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let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
well , it tells us that for any continuous function f , if i define a function , that is , the area under the curve between a and x right over here , that the derivative of that function is going to be f. so let me make it clear . every continuous function , every continuous f , has an antiderivative capital f of x . t...
no particular time but everywhere in the video , i am thinking what is the difference between a function , written in lower-case f and another written with upper.case f ?
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
it 's really that right now before we come up with the conclusion of this video , it really just represents the area under the curve between two endpoints . so this right over here , we can say is the definite integral from a to x of f of t dt . now this right over here is going to be a function of x -- and let me make...
why there is a dt there ?
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval .
why would you say continuous from [ a , b ] and not just say continuous from [ a , x ] ?
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
so all fair and good . uppercase f of x is a function . if you give me an x value that 's between a and b , it 'll tell you the area under lowercase f of t between a and x .
f ' ( x ) = ( d/dx ) of the integral from 0 to x of ( t^2 ) cos ( x^3-t^3 ) dt ?
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
well , it tells us that for any continuous function f , if i define a function , that is , the area under the curve between a and x right over here , that the derivative of that function is going to be f. so let me make it clear . every continuous function , every continuous f , has an antiderivative capital f of x . t...
am i right in thinking that f ( t ) refers to the function f over its entire interval whereas f ( x ) is just interested in f between the values a and b ?
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
well , it tells us that for any continuous function f , if i define a function , that is , the area under the curve between a and x right over here , that the derivative of that function is going to be f. so let me make it clear . every continuous function , every continuous f , has an antiderivative capital f of x . t...
why is the antiderivative f ( x ) only equals to f ( x ) instead of the change of f ( x ) or the difference between the upper bound and the lower bound ?
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
so all fair and good . uppercase f of x is a function . if you give me an x value that 's between a and b , it 'll tell you the area under lowercase f of t between a and x .
what would happen if we took the derivative of the integral of f ( x ) , would n't it equal f ( x ) ?
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
so this is going to be equal to cosine squared of x over the natural log of x minus the square root of x . you take the derivative of the indefinite integral where the upper boundary is x right over here . it just becomes whatever you were taking the integral of , that as a function instead of t , that is now a functio...
why would i take a derivative of an integral ?
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
if you give me an x value that 's between a and b , it 'll tell you the area under lowercase f of t between a and x . now the cool part , the fundamental theorem of calculus . the fundamental theorem of calculus tells us -- let me write this down because this is a big deal . fundamental theorem -- that 's not an abbrev...
like in what relation can this theorem show relations in calculus as movement , speed , or like what does an anti derivative represent ?
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
so what 's the derivative of this with respect to x ? well , the fundamental theorem of calculus tells us it can be very simple . we essentially -- and you can even pattern match up here .
i understood that second fundamental theorem of calculus can really help us with finding exact area under a curve , but what is this good for ?
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
but now we see a connection between that and derivatives . when you 're taking the definite integral , one way of thinking , especially if you 're taking a definite integral between a lower boundary and an x , one way to think about it is you 're essentially taking an antiderivative . so we now see a connection -- and ...
why are we taking the derivative of definite integral ?
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
so all fair and good . uppercase f of x is a function . if you give me an x value that 's between a and b , it 'll tell you the area under lowercase f of t between a and x . now the cool part , the fundamental theorem of calculus .
is it like finding how the area changes as x changes ?
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
so all fair and good . uppercase f of x is a function . if you give me an x value that 's between a and b , it 'll tell you the area under lowercase f of t between a and x .
what is f ( x ) ?
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
and actually just to show that we 're including that endpoint , let me make them bold lines , filled in lines . so lower boundary , a , upper boundary , b . we 're just saying and i 've drawn it this way that f is continuous on that .
is it the function of the graph between the upper and lower bound or something else ?
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
but now we see a connection between that and derivatives . when you 're taking the definite integral , one way of thinking , especially if you 're taking a definite integral between a lower boundary and an x , one way to think about it is you 're essentially taking an antiderivative . so we now see a connection -- and ...
if we take the indefinite integral of the f ( x ) in this example , will that give us the area under the curve of the function between a and x as essentially taking the antiderivative cancels the derivative operator and just gives us the definite integral on the left hand side ?
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
so all fair and good . uppercase f of x is a function . if you give me an x value that 's between a and b , it 'll tell you the area under lowercase f of t between a and x .
what for is the dx used in the integral like int ( f ( x ) dx ) ?
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
and actually just to show that we 're including that endpoint , let me make them bold lines , filled in lines . so lower boundary , a , upper boundary , b . we 're just saying and i 've drawn it this way that f is continuous on that .
is there any change to this theorem if x is used as the lower bound rather than the upper bound ?
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
but how would you actually apply this right over here ? well , let 's say someone told you that they want to find the derivative . let me do this in a new color just to show this is an example .
i can see the need of finding an expression of the area under a curve between a and x , but why would i want to find the derivative of that expression ?
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
so all fair and good . uppercase f of x is a function . if you give me an x value that 's between a and b , it 'll tell you the area under lowercase f of t between a and x .
when the derivative of the integral of some function f ( t ) is taken it is just that same function but with respect to x ?
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
why does it get such an important title as the fundamental theorem of calculus ? well , it tells us that for any continuous function f , if i define a function , that is , the area under the curve between a and x right over here , that the derivative of that function is going to be f. so let me make it clear . every co...
also once we do that we evaluate the function at the two endpoints using f ( b ) -f ( a ) to calculate the area under the curve ?
