I'm not sure if it's because this is really the first time I'm actually putting my all into something, or if I'm just impatient and want to skip to the part where I'm a good artist. I'm working on torso studies right now, but I can't seem to wrap my head around shapes. I can't imagine them to save my soul. I don't know what method to use for drawing torsos. It seems so hard, and it's been frustrating. I can't even draw a rectangular prism from various perspectives. I feel like I'm failing as an artist, and I've done this cycle so many times. I know if I keep it up, I'll be decent a year from now, the problem is that I'm not seeing results now, or even a clear path. I'm not seeing anything that makes me want to keep trying. A year will pass anyways, I might as well be semi-good at what I'm trying to do, it just feels... insanely frustrating.

I remember the blocks being kinda fuzzy with weird faces and I think the goal was to knock them down. It was level based.

How to prove that all three variables of a rectangular prism should be equal to result with highest volume while maintaining the lowest total field? Or how do you find the most efficient ratios between radius and height in cylinder?

Hi all,
New to using this program as of today. When running my program from prepost in Ls-run it said I exceeded the mesh number for my license, evidently because I'm using the free student program. Is there a way to reduce the amount of meshes in my objects (two rectangular prisms) without starting all the way over?

my theoretical rectangular prism of water is 3 units by 3 units by 9 units, 1 unit being 50 m^3. what i have is the vertical force balance, p bottom * a bottom - p top * a top - mg= 0. then a bottom = a top so their both just a. then m=ρAΔh and p bottom - p top = ρgΔh. finally Δp=ρgΔh. i have 0 clue what Δh is and i don't know much of this yet though i am really interested in it. can someone explain it to me in like a high school sophomore level?

Okay, so I will try to explain this as best as I can. My friend who has been crocheting since she was young made a book sleeve just from her mind (no pattern) and was teaching me how to do it. But, I crochet left handed and she crochets right handed and she couldn't figure out how to explain to me what to do left handed at this next step.
Basically, I have a long rectangle with a triangle on the end for an envelope like closure. I folded it over, and I crocheted "corners" for the spine. Now, I need to crochet the parts where the book pages would be to finish the rectangular prism like shape. How do I do this though...?
I need to like seam the two sides together, but with like 3 or 4 stitches in between right? I'm just not sure I understand how to do this and I couldn't find a link online (all book sleeves I found were in the round). I can add pics if needed, thanks so much for the help!!

In this worksheet, students will learn to calculate the volume of a triangular prism, a three-dimensional shape with two congruent triangular bases and three rectangular faces. The formula for volume is V = (1/2) * b * h * l, where b is the base length, h is the height, and l is the length of the prism. Students will practice applying this formula to various problems, enhancing their understanding of geometric concepts and problem-solving skills.

The volume of a triangular prism is given by the formula: Volume = (1/2) * base area * height. The base area is the area of the triangular base, which can be calculated using the formula: Base area = (1/2) * base * height. The height is the distance from the base to the opposite vertex of the prism.

I have 3 attached bones and I want to rotate the 2 top ones so that the object only curves at the top vertex of the bottom bone, and so that the part of the object represented by the top 2 bones is uniform. Essentially I want it to look like a rectangular prism rotated at an angle atop a cube, with the gap filled in. But for some reason it deforms at the bottom of the top bone too, and I feel like it may have to do with the yellow and green weight paint but I don't know how to remove it. I had to make loop cuts because I didn't want the weight paint to affect any part of the object beyond the bone, and if I only made one per bone the paint for some reason would seep over to the next bone's area.
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Why is it a rectangular prism and why is it so big I am convinced its points and click at this point.

I got 8893 for first one, what abt y'all? I got 40 or something for the second one

I'm totally not procrastinating from my work... anyways, I'm a junior with a 36 superscore (35 math, 35 science, 36 reading, 36 English) and I'm going to compile all my best ACT tips. Lmk if y'all have any questions!
General info about me: I got a 33 on my first ever practice test (30 math, 32 science, 34 English, 36 reading) so I won't have as many tips for English/reading but I got plenty for math/science because of how much I grinded lol.
Anyways, I'm going to split this up into a few sections: English, Math, Reading, Science, General Tips, Studying Tips, and Useful ACT Facts. Feel free to skip to any section you want!

