n2-n-90=0

[Chinman3000]

Can you solve this?

Apparently lots of GCSE students cant and have been complaining their little hearts out about it being too tough for their exams.

Full story here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-33017299

WIthout being big headed am I the only one who thinks this is easy? Try not to post the answer....

Ps - n2 means n squared / to the power of 2.

 

[Gwylan]

I think it's pretty easy too and I did my maths O level 42 years ago. Mrs Gwylan sat this paper yesterday and was pleased with herself for solving it as she heard some people moaning about it

EDIT: But the topic heading is wrong - it doesn't ask you to solve that equation

 

[Pevenseagull]

It's too tough.

 

[Pevenseagull]

......not 'to' tough.



......and it's very easy.

 

[Yoda]

Nope, not just you. Took me all of seconds to work it out.

Nearly put the answer so changed what I was going to post.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Can you solve this?

Apparently lots of GCSE students cant and have been complaining their little hearts out about it being too tough for their exams.

Full story here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-33017299



WIthout being big headed am I the only one who thinks this is easy? Try not to post the answer....

Ps - n2 means n squared / to the power of 2.

Took me about 20 seconds.

 

[Bob!]

So, I think I've worked it out.
Where is the answer?

 

[Prince Monolulu]

I got it. After 4 pieces of paper and a calculator, is it 27.49256 ?

Hoorah

 

[Gwylan]

I got it. After 4 pieces of paper and a calculator, is it 27.49256 ?

Hoorah

No, it's 42

 

[Nathan]

I was expecting it to be harder than it was considering all the fuss about it. Not that difficult at all.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Yep got it - if it really is as easy as I think. Not a trick question?

*Goes off to look it up as paranoid*

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

That wasnt quite the question tho.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

That wasnt quite the question tho.

It was linked to yellow & orange sweets.

 

[BBassic]

I've no idea. I managed to fail my Maths GCSE no less than five times.

 

[hoveboyslim]

Can you solve this?

Apparently lots of GCSE students cant and have been complaining their little hearts out about it being too tough for their exams.

Full story here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-33017299

WIthout being big headed am I the only one who thinks this is easy? Try not to post the answer....

Ps - n2 means n squared / to the power of 2.

Clearly not easy enough. I believe you would have got it wrong as you didn't read the question (classic school boy error).
The GCSE question didn't ask for equation to be solved. It asks for the workings out to arrive at that equation from the given text.

 

[spring hall convert]

WIthout being big headed am I the only one who thinks this is easy? Try not to post the answer....

You're not the only one.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Took me about 15 seconds to spot one answer and about 1 minute to derive the other.

Edit: removed the value to avoid spoiler

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

I didn't hear any students where I work moaning about this question after the exam though. Clearly they've been taught well or are too thick to realise they've got it wrong.


http://www.theguardian.com/educatio...est-gcse-math-question-viral-trending-twitter

full question is on the page linked above.

 

[StonehamPark]

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I'm not great at Maths, but isn't this a pretty easy one?

n2-n-90=0

Let's pretend N = 10

10 Squared = 100
100 - N (10) = 90
90 - 90 = 0
Therefore, N = 10

Right?

 

[Guinness Boy]

Yep got it - if it really is as easy as I think. Not a trick question?

*Goes off to look it up as paranoid*

That wasnt quite the question tho.

Clearly not easy enough. I believe you would have got it wrong as you didn't read the question (classic school boy error).
The GCSE question didn't ask for equation to be solved. It asks for the workings out to arrive at that equation from the given text.

The equation is bloody easy to solve but the actual question takes a bit of work. Not impossible though.