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
so all fair and good . uppercase f of x is a function . if you give me an x value that 's between a and b , it 'll tell you the area under lowercase f of t between a and x .
hi , so i 've been reading on these comments that `` t '' is technically a dummy variable and that the function is just `` f. '' so does that mean that the f ( x ) in the theorem is equal to f ( t ) in the original graph drawn ?
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
if you give me an x value that 's between a and b , it 'll tell you the area under lowercase f of t between a and x . now the cool part , the fundamental theorem of calculus . the fundamental theorem of calculus tells us -- let me write this down because this is a big deal .
in other words is the fundamental theorem of calculus saying that the derivative of the area under the curve equals the function of the curve itself ?
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
so all fair and good . uppercase f of x is a function . if you give me an x value that 's between a and b , it 'll tell you the area under lowercase f of t between a and x .
can we pretend that the original function f ( x ) we were given is a velocity graph ?
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
now why is this a big deal ? why does it get such an important title as the fundamental theorem of calculus ? well , it tells us that for any continuous function f , if i define a function , that is , the area under the curve between a and x right over here , that the derivative of that function is going to be f. so le...
what are the most important prerequisites that a student needs to have before learning calculus ?
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
well , it tells us that for any continuous function f , if i define a function , that is , the area under the curve between a and x right over here , that the derivative of that function is going to be f. so let me make it clear . every continuous function , every continuous f , has an antiderivative capital f of x . t...
i still do not understand why the derivative of the integral is equal to f ( x ) when there is a f ( t ) in the integral ... should n't it be equal to f ( t ) ?
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
it 's really that right now before we come up with the conclusion of this video , it really just represents the area under the curve between two endpoints . so this right over here , we can say is the definite integral from a to x of f of t dt . now this right over here is going to be a function of x -- and let me make...
what does dt or dx that 's written after the notation represent ?
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
i can still make this y right over there . and let me graph . this right over here is the graph of y is equal to f of t. now our lower endpoint is a , so that 's a right over there .
so , what it 's essentially saying is that the derivative of the function giving the area under a graph is an antiderivative of that graph , right ?
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
well , how do we denote the area under the curve between two endpoints ? well , we just use our definite integral . that 's our riemann integral . it 's really that right now before we come up with the conclusion of this video , it really just represents the area under the curve between two endpoints .
so is an definite integral an area under the curve and indefinite integral is an antiderivative ?
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
well , how do we denote the area under the curve between two endpoints ? well , we just use our definite integral . that 's our riemann integral .
so according to fundamental theorem of calculus if i pick a 'x ' of a definite integral from -infinity to +infinity it results into indefinite integral ?
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
it connects differential calculus and integral calculus -- connection between derivatives , or maybe i should say antiderivatives , derivatives and integration . which before this video , we just viewed integration as area under curve . now we see it has a connection to derivatives .
is this saying the derivative of the area under a curve is equal to the y coordinate of the right-most point on the curve ?
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
it just becomes whatever you were taking the integral of , that as a function instead of t , that is now a function x . so it can really simplify sometimes taking a derivative . and sometimes you 'll see on exams these trick problems where you had this really hairy thing that you need to take a definite integral of and...
so the anti-derivative is really the inverse of differentiation ?
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
well , it tells us that for any continuous function f , if i define a function , that is , the area under the curve between a and x right over here , that the derivative of that function is going to be f. so let me make it clear . every continuous function , every continuous f , has an antiderivative capital f of x . t...
would n't the absence of -f ( a ) mean the area is larger than it 's meant to be ?
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
well , it tells us that for any continuous function f , if i define a function , that is , the area under the curve between a and x right over here , that the derivative of that function is going to be f. so let me make it clear . every continuous function , every continuous f , has an antiderivative capital f of x . t...
is it correct that sal wrote `` f ( x ) '' should n't it be f ( t ) since the horizontal axis is t ?
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
but essentially , everywhere where you see this right over here is an f of t. everywhere you see a t , replace it with an x and it becomes an f of x . so this is going to be equal to cosine squared of x over the natural log of x minus the square root of x . you take the derivative of the indefinite integral where the u...
same goes for the derivates respective to x - should n't they be respective to t ?
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
but essentially , everywhere where you see this right over here is an f of t. everywhere you see a t , replace it with an x and it becomes an f of x . so this is going to be equal to cosine squared of x over the natural log of x minus the square root of x . you take the derivative of the indefinite integral where the u...
like why was the derivative taken in terms of `` x '' and the integral in terms of `` t '' ?
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval .
how to integrate ln ( ln ( cosx ) ) from 0 to 2pi ?
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
well , it tells us that for any continuous function f , if i define a function , that is , the area under the curve between a and x right over here , that the derivative of that function is going to be f. so let me make it clear . every continuous function , every continuous f , has an antiderivative capital f of x . t...
if i state that : '' every function f ( x ) which comes from applying the fundamental theorem to f ( x ) must also be continuous '' , is it true/false ?
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
let me do this in a new color just to show this is an example . let 's say someone wanted to find the derivative with respect to x of the integral from -- i do n't know . i 'll pick some random number here .
i do n't think i quite understand how we got that the antiderivative equals the integral from x to a of the function , can someone explain the difference ?
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
if you give me an x value that 's between a and b , it 'll tell you the area under lowercase f of t between a and x . now the cool part , the fundamental theorem of calculus . the fundamental theorem of calculus tells us -- let me write this down because this is a big deal . fundamental theorem -- that 's not an abbrev...
can anyone tell me what a theorem is ?
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
so pi to x -- i 'll put something crazy here -- cosine squared of t over the natural log of t minus the square root of t dt . so they want you take the derivative with respect to x of this crazy thing . remember , this thing in the parentheses is a function of x .
is it possible to take the derivative with respect t of the integral from a to x ?
