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Undergrad Easy proof don't know where i am going wrong
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Graduate Finding Limits for Polar Coordinate Area Integration
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High School Mastering Integrals: Solving the Anti-Derivative of 7x^-1 with Ease
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Graduate QM Integral and Online Integral Tables
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Undergrad How can I determine if a given integral is solvable?
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Undergrad Solving $\lim_{n\rightarrow \o}\frac{1}{x}^x$ Problem
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Undergrad What is the Proof of Differentiation for nx^n-1?
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High School How do I find v' for functions v=x+y using implicit differentiation?
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Graduate Difficult question - convergence of a series
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Undergrad How Do You Integrate 1/(x(ln x)^2) with Respect to x?
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Graduate Prove Mean Value Theorem: Min/Max on Bounded, Closed Set
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Undergrad Solving f'(x) = 0 at x=1 with a+b=0
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Graduate Convergence and Solution of Integral with Cosine Function
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Undergrad How do I find the area under the curve using right end rectangles for f(x) = x?
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Undergrad Best Multivariable Calculus Textbooks: Pros, Cons, and Recommendations
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Undergrad Infimum & Supremum: Learn the Difference!
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Graduate Approximating the Cosine Integral?
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Undergrad Prove (lim n -> infinity) (1 + 1/n)^n = e
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Undergrad How to Create a Function with a Turning Point and a Point of Inflection?
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Undergrad Antiderivative calculator recommendations
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Graduate Proving AX(BXC) = B(A(dot)C) - C(A(dot)B)
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High School Limit of 1/x as x Approaches 0: Infinity?
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Undergrad Related Rates Help: Solve Distance Change in 1 Sec
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Graduate What are the units of A and δ in Dirac's delta function?
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High School Find the distance I traveled (c) by doing cos(a+b)?
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Graduate Is exp(i.x) with x=-infinity equal to zero?
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Undergrad Finding Length of Line Traced by f(x)
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Graduate How do I solve this integration problem in quantum mechanics?
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Graduate Which p values result in the convergence of the series x_{n}+px_{n-1}?
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Undergrad Summing an Infinite Series: Can We Prove Divergence?
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Undergrad Integrating Rational Functions: How to Solve Challenging Integrals?
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Graduate Can the Residue Theorem be Extended to Higher Dimensions?
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Graduate Brachistochrone Problem: The Cycloid Solution
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High School Where can I find a helpful website for Calculus 2 topics?
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Undergrad Convolution with a gaussian G(t)
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Graduate What is the Limit for Today's Test on Logarithms and Trigonometry?
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Undergrad Understanding the Product Rule: Deriving and Proving Its Validity
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Undergrad Understanding Double Integration in Vector Analysis
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Undergrad What is the Difference Between Rational and Irrational Numbers in Calculus?
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Undergrad Determining the existence of antiderivatives
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Undergrad Need a Good Multivariable Calculus Site
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Undergrad Is there a better way to find the roots of a quadratic equation?
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High School Understanding the Difficulty of Calculus: Insights from a High School Senior
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Graduate Simple surface integration blues {again}
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Undergrad Find Roots of -5x^4-7x^2+10x+4 Equation
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Undergrad Why the modulus signs when integrating f'(x)/f(x)?
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What Is a Postsecondary Program?
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Graduate Surface Integrals Explained for Beginners
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High School What does e represent in calculus and why is it used?
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Graduate Find Limit: Evaluate \frac{n}{(n!)^{\frac1n}}
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Undergrad Calculus of Linear and Nonlinear Functions
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Undergrad Infinite and improper integral help.
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Undergrad What is an effective variable substitution for solving this integral?
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Undergrad Can the sin(x) formula be applied in practical scenarios?
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Graduate Fractional iterates of analytic functions
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Undergrad Why does the antiderivative give us the area?
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Undergrad Final Formula: What is it and how can I find it for a given integral?
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Undergrad Why Can't I Solve This Multivariable Calculus Integral?
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High School How Do I Find Asymptotes and Construct Polynomials with Given Zeros?
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Undergrad Different between integrals and Einstein summation?
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Undergrad Having trouble with limits and continuity? Let's clear things up!
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Graduate Understanding the Limit of $\left(1-\frac{a}{n}\right)^{n}$ for Real $a$
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High School Shortest distance between two points. Line?
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High School How is Sigma Used in Mathematics?
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Graduate Unravelling the Mystery of logn Identities
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Undergrad Cylinder vs Rectangular Prism: Which is More Economical for Juice Packaging?
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Undergrad Elementary function for n > 0 is n=1
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Undergrad 0/0 as the result of taking a limit
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Undergrad Volume of Isosceles Right Triangles with Base of x^2+y^2=9
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Undergrad Integrate sin(x^(1/2)): Monday's Final Help Needed
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Undergrad Why Can't the Gradient Vector Be Undefined at a Minimum?
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Undergrad Polar-parametric transformation
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Undergrad Optimizing Metal Cost for Cylindrical Can Construction
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Graduate Solving Definite Integral with Floor Function: Help Needed
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Undergrad Why is it difficult to solve the initial value problem using integrals?
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Undergrad Calculating Mass of Cloud with Density D(ro)
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Graduate Proof of Convergence of Sequences a_n and b_n
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Graduate Tannery's Theorem: Definition & Use
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Undergrad Applied Maxima and Minima Problems
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High School How Do I Calculate the Area Covered by 4 Radio Transmitters in a 10 km Square?
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Undergrad Multivariable Functions & their Integrals
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Undergrad Quick help with average value function problem please
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Undergrad Power Series - Can someone me understand them?
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Undergrad Is the Limit of x^(1/(1-x)) as x Approaches 1 Equal to 0 or 1?
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Undergrad Formula for sqrt of i in limit summations?
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Undergrad What is the Chain Rule and How Does it Apply to Tangent Functions?
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Undergrad Can Differentiation from First Principles Be Applied to Trigonometric Functions?
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Undergrad I think I have it, please check
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Undergrad Which Vertex Angle Maximizes the Area of an Isosceles Triangle?
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Undergrad Finding Horizontal Asymptote for f(x)=(2x-5)/(x^2-4): Calculus Help
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Graduate Approximating definite integrals using series.
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Graduate Solving Integral: x + 4a + b / [x - (a + b)]^2 + c^2
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Graduate Divergence of a Radial Vector Field
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Graduate Finding Limit of Sequence a_n with Parameter k
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Undergrad Help Needed: Find Points on x+xy+2y^2=6 with Slope at (2,1)
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High School Simplifying Trig Functions: Understanding (a)(sin/cos/tan/cot/sec/csc) Graphs
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Undergrad Paramatrize a peicewise function?
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Undergrad Calc III: Finding Partial Derivatives for a Challenging Integral Function
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Undergrad Why Can't I Use 1/N for LCT Convergence?
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High School How Do You Integrate the Function 1/x?
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