Welcher Punkt einer Kurve sich wo in einem Koordinatensystem befand

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15:37 Apr 3, 2009

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Art/Literary - Mathematics & Statistics / teenage novel

German term or phrase: Welcher Punkt einer Kurve sich wo in einem Koordinatensystem befand

This is from a teenage novel set in a US high school. The main character has just had a maths test, which went badly and is complaining about why she doesn't see the point of maths.

"Neal - das Mathe- und Computergenie - schnalzte mit der Zunge. Alles, was nur ansatzweise mit Zahlen und Logik zu tun hatte, war für ihn eine Kinderspiel, während es mir nicht in den Kopf wollte, wozu ich berechnen können sollte, **welcher Punkt einer Kurve sich wo in einem Koordinatensystem befand**. Und das auch noch aus der x2en Ableitung heraus. Etwas, was Neal absolut nicht nachvollziehen konnte."

(Sorry, don't know how to type the 2 in superscript!)

My best attempt so far is "I couldn’t see why I should calculate which point on a curve was where in a co-ordinate system." Does that sound right? Thanks!

Rachel Ward KudoZ activity Questions: 454 (none open) (8 closed without grading) Answers: 72 United Kingdom
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English translation:translation below

Explanation:
"I could not see why I should know how to calculate the location of a specific point on a curve in the coordinate system."

Hope it helps :)

Btw, the "coordinate system" is the math term, not "system of coordinates".

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Lirka
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Local time: 21:40

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What point on a curve had to be where in a coordinate system

gon

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Lirka

which point of a curve was (positioned) where in a system of coordinates ?

Ellen Kraus

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8 mins confidence:

which point of a curve was (positioned) where in a system of coordinates ?

Explanation:
could imagine this to be clear.

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Note added at 11 Min. (2009-04-03 15:48:25 GMT)
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< coordinate system > is of course preferable to system of co .....

Ellen Kraus
Austria
Local time: 21:40
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German
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Lirka
Austria
Local time: 21:40
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

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Thanks Lirka

13 hrs confidence:

What point on a curve had to be where in a coordinate system

Explanation:
What point on a curve had to be where in a coordinate system - diese Uebersetzung ist die exakte wortwoertliche Uebersetzung, waehrend die folgende wohl eher die umgangssprachliche Uebersetzung ist:
I did not understand why I would have to be able to find a point on a curve in a coordinate system.
Uebrigens: ich habe mich das vor zwei Monaten auch hier in Amerika gefragt!

Example sentence(s):

I did not understand why I would have to be able to find a point on a curve in a coordinate system.

gon
Local time: 14:40
Native speaker of:

German

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