English (75 questions, 45 minutes, 5 passages)

This was one of my stronger sections, so I don't have many studying tips, but here are the tips that personally worked for me:

1. Grammar! Here's a small list of stuff you need to know (just google them and brush up on the rules. They're the single best thing you can do to get a high score because of how many questions focus on them):

• Comma placement
• Semicolons
• Em dashes
• Make sure the subjects and verbs agree (ex. singulaplural, tenses, etc.)
• Parallel structure
• Also knowing the difference between similar words like compliment/complement

1. For questions about word choices, in general, the most concise answer is the correct one. For example (this is question 35 from the A10 test):

Rock climbers are comfortable in high places and capable, equipped with rope and other simple gear, of scaling almost anything.
Answers:
A. NO CHANGE
B. climbing nearly anything--something they're able to do.
C. ascending just about anything by climbing it.
D. using rope to climb almost anything.
In this case, the answer would be A, because it's the most concise one that still contains all the information. In B, the "something they're able to do" is redundant (as you already know that they are able to climb from the first part of the answer), same with C with the "by climbing it" (if you ascend something, you're already climbing it). D is a bit trickier, but the first half of the sentence in the text mentions that rock climbers are "equipped with rope", so it's redundant to repeat "using rope" in the answer. Hence, A is the best answer choice.

1. Make sure transition sentences include both the topic of both the current paragraph and the one it's switching to.
   
2. If you're a fast reader, make sure to read the entire passage. It'll help you SO MUCH in the questions at the end asking about the passage as a whole. Otherwise, try to at least skim.
   

Math (60 questions, 60 minutes)

By far my weakest section so I got plenty of tips lol. Gonna list out the tips + all the concepts you should know, as well as a few common questions:

1. Basic knowledge from Algebra II and Geometry. Some topics include:

• Quadratic rule
• Factoring
• Finding x intercepts (also learn how to do it on your calc)
• Basic geometry, ex. area of basic shapes (mostly triangles, rectangles, rectangular prisms, perimeters
• Angles (ex. triangle's angles add up to 180, angles in parallel lines, the 180(n-2) rule, etc. Just google "angle rules")
• A common question is "The average of five numbers is 30, and the average of the first five numbers and a 6th number is 35, what's the 6th number?"

1. Trig. Just know the unit circle and SOHCAHTOA, and make sure your calc is set to the appropriate radian/degree mode. The law of sins and law of cosines are good to know too.
   
2. Matrices. On the ACT it's mostly adding matrices, but knowing how to multiply is good just in case. Worst case scenario, just use your calc.
   
3. I've seen adding/subtracting vectors come up a few times but it's not common. It's easy to learn though so you might as well.
   
4. Stats. There's soooooo much so I'll just list out some examples questions you might see:
   

• "There are 5 red marbles in a bag of 30 marbles, how many more red marbles do you need to add to make the probability of red marbles in the bag to be 4/5?"
• "There are 50 students who like math, 38 who like English, and 20 who like both. What are the number of students who like math OR like English OR like both?" (draw a Venn diagram. Trust me)
• "Scientists captured 50 deer and tagged them. A few weeks later, they recaptured 40 deer and 5 of them were tagged. What's the proportion (p hat) of tagged deer in that forest?"
• They give you a two-way table and ask "Out of the people who like math, who also like English?"
• Basic graphs (ex. box and whisker plots, stem and leaf plot, bar graphs, etc.)
• The empirical rule
• Means, medians, ranges, standard deviations, and z-score
• One time I saw them do binomials... not common but if you want, feel free to brush up on it. Use your calculator for it lol.

1. Some random vocab like what kind of numbers are rational, integers, etc., types of triangles, types of shapes like rhombuses.
   
2. Another common question: "Clock A beeps every 5 seconds, and Clock B beeps every 6 seconds. Assuming you start them at the same time, after how many seconds will they beep at the same time?"
   