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
let me do this in a new color just to show this is an example . let 's say someone wanted to find the derivative with respect to x of the integral from -- i do n't know . i 'll pick some random number here .
why do n't you add a constant to the anti-derivative like you do for all the other integrals ?
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
so all fair and good . uppercase f of x is a function . if you give me an x value that 's between a and b , it 'll tell you the area under lowercase f of t between a and x .
do you not need to use the chain rule for the function once you have changed the t to x ?
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
so all fair and good . uppercase f of x is a function . if you give me an x value that 's between a and b , it 'll tell you the area under lowercase f of t between a and x .
how do you evaluate values of f ( x ) ?
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
so all fair and good . uppercase f of x is a function . if you give me an x value that 's between a and b , it 'll tell you the area under lowercase f of t between a and x .
by definition of indefinite integral in video , we know that f ( x ) means the area under the curve between some point a to x right ?
let 's say i have some function f that is continuous on an interval between a and b . and i have these brackets here , so it also includes a and b in the interval . so let me graph this just so we get a sense of what i 'm talking about . so that 's my vertical axis . this is my horizontal axis . i 'm going to label my ...
so all fair and good . uppercase f of x is a function . if you give me an x value that 's between a and b , it 'll tell you the area under lowercase f of t between a and x .
is n't d/dx the same as f ' ( x ) ?
let 's do a few more examples where we 're evaluating expressions with unknown variables . so this first one we 're told 3x plus 3y plus 3z is equal to 1 , and then we 're asked what 's 12x plus 12y plus 12z equal to ? and i 'll give you a few moments to think about that . well let 's rewrite this second expression by ...
we could rewrite it as 15 times a plus b , and so we just have to figure out what a plus b is , and we 'll be able to evaluate this expression . and so , it 's tempting to look up here , and say maybe we can solve for a plus b somehow , but we really ca n't . if we divide -- if we try to factor out a 3 , we 'll get 3 t...
instead of factoring , why ca n't you divide the 3a and the 2 by 3 to isolate the `` a '' ?
let 's do a few more examples where we 're evaluating expressions with unknown variables . so this first one we 're told 3x plus 3y plus 3z is equal to 1 , and then we 're asked what 's 12x plus 12y plus 12z equal to ? and i 'll give you a few moments to think about that . well let 's rewrite this second expression by ...
let 's try one more . so here we are told that 3a plus 5b is equal to 2 , and then we 're asked what 's 15a plus 15b going to be equal to ? so we might -- let 's see .
we have : 3a + 5b = 2 15a + 15b = ?
let 's do a few more examples where we 're evaluating expressions with unknown variables . so this first one we 're told 3x plus 3y plus 3z is equal to 1 , and then we 're asked what 's 12x plus 12y plus 12z equal to ? and i 'll give you a few moments to think about that . well let 's rewrite this second expression by ...
and so , it 's tempting to look up here , and say maybe we can solve for a plus b somehow , but we really ca n't . if we divide -- if we try to factor out a 3 , we 'll get 3 times a plus 5/3b , so this does n't really simplify things in terms of a plus b . if we try to factor out a 5 , we 'd get 5 times 3/5a plus b is ...
ca n't we just do : 3a = 2 - 5b a = ( 2 - 5b ) / 3 then we plug in a in terms of b into the second equation , which gives : 15 ( 2 - 5b ) / 3 + 15 b = ?
let 's do a few more examples where we 're evaluating expressions with unknown variables . so this first one we 're told 3x plus 3y plus 3z is equal to 1 , and then we 're asked what 's 12x plus 12y plus 12z equal to ? and i 'll give you a few moments to think about that . well let 's rewrite this second expression by ...
and then if i want to solve for x plus y plus z , i just divide both sides of this equation by 3 , and i 'm left with x plus y plus z is equal to 1/3 , and so here , instead of x plus y plus z , i can write 1/3 . so this whole thing simplified to 12 times 1/3 . 12 times 1/3 is the same thing as 12 divided by 3 , which ...
= 3 ( 5a+5b ) = 3 ( 2a+3b+5b ) = 3 ( 2a+2 ) = 6a+6 a = -6/6 a = -1 therefore , -3+5b=2 5b=5 b=5/5 b=1 hence , 15 ( -1 ) +15 ( 1 ) = ?
let 's do a few more examples where we 're evaluating expressions with unknown variables . so this first one we 're told 3x plus 3y plus 3z is equal to 1 , and then we 're asked what 's 12x plus 12y plus 12z equal to ? and i 'll give you a few moments to think about that . well let 's rewrite this second expression by ...
all i did is i factored the 3 out on the left-hand side . and then if i want to solve for x plus y plus z , i just divide both sides of this equation by 3 , and i 'm left with x plus y plus z is equal to 1/3 , and so here , instead of x plus y plus z , i can write 1/3 . so this whole thing simplified to 12 times 1/3 . ...
how do i evaluate an equation like y+7/x-5=2/3 ?
let 's do a few more examples where we 're evaluating expressions with unknown variables . so this first one we 're told 3x plus 3y plus 3z is equal to 1 , and then we 're asked what 's 12x plus 12y plus 12z equal to ? and i 'll give you a few moments to think about that . well let 's rewrite this second expression by ...
let 's do a few more examples where we 're evaluating expressions with unknown variables . so this first one we 're told 3x plus 3y plus 3z is equal to 1 , and then we 're asked what 's 12x plus 12y plus 12z equal to ? and i 'll give you a few moments to think about that .
um , i was just wondering could n't you do the first problem:3x+3y+3z=1 and 12x+12y+12z= ?
