've gone "wrong". Is it me, or is it the quiz?
I was flabbergasted to see that I had a score of 75% on the quiz, until I saw that other took issue with Q4. Apparently the quiz makers didn't follow their own directions, as they do specify "factor completely."
Here's a link to another one:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.bhs87.org/math/mathprac.htm
Hey,folks, when I took the exam and filled out the form, I thought they'd post it on the comments in the Washington Post, rather than a screaming headline on KTM. Well, OK, I have to admit, I am rather proud of my factoring prowess. I was going to do a doctorate in factoring, but couldn't find any advisors. Maybe this notice will help.
ReplyDeleteI love factoring.
ReplyDeleteI clicked through and took the test. I even clicked on the option that challenged me to take a Mind Quiz and beat the high score of 97%. While I was answering the 10 questions, I wondered where the 97% came from. Then, when I wanted to find the result, they asked for my cell number. Right. When I "x'ed" out, I got a pop-up "Crush Alert" telling me to find out who it was. after a series of pop-ups, I finally returned to KTM. I escaped.
I have definitely developed some 21st century skills.
Quibblo is a good name for it, because I have several quibbles with question 4:
ReplyDelete1. Is it a typo that they have both X (uppercase) and x (lowercase) in the same expression? If not, then none of the answers is correct.
2. The expression reads:
4x^3 + 4X^2 - X - 1
I'll assume x=X because otherwise none of the choices is correct. The "correct" answer that they accept is:
(4X^2 - 1)(X + 1)
However, (4X^2 - 1) can be factored into (2X - 1)(2X + 1), so the real correct answer, which has been chosen by more people than either of the other two answers, is:
(2X - 1)(2X + 1)(X + 1)
I've run through this three times and can't find where I've gone "wrong". Is it me, or is it the quiz?
It appears to be the quiz. Darn; there goes my perfect score.
ReplyDeleteI was flabbergasted to see that I had a score of 75% on the quiz, until I saw that other took issue with Q4. Apparently the quiz makers didn't follow their own directions, as they do specify "factor completely."
ReplyDeleteDumb quiz.
There, now I feel better :)