3. Basic parent functions (and transformations). Also know the formulas for circles and eclipses (the other day I found a question asking for the foci of an ellipse... first time I've encountered that question but the answer choices were set up so that as long as you know what focis are, you're good)
   
4. Do NOT be ashamed of skipping questions. Mark them down and come back to them later. I like to make really light marks on the answer key, with different marks for questions that I completely skipped, ones that I'm mostly unsure on, and ones that I'm mostly sure on but want to double check if I have time. It'll be faster than flipping through all the pages when you start double-checking your work. Make sure to erase them after you finish though!
   
5. Use your calculator! It's your best friend.
   
6. No shame in working backwards! Sometimes it's the fastest way to solve questions.
   

Reading (40 questions, 35 minutes, 4 passages [literary narrative, social studies, humanities, natural sciences])

In general, there are a few strategies, and it's up to you to decide which will work best for you:

1. Reading the entire passage before answering the questions.
   
2. Skimming the entire passage.
   
3. Reading the questions, going back to the passage to find the right answer (so by the time you answer most of the questions, you'll know approximately what the passage is about)
   
4. Skimming the first/last sentence of each paragraph to get the main idea.
   

Personally, I read the entire passage slowly and annotate (mostly just circling/underlining names, dates, or main ideas) before moving on to the questions. You'll have to try out each strategy to see what works best for you.
In general, the answers are almost always stated clearly in the passage somewhere, and it's up to you to find where it is. If you go with strategy 3 or 4, start with the questions that clearly state where you need to go look (ex. line 3).
There's always a passage where there are two articles, and you compare and contrast them. Personally, I recommend reading Article A, answering questions about Article A, then reading Article B, answering those questions, before answering the questions about both. That way, it's less likely that you'll confuse them with each other.

Science (40 questions, 35 minutes, 6 passages)

1. Don't read the passage if you can help it! You need to save your time, and it's better to skip directly to skimming the graphs/tables and the questions. Of course, while this strategy works for most people, try out different ones if you need to, but I'm willing to bet that this one will work best.
   
2. Don't be scared by the large scientific words! They assume that you have little to no science knowledge, and everything you need can be found in the passage/tables/graphs, with few exceptions. The only things you really need to know:
   

• pH!! A lot of questions regarding this. Just know that it's on a scale from 1-14, 7 is neutral (water), and 1 is acidic, 14 is basic.
• Electron are negative, protons are positive, neutrons are neutral. Protons are also the chemical's atomic number.
• And this doesn't come up as often but it could be useful: difference between animal and plant cells, and different types of macromolecules and their uses (carbs, proteins, nucleic acids, lipids)

1. Make sure you're looking at the right y axis; there could be one on the left and on the right. Trust me, it sounds simple but when you're rushing, it's easy to get tripped up. Similarly, make sure you're using the right units!
   
2. There's a section with student hypothesis, where you compare and contrast them. They usually have some sort of parallel structure (ex. the claim A is always the first sentence, claim B is always the third sentence, things like that). It'll make it a lot easier if you recognize the parallel structures, trust me.
   

General Tips

1. Trust your gut! If you don't know the answer, choose whatever feels right and don't change it unless you have solid reason to do so. Your gut is often right.
   
2. For math/science, don't be afraid to draw things out! If you can save your brainpower by doing a quick sketch, it WILL make it less likely for you to make a stupid mistake. Even things like number lines can help.
   
3. Know approximately how many questions you need to get right for your ideal score, along with some tips:
   

English:

• About 45/75 to get a 20
• About 65/75 to get a 30

Math:

• About 30/60 to get a 20
• About 50/60 to get a 30

If you're aiming for a perfect score (or close to it), do the first 30-40 questions QUICK and save at least 20-30 minutes for the last 10-20 questions. Trust me, you'll need it. Speed is everything.
Reading:

• About 20/40 to get a 20
• About 30/40 to get a 30

Science:

• About 20/40 to get a 20
• About 33/40 to get a 30

For reading and science, the harder questions are typically at the end of each passage's questions. For English, the difficulty imo is pretty much the same, except for maybe the last 1-2 of each passage that asks about the passage as a whole. Math just uniformly gets harder.
For all sections, if you're not aiming for a perfect score, feel free to skim the harder questions if you have time (as occasionally there are a few freebies amongst the "hard" questions), but focus your energy on the easier ones.
No matter what, ALWAYS answer all questions. You have a 25% chance of getting the right answer even if you randomly guess (or 20% in math lol)!