let 's do a few more examples where we 're evaluating expressions with unknown variables . so this first one we 're told 3x plus 3y plus 3z is equal to 1 , and then we 're asked what 's 12x plus 12y plus 12z equal to ? and i 'll give you a few moments to think about that . well let 's rewrite this second expression by ...
all i did is i factored the 3 out on the left-hand side . and then if i want to solve for x plus y plus z , i just divide both sides of this equation by 3 , and i 'm left with x plus y plus z is equal to 1/3 , and so here , instead of x plus y plus z , i can write 1/3 . so this whole thing simplified to 12 times 1/3 . ...
in the first problem i did n't understand why sal divided 3 from both sides of 3 ( x+y+z ) equals 1. can someone please explain ?
let 's do a few more examples where we 're evaluating expressions with unknown variables . so this first one we 're told 3x plus 3y plus 3z is equal to 1 , and then we 're asked what 's 12x plus 12y plus 12z equal to ? and i 'll give you a few moments to think about that . well let 's rewrite this second expression by ...
12 times 1/3 is the same thing as 12 divided by 3 , which is equal to 4 . let 's try one more . so here we are told that 3a plus 5b is equal to 2 , and then we 're asked what 's 15a plus 15b going to be equal to ? so we might -- let 's see .
i think i solved the last one , but i might be wrong : for the last question i was able to do the following 3a + 5b = 2 15a + 15b = ?
let 's do a few more examples where we 're evaluating expressions with unknown variables . so this first one we 're told 3x plus 3y plus 3z is equal to 1 , and then we 're asked what 's 12x plus 12y plus 12z equal to ? and i 'll give you a few moments to think about that . well let 's rewrite this second expression by ...
we could approach it the way we 've approached the last few problems , trying to rewrite the second expression . we could rewrite it as 15 times a plus b , and so we just have to figure out what a plus b is , and we 'll be able to evaluate this expression . and so , it 's tempting to look up here , and say maybe we can...
would n't 15 ( a+b ) =2 be correct ?
let 's do a few more examples where we 're evaluating expressions with unknown variables . so this first one we 're told 3x plus 3y plus 3z is equal to 1 , and then we 're asked what 's 12x plus 12y plus 12z equal to ? and i 'll give you a few moments to think about that . well let 's rewrite this second expression by ...
if we divide -- if we try to factor out a 3 , we 'll get 3 times a plus 5/3b , so this does n't really simplify things in terms of a plus b . if we try to factor out a 5 , we 'd get 5 times 3/5a plus b is equal to 2 , but neither of these gets us in a form where we can then solve for a plus b . so in this situation , w...
can i factor out `` 8a+2b+6c= -6 '' by doing 8+2+6 ( a+b+c ) = -6 , eventually getting -2 2/3 for ( a+b+c ) ?
let 's do a few more examples where we 're evaluating expressions with unknown variables . so this first one we 're told 3x plus 3y plus 3z is equal to 1 , and then we 're asked what 's 12x plus 12y plus 12z equal to ? and i 'll give you a few moments to think about that . well let 's rewrite this second expression by ...
and then if i want to solve for x plus y plus z , i just divide both sides of this equation by 3 , and i 'm left with x plus y plus z is equal to 1/3 , and so here , instead of x plus y plus z , i can write 1/3 . so this whole thing simplified to 12 times 1/3 . 12 times 1/3 is the same thing as 12 divided by 3 , which ...
why did sal cross out the expression divided by 3 ?
let 's do a few more examples where we 're evaluating expressions with unknown variables . so this first one we 're told 3x plus 3y plus 3z is equal to 1 , and then we 're asked what 's 12x plus 12y plus 12z equal to ? and i 'll give you a few moments to think about that . well let 's rewrite this second expression by ...
and i 'll give you a few moments to think about that . well let 's rewrite this second expression by factoring out the 12 , so we get 12 times x plus y plus z . that 's this second expression here , and you can verify that by distributing the 12 . you 'll get exactly this right up here .
, i will then factorize the second expression by 4 4 ( 3x+3y+3z ) = ?
let 's do a few more examples where we 're evaluating expressions with unknown variables . so this first one we 're told 3x plus 3y plus 3z is equal to 1 , and then we 're asked what 's 12x plus 12y plus 12z equal to ? and i 'll give you a few moments to think about that . well let 's rewrite this second expression by ...
and so , it 's tempting to look up here , and say maybe we can solve for a plus b somehow , but we really ca n't . if we divide -- if we try to factor out a 3 , we 'll get 3 times a plus 5/3b , so this does n't really simplify things in terms of a plus b . if we try to factor out a 5 , we 'd get 5 times 3/5a plus b is ...
why would you divide by 3 ?
let 's do a few more examples where we 're evaluating expressions with unknown variables . so this first one we 're told 3x plus 3y plus 3z is equal to 1 , and then we 're asked what 's 12x plus 12y plus 12z equal to ? and i 'll give you a few moments to think about that . well let 's rewrite this second expression by ...
let 's try one more . so here we are told that 3a plus 5b is equal to 2 , and then we 're asked what 's 15a plus 15b going to be equal to ? so we might -- let 's see .
not enough to solve but we can simply i think , 15a+15b = 3a+3a+3a+3a+3a+5b+5b+5b i guess you see know ... 3a+5b = 2 3a+5b = 2 3a+5b = 2 then 2+2+2+3a+3a = ?
let 's do a few more examples where we 're evaluating expressions with unknown variables . so this first one we 're told 3x plus 3y plus 3z is equal to 1 , and then we 're asked what 's 12x plus 12y plus 12z equal to ? and i 'll give you a few moments to think about that . well let 's rewrite this second expression by ...
