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Undergrad General term of the sequence, if it exists
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Undergrad Distance from the origin to the curve
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Graduate Finding Volume of a Bounded Cylinder with Double Integral
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Undergrad Can I Prove the Chain Rule with the Definition of a Total Differential?
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Undergrad I with the following questions.
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Undergrad Critical Points of f(x): -2x^3 + 39x^2 - 180x + 1
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Graduate Proving Pn(x^2) as the 4n+2-nd Taylor Polynomial of sin(x^2) using Rn(x) Limits
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Graduate Is There a Real Solution for a^n+b^n=c^n as n Approaches Infinity?
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High School Is there an easier approach for solving trigonometric identities?
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Undergrad Limit of Sum as n Approaches Infinity: 1/n * sqrt(1-i^2/n^2) = 0
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Undergrad Integrals of Rational Functions
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Undergrad How can I factor a quartic equation without a calculator for the AIME?
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Undergrad Need help with maclaurin series question
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Undergrad Can l'Hôpital's Rule Help Determine the Limit of an Improper Integral?
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Undergrad How do I calculate an integral with a square root in the denominator?
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Undergrad Solving Integral with u=tan(x/2): Hints & Suggestions
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Graduate Integral Test for \sum^{\infty}_{n=2} \frac{1}{n(ln\;n)^{2}} - 0.01
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Undergrad Discovering Global Extrema for f(x,y)=sin(x) + cos(y) on [0,2π]x[0,2π]
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High School The Mystery of the e Series: Uncovering Its Name
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Undergrad Throwing an Object to Reach the Top of the Washington Monument
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Undergrad What is the limit of (e^x-1)/x as x approaches 0?
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Undergrad Proving Orthogonal Curves at Intersection Point
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Undergrad Why Pick Delta as 1 in Limits of Functions?
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High School Grr, deleted line in Newton's Method program
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Undergrad What is the Best Way to Determine x Given y in a Sine Wave Algorithm?
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Undergrad Help with change of variables please
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High School Solución a Problema de Viga y Corredores
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Undergrad Solve Sequence Problem: (2n-1)/(3n^2 +1), n= 1,2,3,...
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Who's done the most homework in shortest amount of time?
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Undergrad How Many Centimeters of Wire Were Used Up? | Mu Alpha Theta Math Club Question"
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Undergrad How do you determine which denominators to multiply in integrating fractions?
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Graduate Geom Series: Converge Radius 1, c Complex Num
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Undergrad Differentiating tanh: Step-by-Step Guide
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Undergrad Yet another interesting integral
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Graduate Proving Hodge Decomposition Theorem for Compact Riemannian Manifolds
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Undergrad Getting the Derivative of f(w) = ln[cos(w-1)]
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Graduate Is the Interior of A Equal to the Interior of the Closure of A?
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Undergrad How do you find the indefinite integral of xsinx
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Undergrad Why Does Summation Not Converge?
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Undergrad Is Advanced Calculus I Really That Challenging?
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Undergrad Explain how you can use these powers to define 3^( sqrt of 2 )
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Graduate Integrate this without gauss theorem
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Undergrad Can I Integrate e^[1 / (1 + t)] dt Numerically?
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Undergrad What is the number e and how is it related to logarithms?
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High School AP Calc: Finding Area of Polar Graphs without a Calculator
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Graduate Is there a simpler way to write the cross product of curl?
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Undergrad Double Integrals: Notation Question
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Undergrad Help with Integration Problem: \int \frac{\ x^2}{1+x^2} dx
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Graduate How Do You Calculate Line Integrals and Center of Mass for Complex Shapes?
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Undergrad Implicit diff (2 var), error or what?
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Undergrad Problem on finding the second derivative.
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Undergrad Calculating Volume of Solid Using Cylindrical Shell Method
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High School Discovering Limits: Solving for x Approaching Zero from the Left
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Undergrad Need help on this curve-sketching problem.
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Undergrad Integrate (X/X+d)dX: Solve w/Substitution
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Graduate Cylindrical and spherical coordinates
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Graduate Integrate csc2x ln(tanx) dx: Solutions & Suggestions
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High School Solve x & y in sqrt(x-1) + sqrt(y-2) = sqrt5
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Graduate Compactness contradiction physics
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Graduate Suppose in general a pair of functions
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Graduate How to Obtain A or U from Inverse Nabla Functions?
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Undergrad Paradoxical definition of the Derivative
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Undergrad F(x)={sinx for x<22/7 {mx+b for x>22/7
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Undergrad Is There Only One Intersection Point on the y=2^2 Curve for the Tangent Line at P(x0, x0^2)?
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Undergrad How Do You Solve a Differential Equation for Wildlife Population Growth?
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Graduate When will D(n!) and D(D(n!)) reach a googol or googolplex?
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Undergrad Appropriate Change of Variables for integration
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Undergrad Is the function continuous at x=2 in f(x)= (x^2-4)/(x-2)?
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Undergrad What is the proof of riemann integral?
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Undergrad Simpson's rule can solve cubics exactly
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Undergrad How can I prove that vector c bisects the angle theta between vectors a and b?
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Graduate Convergence of Harmonic Series with Omitted 9s in Denominator
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Undergrad Find the derivative of the function.
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Undergrad Someone with a math computer program
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Undergrad Finding the limit of a function with e and ln
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Graduate Numerical analisis and complex integrals
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Undergrad Is the derivative equal to one over the derivative of the inverse?
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Undergrad Calculating the exact value of an inverse
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Undergrad When to use Washer, Shell or Disk
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Graduate What is the inverse of the integral transform in complex analysis?
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Undergrad Is the Putnam Math Competition More Challenging Than Other Math Competitions?
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Graduate Inverse Rotation Function Question
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Graduate Calculate Integral of cos ax/sinh bx from 0 to infinity | Integration Question
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High School Is x=0 Included in the Increasing or Decreasing Range of y=x^2?
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Graduate Need some help with basic complex analysis (no proofs)
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Graduate Help me understand this proof, so I can present it
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Undergrad Sin(5r)/r Limit Evaluation: How to Handle 5 in the Equation
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Undergrad How is the Area of a Polar Curve Derived from a Riemann Sum?
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Graduate How did ostrogradsky prove the divergence theorem?
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Undergrad Is ln(-x) Defined for Negative Real Numbers?
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Graduate Can contour integration always be used to solve integrals?
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Undergrad Finding representations of antiderivatives without a closed form
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Graduate Does a subsequence only have to have some terms
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Graduate Convergence of Sequences in Bounded Sets: Is the Limit Always the Supremum?
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Undergrad Simple analysis problem gone wrong
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High School Why is the Derivative of e^x e^x?
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Graduate Real Sequence As Rational Function in e^-jw
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Undergrad How should I integrate this differential equation?
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Undergrad Integral Calculation Using Trig Substitutions
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Undergrad Finding 'k' for Continuous f(x) at x=2
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