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Bahat 3 914 Factorial Sum ( 1 2) Here is a sum from MATHCOUNTS: What are the last two digits in the sum of the factorials of the first 100 positive... Mar15-12 01:00 PM piyushon2411 20 39,916 Hi, I am writing up a project based on an algorithm for factoring large numbers, I have reached seemingly simple point... Mar15-12 05:16 PM bert2612 2 1,161 Hi everyone, I'm currently looking to solve an equation of the general form: \sqrt{x^2-y^2}+\sqrt{\epsilon... Mar16-12 01:14 AM williams99 4 870 Hi, I have been working on some Mandelbrot wallpapers for some time but have so far only visualized the whole set i.e.... Mar16-12 07:06 AM kweierstrass 2 1,001 find the area of the triangle with vertices (-1 2 -1 2) (-1 2 -1 1) and (2 -1 2 2) its 4 d Im confused thanks in... Mar16-12 12:20 PM dodo 10 2,540 A good book on Abstract Algebra that covers major undergraduate and graduate topics? Something rigorous professional... Mar16-12 05:16 PM dijkarte 5 1,073 I am trying to calculate Max CFM in a given pipe size(ranging from 1/2"- 2") at a given pressure for an ongoing... Mar16-12 06:08 PM AntnyC 0 2,261 what is the sum of the following series? I know it's convergent (using ratio test) but I'm not able to work it out :(... Mar17-12 03:23 AM ZARman 2 1,421 I am trying to calculate the standard deviation of a group of data based on a 20 period sliding window. I have run... Mar17-12 09:47 AM MrAnchovy 1 1,185 So I have this statement that I'm supposed to prove and I cannot for the life of me figure out what parts I'm allowed... Mar17-12 02:28 PM Poopsilon 2 839 Hi, Concerning only the upper right quadrant of an ellipse... I know the distance from the center of the ellipse... Mar17-12 06:08 PM JimEd 27 2,430 need hint/help or perhaps a solution :smile: Equations are from Propeller Blade Theory. I´m trying to figure out how... 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