and so , it 's tempting to look up here , and say maybe we can solve for a plus b somehow , but we really ca n't . if we divide -- if we try to factor out a 3 , we 'll get 3 times a plus 5/3b , so this does n't really simplify things in terms of a plus b . if we try to factor out a 5 , we 'd get 5 times 3/5a plus b is ...
and 5 and 3 for b ?
let 's do a few more examples where we 're evaluating expressions with unknown variables . so this first one we 're told 3x plus 3y plus 3z is equal to 1 , and then we 're asked what 's 12x plus 12y plus 12z equal to ? and i 'll give you a few moments to think about that . well let 's rewrite this second expression by ...
now , what is 12 times x plus y plus z ? well , we do n't know yet exactly what x plus y plus z is equal to , but this first equation might help us . this first equation , we can rewrite this left-hand side by factoring out the 3 , so we could rewrite this as 3 times x plus y plus z is equal to 1 .
how do i go about breaking down the following algebra equation in order to find y ?
let 's do a few more examples where we 're evaluating expressions with unknown variables . so this first one we 're told 3x plus 3y plus 3z is equal to 1 , and then we 're asked what 's 12x plus 12y plus 12z equal to ? and i 'll give you a few moments to think about that . well let 's rewrite this second expression by ...
you 'll get exactly this right up here . now , what is 12 times x plus y plus z ? well , we do n't know yet exactly what x plus y plus z is equal to , but this first equation might help us .
why are most variables defined with a lowercase letter , such as `` a '' , `` b '' , or `` x '' ?
let 's do a few more examples where we 're evaluating expressions with unknown variables . so this first one we 're told 3x plus 3y plus 3z is equal to 1 , and then we 're asked what 's 12x plus 12y plus 12z equal to ? and i 'll give you a few moments to think about that . well let 's rewrite this second expression by ...
well , we do n't know yet exactly what x plus y plus z is equal to , but this first equation might help us . this first equation , we can rewrite this left-hand side by factoring out the 3 , so we could rewrite this as 3 times x plus y plus z is equal to 1 . all i did is i factored the 3 out on the left-hand side .
in the first question , what does factoring out mean ?
let 's do a few more examples where we 're evaluating expressions with unknown variables . so this first one we 're told 3x plus 3y plus 3z is equal to 1 , and then we 're asked what 's 12x plus 12y plus 12z equal to ? and i 'll give you a few moments to think about that . well let 's rewrite this second expression by ...
and then if i want to solve for x plus y plus z , i just divide both sides of this equation by 3 , and i 'm left with x plus y plus z is equal to 1/3 , and so here , instead of x plus y plus z , i can write 1/3 . so this whole thing simplified to 12 times 1/3 . 12 times 1/3 is the same thing as 12 divided by 3 , which ...
can someone explain th ewhole division thing in the first quesiton ?
let 's do a few more examples where we 're evaluating expressions with unknown variables . so this first one we 're told 3x plus 3y plus 3z is equal to 1 , and then we 're asked what 's 12x plus 12y plus 12z equal to ? and i 'll give you a few moments to think about that . well let 's rewrite this second expression by ...
let 's do a few more examples where we 're evaluating expressions with unknown variables . so this first one we 're told 3x plus 3y plus 3z is equal to 1 , and then we 're asked what 's 12x plus 12y plus 12z equal to ?
evaluate expressions using structure 6a+4b+c=-7 what is -2c -12a -8b -12a-8b-2c -2x 6a+4b+c why do we take ( -2c ) instead of 12a or 8b ?
let 's do a few more examples where we 're evaluating expressions with unknown variables . so this first one we 're told 3x plus 3y plus 3z is equal to 1 , and then we 're asked what 's 12x plus 12y plus 12z equal to ? and i 'll give you a few moments to think about that . well let 's rewrite this second expression by ...
if we try to factor out a 5 , we 'd get 5 times 3/5a plus b is equal to 2 , but neither of these gets us in a form where we can then solve for a plus b . so in this situation , we actually do not have enough information to solve this problem . so it 's a little bit of a trick .
when you mention there is not enough information , did you mean there are no alternate methods we could use either ?
let 's do a few more examples where we 're evaluating expressions with unknown variables . so this first one we 're told 3x plus 3y plus 3z is equal to 1 , and then we 're asked what 's 12x plus 12y plus 12z equal to ? and i 'll give you a few moments to think about that . well let 's rewrite this second expression by ...
let 's try one more . so here we are told that 3a plus 5b is equal to 2 , and then we 're asked what 's 15a plus 15b going to be equal to ? so we might -- let 's see .
for the unsolvable problem : 3a+5b=2 15a+15b= ?
let 's do a few more examples where we 're evaluating expressions with unknown variables . so this first one we 're told 3x plus 3y plus 3z is equal to 1 , and then we 're asked what 's 12x plus 12y plus 12z equal to ? and i 'll give you a few moments to think about that . well let 's rewrite this second expression by ...
and so , it 's tempting to look up here , and say maybe we can solve for a plus b somehow , but we really ca n't . if we divide -- if we try to factor out a 3 , we 'll get 3 times a plus 5/3b , so this does n't really simplify things in terms of a plus b . if we try to factor out a 5 , we 'd get 5 times 3/5a plus b is ...
in the second problem , ca n't you just divide both sides of the equation by 3 and then 5 to get a + b ?
let 's do a few more examples where we 're evaluating expressions with unknown variables . so this first one we 're told 3x plus 3y plus 3z is equal to 1 , and then we 're asked what 's 12x plus 12y plus 12z equal to ? and i 'll give you a few moments to think about that . well let 's rewrite this second expression by ...
and so , it 's tempting to look up here , and say maybe we can solve for a plus b somehow , but we really ca n't . if we divide -- if we try to factor out a 3 , we 'll get 3 times a plus 5/3b , so this does n't really simplify things in terms of a plus b . if we try to factor out a 5 , we 'd get 5 times 3/5a plus b is ...
what is the logic behind factoring out a 3 from 3a+5b=2 that gives us 3 ( a + 5/3b ) =2 ?