1. Bring water and snacks! And if you want, bring coffee. Personally, coffee helps me (especially with how early I have to get up for the test lol), and I like to drink half of it before the test, and either sip on the other half throughout the test if the proctor allows me or drink it during the break. Make sure you know your caffeine tolerance though. Also, ask the proctor about their rules regarding watecoffee drinking during the test. It sucks that every proctor is different, but it is what it is.
   
2. If you finish a section early, double check!
   
3. Stretch whenever you have time. Before the test, during the test, during breaks, etc. For me personally, my neck always gets sore so sometimes I get some ibuprofen before the test to relieve the tension, and stretching always helps.
   
4. Get accommodations if you need them.
   
5. Make sure your calculator is charged (and bring a backup if you want) and get a watch. Many testing centers will have a clock, but it's good to have a watch just in case. It can't beep, even when you set the time. They should give you a 5-minute warning for every section so you can use that too.
   

Studying Tips

1. Just grind out practice tests. No fancy tutors needed. I haven't used this myself, but I heard the official ACT prep book is pretty good.
   
2. When you first start studying, sit down for 3 hours do one official practice test (timing and all) so you can get a sense of where you stand. Then, study one section at a time, and focus on it until you get your desired score. In the beginning, I recommend you time yourself, but finish the entire section even if you run out of time (and mark where you run out). As you get better at pacing yourself, slowly become stricter with the time limit until you can finish all of them. Personally, I did about 4-5 SECTIONS of a test per week, and the weeks before the test, I made sure to sit down and do a full test at least 1-2 times to make sure my stamina was good (do more full tests if you find yourself getting really tired by the end).
   
3. If you've already taken an official ACT, you can click on "view score details" to find out which particular subjects you didn't do well on, and study those for the next test.
   
4. I recommend you assume that you'll take at least 2-3 tests before you get your desired score, so give yourself about half a year. Ex. If you want a good score by June, start studying by January. Sounds like a lot, but after your first test, you won't have to study as much for the following ones.
   
5. Try and finish your score by the end of junior year. Trust me, you DON'T want to be studying for the ACT in the summer or during your senior year when you're writing essays, and if you don't get a good enough score, you're screwed.
   

Useful ACT Facts

1. Scores usually come as soon as 10 days after the test, but they can take up to 8 weeks. Don't worry if yours is taking longer! If you took writing, you'll get your normal test scores first, and then the writing scores a bit afterwards.
   
2. I don't think the short/long message matters that much (basically there's a shorter or longer version of the message that says "your scores are coming soon" after you take the test) cause I got my scores when I had the long message lol.
   
3. Yes, you CAN delete scores! So while you can technically cancel your scores before you see them, I don't see why you would, cause you can just delete them if you don't like them if you're applying to schools like Georgetown that require all of your scores, and there'll be no record that you ever took the test on that date.
   
4. Yes, you CAN superscore! The ACT will send the unis the full composites of each test that you superscored using, along with the superscore. Ex. If your superscore comprised of scores from the April and December test, the ACT will send the FULL test from both April and December, as long as the superscore.
   
5. As a general rule, submit your score if it's in the 25th percentile of your dream school, or if it's 30 or higher.
   
6. And yes, colleges will prefer that you have test scores even if they're test optional. Plus with colleges slowly going back to test required, you should DEFINITELY have a score.
   
7. And no, you don't HAVE to take the ACT. You can take the SAT too! Here's a good guide for the differences between the tests. I would recommend you take a full-length practice test of both and see which you like better. The website also has a score conversion from SAT -> ACT or vise versa for you to choose which to submit. If they're similar, then feel free to submit both!
   

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Good luck! And feel free to ask any questions, or drop any other ACT tips you have and I'll add it to the post.

Sorry the picture aren’t really that good but more than few of the questions are missing brackets, squares and the like
Has anyone else experienced this on practice test 5? Also a few weeks back I did practice test 1, there instead of registering my answers as the options I had chosen it took my answer as the the options I had crossed out. Although it wasn’t for all the questions in was for most I don’t have picture proof for that but I clearly remember crossing out certain choices and selecting others. Just blue book being glitchy, should I contact college board or???