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Undergrad Need to get an equation for when it is tangent
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Undergrad How to Use the Washer Method to Find the Volume in Calculus?
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Undergrad Solving Equation with Bisection Method - Real Root Between -2*pi and 2*pi
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Undergrad Limits of trigonometric functions
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Undergrad How Do You Solve an Integral Using U-Substitution and Logarithmic Functions?
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Undergrad Simple? Integration Problem (Trig Sub?)
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Graduate Proving the Convergence of a Sequence: Monotonicity and Boundedness
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Graduate Using limit definition of multivariable derivative
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Graduate Calculating Probabilities of Mutually Exclusive Events in Infinite Series
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Undergrad I don't understand this integral
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Graduate Approximating conformal mappings
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Undergrad Help on 2 previous AP Calc AB test questions
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Undergrad A few questions about the Taylor series
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Graduate How Do You Derive β for the Given Partial Differential Equation?
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Graduate Fundamental Lemma of Variational Calculus
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High School What is the stationary point and its nature for the function f(x) = x^2-8x+4?
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Undergrad Leibniz's Operators: True or False?
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Undergrad Finding Length of Parabolic Segment - Get Help Here!
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Undergrad Why Do Partial Derivatives and Full Differentiability Differ for f(x,y)?
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Undergrad Integration by Parts, 1/x dillema
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Undergrad How to Calculate Limits from Negative and Positive Approaches to Infinity?
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Graduate How Can We Visualize the Unit Cube in \( \mathbb{R}^4 \)?
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Consider C[0,1] with sup metric.
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Undergrad So the area enclosed by the curves is approximately 0.9489 square units.
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Graduate Derivatives of a Function: General Case
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Graduate Proving an intersection empty set
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Undergrad How Do I Find the Point of Inflection in a Cubic Graph?
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Undergrad Can we get a negative value for areas of surfaces of revolution?
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Undergrad Proof of e Definition: Where Can I Find It?
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Undergrad What is the Missing Step in Integrating Cosine Functions?
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Undergrad Antidifferentiating To \int^{2c}_{c} e^f(x)dx = 7
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Graduate How can I prove Minkowski's inequality for integrals?
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Undergrad Working out a formula for 2 variables?
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Graduate One-Half Derivative: Solving Basics of Polynomials
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Graduate Sum Math Problem: Find Condition for Finite Sum of Positive Real Numbers
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High School Solving Series Questions: 1+2+3...+n & 1^2+2^2+3^2...+n^2+n^3
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Undergrad Evaluate Integral: Arctan(πx) - Arctan(x) from 0 to 2
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Undergrad Relationship between partial derivatives
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Graduate Prove Open & Closed Sets in C[0,1] | Functional Analysis
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Graduate What is the generalised integral of the square of a function
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Graduate Prove the sum of this series =pi/3
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Undergrad How Can I Prove (1+x/n^n < e^x)?
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Graduate Function to satisfy this integral for all parameters?
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Ace AP Exams with Cheating: My Cousin's Story
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Graduate Functional Analysis: Proving Closure of Finite Sets in Metric Spaces
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Undergrad Approximating ln using integrals.
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Undergrad Indefinite Integrals: How Were They Figured Out?
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Undergrad Integrating the Area Under a Shaded Region Using Substitution
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Undergrad Prevent Windshield Breakage: Minimizing Temperature Tolerance in mm
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Graduate Complex Solutions to z^\alpha-1=0
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Graduate Is it possible to define a bank angle for a helix roller-coaster track?
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Undergrad Integrals + Trig: Solve sin(2x)/23+cos(x)^2 dx
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Graduate Proof Unbounded Sequence: Real Sequence |x_n|>1/n
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Graduate Is there such a continuous function?
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Undergrad Proving the Derivative Rule for Rational Exponents
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Graduate Mastering the Challenging Integral: Tips and Tricks for Solving x^(x-1)dx
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Graduate Convexity and concavity of a function
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Graduate Is (0,1) Uncountable If and Only If \Re is Uncountable?
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Undergrad Solution of 2 Equations with 3 Variables
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Undergrad What is the Natural Length of a Spring Based on Work Required for Stretching?
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Undergrad What is a single valued surface and why is it important in mathematics?
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Undergrad Definite Integral of x^2*sqrt(7x+9) from 0 to 1 - Need Help!
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Undergrad For which numbers is this convergence?
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Graduate Surface Integral: Transform, Calculate and Add Up Results?
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Graduate Can Gamma of negative integers be proven using a Laurent expansion?
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Graduate Inequalities of Arithmetic Series and Integrals
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Graduate Why does the first iterated integral exist but the second one does not?
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High School How Do You Calculate f(3) for the Function f(x)?
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Undergrad Different between Partial and Ordinary derivative
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Graduate Can you prove that two sequences with a specific feature have the same limit?
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Graduate What is the Proof of the Euler Lagrange Equation?
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Undergrad Mastering Indefinite Integrals: Tips and Tricks for Evaluating Tricky Functions
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Undergrad How do I evaluate the integral [integral] x^2 cos mx dx using u-substitution?
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Graduate Exponential Integral & Incomplete Gamma function
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Graduate Minimization using first differential equation - help
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Undergrad Bread-Even Analysis: Solving for t
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Graduate Limits at non-accumulation points
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Where to Find Ebook Version of Thomas' Calculus (11th Edition)?
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Undergrad Solving the Integration Problem: Understanding arcos(x) = -arcsin(x)
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Graduate Generalizations of the Inv. Function Thm.
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Graduate Feynman integration trick - textbooks?
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Undergrad The Importance of Limits in the Development of Mathematics
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Graduate Integrate y = 2pi Int dz int(1-r^2)*r dr: Solution
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Graduate Looking for a good problem book for PROOF-BASED integration
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Graduate Another indefinite integral question?
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High School Solving Inequalities: 4x² + 2x ≤ 3x + 2
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Graduate Integral of a continuously differentiable function on [a,b].
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Undergrad Is Partial Fraction Decomposition Needed for This Integral?
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Undergrad Determine if a sequence {an} is monotonic, bounded, convergent
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High School Need help: integration by substitution.
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Undergrad Volume of Frustum (Truncated Cone)
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Graduate Early Examples of Exhaustion Methods in Mathematics
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Undergrad Navigating Maths: Finding Answers to Limit Questions
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Undergrad Integral Help: Solving -e^x/(e^x+1)
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Undergrad Open Source Math & Physics Software: Questions Answered
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Undergrad How to evaluate an indefinite integral
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Undergrad Why Does Sin(x) = 1 Have Different Solutions Compared to Sin(2x) = 1?
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Graduate Series Approximation for y with Derivative of Floor Function
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High School Graphical Relationship between Sine and Cosine Functions
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