: let 's revisit the scenario where everyone is trying to exit country b 's currency and convert it back into country a . we saw in the last video that if , just left to its own devices , if this were to happen , if lot of bs wanted to converted into currency a and because everyone is afraid to convert into b now beca...
and so depending what the interest rates and all of that were , not a big loss or maybe even a minimal loss , and only if there 's a kind of differential with interest rates or things like that , minimal to no loss . but what happens if the central bank runs out of reserves ? remember just the fact that the speculators...
is this how soros 'broke the bank of england ' ?
: let 's revisit the scenario where everyone is trying to exit country b 's currency and convert it back into country a . we saw in the last video that if , just left to its own devices , if this were to happen , if lot of bs wanted to converted into currency a and because everyone is afraid to convert into b now beca...
they have to accumulate this . this is n't their own currency . so they have a finite amount of this .
would n't it increase their country 's competitiveness if their currency gets devalued ?
: let 's revisit the scenario where everyone is trying to exit country b 's currency and convert it back into country a . we saw in the last video that if , just left to its own devices , if this were to happen , if lot of bs wanted to converted into currency a and because everyone is afraid to convert into b now beca...
but what happens if the central bank runs out of reserves ? remember just the fact that the speculators are doing this speculative attack , they 're borrowing in country b and converting to a , that 's making the central bank run out of reserves even faster . it 's going to deplete their reserves .
are there any trading laws or policies that prevent speculative attacks ?
: let 's revisit the scenario where everyone is trying to exit country b 's currency and convert it back into country a . we saw in the last video that if , just left to its own devices , if this were to happen , if lot of bs wanted to converted into currency a and because everyone is afraid to convert into b now beca...
it would devalue if it was left to its own devices , but the central bank of country b is trying to keep it from devaluing by depleting its finite reserves of currency a . so what currency speculators will start to do is , well i can go into country b and i can borrow b 's . so i could literally go to a bank in country...
so the value of currency b drops because the demand for currency b has diminished ?
: let 's revisit the scenario where everyone is trying to exit country b 's currency and convert it back into country a . we saw in the last video that if , just left to its own devices , if this were to happen , if lot of bs wanted to converted into currency a and because everyone is afraid to convert into b now beca...
so we played out a scenario where the central bank of country b actively tries to intervene to keep this from happening , to keep the exchange rate stable , and so what they do is they could use reserves , and i 'll do this in blue for country b , so they could use reserves of a that they have accumulated during better...
what causes the drop in demand ?
: let 's revisit the scenario where everyone is trying to exit country b 's currency and convert it back into country a . we saw in the last video that if , just left to its own devices , if this were to happen , if lot of bs wanted to converted into currency a and because everyone is afraid to convert into b now beca...
well as soon as this happens , and remember this is this scenario right over here that we 're thinking about right over here , this is what the currency speculators want to happen . if one a all of a sudden equals two b 's because the central bank ca n't intervene any more , they are floating , b gets devalued . then w...
and what effect does the balancing of b 's central bank have on the inflation rate to a or b ?
: let 's revisit the scenario where everyone is trying to exit country b 's currency and convert it back into country a . we saw in the last video that if , just left to its own devices , if this were to happen , if lot of bs wanted to converted into currency a and because everyone is afraid to convert into b now beca...
i 'll take my a 's , when i have to pay off my debt in b 's , i 'll take my a 's , convert them into b 's and pay off my debt . and so depending what the interest rates and all of that were , not a big loss or maybe even a minimal loss , and only if there 's a kind of differential with interest rates or things like tha...
will interest rate from imf vary from nation to nation based on same loan ?
: let 's revisit the scenario where everyone is trying to exit country b 's currency and convert it back into country a . we saw in the last video that if , just left to its own devices , if this were to happen , if lot of bs wanted to converted into currency a and because everyone is afraid to convert into b now beca...
it would devalue if it was left to its own devices , but the central bank of country b is trying to keep it from devaluing by depleting its finite reserves of currency a . so what currency speculators will start to do is , well i can go into country b and i can borrow b 's . so i could literally go to a bank in country...
is n't the speculator 's nominal doubling of b 's meaningless if the real value of b 's dropped , as happens with a devaluation of currency ?
: let 's revisit the scenario where everyone is trying to exit country b 's currency and convert it back into country a . we saw in the last video that if , just left to its own devices , if this were to happen , if lot of bs wanted to converted into currency a and because everyone is afraid to convert into b now beca...
and so depending what the interest rates and all of that were , not a big loss or maybe even a minimal loss , and only if there 's a kind of differential with interest rates or things like that , minimal to no loss . but what happens if the central bank runs out of reserves ? remember just the fact that the speculators...
lol ok but how is a private person like george soros supposed to borrow 1 billion british pound from a bank to do his speculation stuff ?
: let 's revisit the scenario where everyone is trying to exit country b 's currency and convert it back into country a . we saw in the last video that if , just left to its own devices , if this were to happen , if lot of bs wanted to converted into currency a and because everyone is afraid to convert into b now beca...
they see , okay look , people are trying to exit this currency . it would devalue if it was left to its own devices , but the central bank of country b is trying to keep it from devaluing by depleting its finite reserves of currency a . so what currency speculators will start to do is , well i can go into country b and...
so what 's the point of purposefull devaluing b ?
