I have tried a webwork problem, but Im not getting the correct answer. What should I do?
The first thing you might try is to CHECK YOUR SYNTAX. You can view how webwork interprets your answer by clicking the preview button. One of the most common mistakes is writing something like 1 – 2a in the form 1/2a which will not work, because webwork interprets it as (1/2)*a, in other words a/2. To get the desired result, you must write 1/(2a). The preview button will show you this error. Another common reason for wrong answers is roundoff errors. Students will make a computation on their calculator, and transfer a few decimal places of the answer, which might not be within webwork’s tolerance. It is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT YOU ENTER YOUR ANSWERS IN SYMBOLIC/NUMERICAL FORM! Webwork will perform the calculations for you and retain the accuracy which it needs. Also, if you want us to look at your answer in case it is still not right, we can see what you have tried. If it is just a number, we have no idea how you got it, but if you have entered the formula, it is easy for us to spot
