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Undergrad Finding multiple roots of polynomial using numerical methods
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Undergrad What is this sequence that converges to ln(x) called?
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MHB Find the Derivative of a Function: Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners
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Undergrad Lebesgue Integral of Dirac Delta "function"
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MHB Prove the sum identity ∑n2n=2e.
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MHB How can we parametrize the triangle?
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MHB Integral on plane inside a cylinder
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Undergrad Integrating scaled and translated indicator function
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MHB 12.3.63 Determine the smallest distance between point and a line
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Graduate Integral equations -- Picard method of succesive approximation
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MHB Interval of Concavity for ${x}^{6}\ln\left({x}\right)$
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MHB Finding x of line bisecting parabola
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MHB Derivatives of trigonometric equation
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Undergrad Solving this integral equation
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MHB What is the simplified numerator for the given function?
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Undergrad What is the gradient of a divergence and is it always zero?
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Undergrad Help with understanding inexact differential
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Undergrad Problem when evaluating bounds....Is the result 1 or 0^0?
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Undergrad Derivative and Numerical approach
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MHB Prove $\sqrt{\sin x} > \sin\sqrt{x}, 0<x<\frac{\pi}{2}$
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Undergrad Can we extend the inequality 0 < sin x < x to sin(x/2), sin(x/5), and sin(3x)?
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MHB Evaluate Integral $t_{1.11}$: $\cos^3$ to $\cos$
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MHB How to Find the Curve σ from Intersection of Surfaces?
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Undergrad What's the name of this type of function?
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MHB T1.14 Integral: trigonometric u-substitution
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MHB Series challenge: Evaluate 1/4+4/8+8/12+12/16+....
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MHB 18 Find the volume of the solid generated by revolving the region about y-axis.
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MHB Using differentials to estimate error
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MHB Slope of y=-7 as x increases from 8 to infinity
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MHB Derive a closed form and find its limit
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MHB Need help finding derivatives and concavity.
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Undergrad Help please with biocalculus question involving differentiation
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Undergrad Is there any good book to easy to self learn Integration?
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Undergrad Second derivatives when pouring juice into a cup
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High School Ant on a rubber rope problem confusion
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Undergrad Average chord length of a circle
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MHB 13.4.7 Find the curvature of the curve r(t).
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High School Why Does tan x Have This Domain?
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Undergrad How Do You Solve an nth Derivative Problem?
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Undergrad Need Aproximate expressions for : ln(x) and 1/ln(x) Thanks
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Undergrad Understanding the Taylor Expansion of a Translated Function
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High School Wolfram Alpha graph of ln(x) shows as ln(abs(x))
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Undergrad How does the Vector Laplacian come about?
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Undergrad Values of Lagrange multipliers when adding new constraints
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MHB Find value of X in this equation
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Graduate Dirac-delta function in spherical polar coordinates
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MHB T6.1.1 Find the volume of the solid
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MHB Can't understand/solve Taylor exercises.
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Undergrad Can an FFT be used to extract individual sinusoids from a set of data points?
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MHB Higher order derivatives calculation
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Undergrad What Is the Integration Process for tan(2x) dx?
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MHB Infinite Differentiability and Analyticity.
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MHB An inequality between the integral Remainder of a function and the function.
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MHB Complex Residue Calculation at a Specific Point
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Graduate Analytic Continuation of DiLog in Mathematica
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MHB Region of Cone in Cylindrical Coordinates: Wondering
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Graduate Orthonormalizing Functions on a Given Interval: A MATLAB Approach
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MHB Equation of the Tangent Line? (Derivatives)
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MHB Calculate the volume of the space D
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MHB Why Is Problem #4 in Calculus 3 Series So Challenging?
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MHB Solving the Integral of sqrt{x^2+1} Using Substitution
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MHB What point does the spiral converge to?
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Undergrad Is the Rewriting of Logs Valid for All Values of x?
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MHB Calculate Vector Integral $\vec{V_2}$
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MHB Calculating a Triple Integral in a Bounded Region
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MHB Difficult Derivative: Get Input on Taking the Derivative
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MHB Implicit Differentiation to find equation of a tangent line
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MHB Is $D_4$ a bounded region in 3-dimensional space?
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MHB Retirement Policy Comparison: A vs B
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MHB Step-by-Step Guide to Overcoming Inexperience: Help for Beginners
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Graduate Spherical Harmonics: A Primer on Barton's Relations & Addition Theorem
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MHB What is the process for finding the centroid of a sliced solid cylinder?
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MHB How Much Should Mattos Oil Deposit Semiannually to Pay Off Their Debt?
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MHB Solve Trigonometric Inequality 5x≤8sinx−sin2x≤6x
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MHB Series representation for this integral
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MHB 6d After how many days is the percent of the population infected a maximum
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High School Is the integral of x^x from 0 to a transcendental?
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Graduate Gamma function convergence of an integral
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MHB If $x^{3/2}+y^{3/2}=r^{3/2}$, then $u=r$ and $v=r-x$.
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MHB How Can I Calculate a Double Integral Using a Change of Variable?
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MHB Calculating integral using polar coordinates
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MHB 15.6.19 Find the mass and centroid
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Undergrad Surface Area of Volume of Revolution
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MHB 232.15.6.31Find the center of mass
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Undergrad Asymptotic expansion integral initial step
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MHB 2214.16 Related Rates With Draining Cone
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MHB E.12.4 - Find plane through given point and normal to given vector
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Undergrad Should Divergent Integrals Justify Ignoring Derivatives?
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Undergrad How to Combine Vector Directions for Animated Surfaces in OpenGL?
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MHB 243.12.5.26 Show That The Line And The Plane Are Not Parallel.
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MHB Find The Sum ∑(1/[3^n+√(3^(2017)]
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MHB 243.12.5.27 - Verify vector identiy
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Graduate Differential of Multiple Linear Regression
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Undergrad A question about Vector Analysis problems
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High School Question about calculus my dad made me think about
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MHB 2214.17 Related Lamppost And Shadow
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MHB Q2:2 Where E Is Bounded By The Parabolic Cylinder
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Graduate Help with Discrete Sine Transform
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MHB 15.5.63 - Rewrite triple integral in spherical coordinates
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Undergrad Infinite series of trigonometric terms
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