: let 's revisit the scenario where everyone is trying to exit country b 's currency and convert it back into country a . we saw in the last video that if , just left to its own devices , if this were to happen , if lot of bs wanted to converted into currency a and because everyone is afraid to convert into b now beca...
and the other scenario is that the central bank runs out of reserves , and they have to essentially just let the currencies float , and b gets devalued . so central bank out of reserves , which would mean that the currencies would float and b would devalue . well if this first scenario happens , and it 's happens , and...
but then the speculators are stuck with a currency ( b ) in a country that will very soon be bankrupt and because they would want to keep their assets liquid they would have to reconvert their currency back into a ?
: let 's revisit the scenario where everyone is trying to exit country b 's currency and convert it back into country a . we saw in the last video that if , just left to its own devices , if this were to happen , if lot of bs wanted to converted into currency a and because everyone is afraid to convert into b now beca...
it would devalue if it was left to its own devices , but the central bank of country b is trying to keep it from devaluing by depleting its finite reserves of currency a . so what currency speculators will start to do is , well i can go into country b and i can borrow b 's . so i could literally go to a bank in country...
why are there more b 's for an a 0 ?
: let 's revisit the scenario where everyone is trying to exit country b 's currency and convert it back into country a . we saw in the last video that if , just left to its own devices , if this were to happen , if lot of bs wanted to converted into currency a and because everyone is afraid to convert into b now beca...
and so depending what the interest rates and all of that were , not a big loss or maybe even a minimal loss , and only if there 's a kind of differential with interest rates or things like that , minimal to no loss . but what happens if the central bank runs out of reserves ? remember just the fact that the speculators...
who is the central bank ?
: let 's revisit the scenario where everyone is trying to exit country b 's currency and convert it back into country a . we saw in the last video that if , just left to its own devices , if this were to happen , if lot of bs wanted to converted into currency a and because everyone is afraid to convert into b now beca...
they have to accumulate this . this is n't their own currency . so they have a finite amount of this .
would n't the exchange rate begin to stabilize once the speculators exchange their `` a '' currency back into `` b '' currency for their profits ?
: let 's revisit the scenario where everyone is trying to exit country b 's currency and convert it back into country a . we saw in the last video that if , just left to its own devices , if this were to happen , if lot of bs wanted to converted into currency a and because everyone is afraid to convert into b now beca...
well as soon as this happens , and remember this is this scenario right over here that we 're thinking about right over here , this is what the currency speculators want to happen . if one a all of a sudden equals two b 's because the central bank ca n't intervene any more , they are floating , b gets devalued . then w...
if more and more citizens of country a buy money b , which leads to a transfer of more money a to central bank b and inflow of more money b into central bank a , would it somehow help central bank b prevent the devaluation of money b ?
: let 's revisit the scenario where everyone is trying to exit country b 's currency and convert it back into country a . we saw in the last video that if , just left to its own devices , if this were to happen , if lot of bs wanted to converted into currency a and because everyone is afraid to convert into b now beca...
they can pay off their debt because they borrowed the 100 b 's , so minus 100 b 's to pay debt , and then they make a pretty sizable profit . they make a profit of 100 b 's . that 's exactly what they 're hoping for , and so you can imagine this is one of those trades that they 're going to try to get more and more peo...
in sal 's example does the currency speculator profit because he/she borrows 100 b 's when the exchange rate is 1 b = 1 a rather than buying 100 b 's ?
: let 's revisit the scenario where everyone is trying to exit country b 's currency and convert it back into country a . we saw in the last video that if , just left to its own devices , if this were to happen , if lot of bs wanted to converted into currency a and because everyone is afraid to convert into b now beca...
so now they 're going to convert back into this direction . and how many b 's can they convert it into ? well now they can convert it into 200 b 's .
therefore even though the b 's the speculator buys back have been devalued , he has twice as many b 's as he borrowed so the speculator has still profited as long as the final value of the b 's still exceeds whatever transaction costs the speculator incurs in the overall process ?
: let 's revisit the scenario where everyone is trying to exit country b 's currency and convert it back into country a . we saw in the last video that if , just left to its own devices , if this were to happen , if lot of bs wanted to converted into currency a and because everyone is afraid to convert into b now beca...
and the other scenario is that the central bank runs out of reserves , and they have to essentially just let the currencies float , and b gets devalued . so central bank out of reserves , which would mean that the currencies would float and b would devalue . well if this first scenario happens , and it 's happens , and...
why central bank of b would borrow more of currency b to foreigners in such times when speculators trying to devalue b ?
: let 's revisit the scenario where everyone is trying to exit country b 's currency and convert it back into country a . we saw in the last video that if , just left to its own devices , if this were to happen , if lot of bs wanted to converted into currency a and because everyone is afraid to convert into b now beca...
scenario one is that for whatever reason the central bank of b is able to keep the currency stabilized . so currency stays stable . and the other scenario is that the central bank runs out of reserves , and they have to essentially just let the currencies float , and b gets devalued .
how to borrow a currency ?
: let 's revisit the scenario where everyone is trying to exit country b 's currency and convert it back into country a . we saw in the last video that if , just left to its own devices , if this were to happen , if lot of bs wanted to converted into currency a and because everyone is afraid to convert into b now beca...
so what currency speculators will start to do is , well i can go into country b and i can borrow b 's . so i could literally go to a bank in country b and borrow some of the b currency , and then i could go to the exchange markets and try to convert it into a 's . just off of looking at that superficially , what 's tha...
how long does it take for the exchange rate to go from say ?
: let 's revisit the scenario where everyone is trying to exit country b 's currency and convert it back into country a . we saw in the last video that if , just left to its own devices , if this were to happen , if lot of bs wanted to converted into currency a and because everyone is afraid to convert into b now beca...
so one way to think of it , they 're adding supply of a 's and they 're also adding demand for b 's . they 're going to sell their reserves of a and buy their own currency . and that would work as long as they have reserves .
also how do speculators know when to buy the currency ?
: let 's revisit the scenario where everyone is trying to exit country b 's currency and convert it back into country a . we saw in the last video that if , just left to its own devices , if this were to happen , if lot of bs wanted to converted into currency a and because everyone is afraid to convert into b now beca...
scenario one is that for whatever reason the central bank of b is able to keep the currency stabilized . so currency stays stable . and the other scenario is that the central bank runs out of reserves , and they have to essentially just let the currencies float , and b gets devalued .
for what extent does borrowing is a choice to stop currency devaluation ?
: let 's revisit the scenario where everyone is trying to exit country b 's currency and convert it back into country a . we saw in the last video that if , just left to its own devices , if this were to happen , if lot of bs wanted to converted into currency a and because everyone is afraid to convert into b now beca...
they have to accumulate this . this is n't their own currency . so they have a finite amount of this .
at 4.27 , is n't the currency b supposed to depreciate instead of devalue ?
: let 's revisit the scenario where everyone is trying to exit country b 's currency and convert it back into country a . we saw in the last video that if , just left to its own devices , if this were to happen , if lot of bs wanted to converted into currency a and because everyone is afraid to convert into b now beca...
so one way to think of it , they 're adding supply of a 's and they 're also adding demand for b 's . they 're going to sell their reserves of a and buy their own currency . and that would work as long as they have reserves .
is the current account deficit preventing turkey from using currency reserves from stabilizing the economy ?
: let 's revisit the scenario where everyone is trying to exit country b 's currency and convert it back into country a . we saw in the last video that if , just left to its own devices , if this were to happen , if lot of bs wanted to converted into currency a and because everyone is afraid to convert into b now beca...
b becomes worth a lot less , and then we go to a future state where one a is now equal to two b 's . well as soon as this happens , and remember this is this scenario right over here that we 're thinking about right over here , this is what the currency speculators want to happen . if one a all of a sudden equals two b...
can we do this right now with the russian ruble ?
: let 's revisit the scenario where everyone is trying to exit country b 's currency and convert it back into country a . we saw in the last video that if , just left to its own devices , if this were to happen , if lot of bs wanted to converted into currency a and because everyone is afraid to convert into b now beca...
: let 's revisit the scenario where everyone is trying to exit country b 's currency and convert it back into country a . we saw in the last video that if , just left to its own devices , if this were to happen , if lot of bs wanted to converted into currency a and because everyone is afraid to convert into b now beca...
what sort of scale do these attacks have ?
: let 's revisit the scenario where everyone is trying to exit country b 's currency and convert it back into country a . we saw in the last video that if , just left to its own devices , if this were to happen , if lot of bs wanted to converted into currency a and because everyone is afraid to convert into b now beca...
they do n't know who they 're buying these b 's from with this a currency they have . so if this happens , if the central bank runs out of reserves , it floats , and then b devalues , then those currency speculators make a pretty good buck . and just to see how that could work , imagine that they borrow 100 b 's , so t...
are these speculations only on small countries or do speculators just have access to that much capital to make an impact on an entire nation ?
: let 's revisit the scenario where everyone is trying to exit country b 's currency and convert it back into country a . we saw in the last video that if , just left to its own devices , if this were to happen , if lot of bs wanted to converted into currency a and because everyone is afraid to convert into b now beca...
scenario one is that for whatever reason the central bank of b is able to keep the currency stabilized . so currency stays stable . and the other scenario is that the central bank runs out of reserves , and they have to essentially just let the currencies float , and b gets devalued .
what is mean by currency ?
: let 's revisit the scenario where everyone is trying to exit country b 's currency and convert it back into country a . we saw in the last video that if , just left to its own devices , if this were to happen , if lot of bs wanted to converted into currency a and because everyone is afraid to convert into b now beca...
the things devalue . b becomes worth a lot less , and then we go to a future state where one a is now equal to two b 's . well as soon as this happens , and remember this is this scenario right over here that we 're thinking about right over here , this is what the currency speculators want to happen .
but even if you buy 1a for 1 b and you sell 1 a for 2 b ... isnt the b after that just worth 1/2 of the original worth ?
: let 's revisit the scenario where everyone is trying to exit country b 's currency and convert it back into country a . we saw in the last video that if , just left to its own devices , if this were to happen , if lot of bs wanted to converted into currency a and because everyone is afraid to convert into b now beca...
it would devalue if it was left to its own devices , but the central bank of country b is trying to keep it from devaluing by depleting its finite reserves of currency a . so what currency speculators will start to do is , well i can go into country b and i can borrow b 's . so i could literally go to a bank in country...
do the speculators literally have to find someone to lend them b 's as a separate transaction , and then have to turn around and buy a 's , or is the whole thing done as a single transaction in the forex market ?
: let 's revisit the scenario where everyone is trying to exit country b 's currency and convert it back into country a . we saw in the last video that if , just left to its own devices , if this were to happen , if lot of bs wanted to converted into currency a and because everyone is afraid to convert into b now beca...
they have to accumulate this . this is n't their own currency . so they have a finite amount of this .
why do n't banks just stop lending money when their foreign currency reserves is depleting too dangerously ?