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High School Integration by Substitution Using Infinite Sums
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High School Expressions of ##log(a+b), tan^{-1}(a+b),sin^{-1}(a+b)##,etc
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Graduate Inverse Laplace transform of F(s)=exp(-as) as delta(t-a)
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Undergrad Limits to directly check second order differentiability
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Undergrad Noether's Theorem: Confused About Last Step
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MHB Compute Limit: \sqrt[n]{1+x^n}^n
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Graduate How to Solve the Fourier Integral in Eq. (27) Involving Position Vectors?
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MHB How to Solve Related Rates Problems in Calculus 1
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High School Small big problem with integrals
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Graduate Integral with an inverse function limit
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MHB Proving $a\, \tan\,x - b\, \tan\,y = a^2 - b^2$ with $\tan(x+y)$ & $\tan(x-y)$
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Undergrad Can Taylor series be used to get the roots of a polynomial?
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Undergrad Question about integration in physics
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Graduate What Are the Different Types of Derivatives in Calculus?
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Undergrad Newton's approximation of inverse trig
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High School Average angle made by a curve with the ##x-axis##
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Undergrad Can I prove the finiteness of an expression involving hyperreals?
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MHB Sum of Infinite Series: Find 1/sqrt(2)
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Graduate Logarithmic divergence of an integral
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Undergrad Taylor series to evaluate fractional-ordered derivatives
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MHB 242t.9.1.15 Use Euler's method to calculate the first three approximations
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MHB 9.1.14 Use Euler's method to calculate
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Undergrad Multi-dimensional Integral by Change of Variables
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Undergrad Why is this function constant in this interval?
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Undergrad Integrating both sides of an equation question
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Undergrad How Does Log(z) Expand at Infinity?
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MHB What is the Surface of the Equation S88 and How Can it be Graphed Online?
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Undergrad Can dp/dt Be Found When p(x) Is Inverse?
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Undergrad Is there an equivalent form for arctan?
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Graduate Taylor/Maclaurin series for piecewise defined function
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Undergrad Solve Challenging Integral with Proven Techniques | x>1 Integer Solution
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Undergrad Do limit and differential operators commute?
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Undergrad How Does the Delta Function Impact Integral Calculations in Physics?
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Undergrad Surface formed by moving area along curved axis
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Undergrad How Do I Symbolically Evaluate a Double Integral with an Offset Circle?
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Undergrad Closed form solution for this integral
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MHB How Does the Derivative of a Cubic Function Result in a Tangent Line?
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MHB Q5|8.5.17 int of rational expression...
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Undergrad Proving equivalence between statements about a sequence
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MHB 242t.8.5.9 expand the quotient by partial fractions
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Undergrad Integrating a Complex Integral using Substitution and Simplification
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Undergrad Take v(t) and h(t) to make v(h)
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MHB How Can You Evaluate a Tricky Integral of Sin^5(3x) dx?
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MHB How do I find partial derivatives with fractional exponents in the Chain Rule?
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MHB What are the new formulas for x and y that will converge to $\sqrt{k}$?
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Undergrad Continous signals as sums of weighted delta functions
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Undergrad Coefficients in a quotient of sums
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MHB 242t.08.02.09 int of rational expression.
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Undergrad Proof that lattice points can't form an equilateral triangle
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Undergrad Understand Limits: Why Does ∞1=lim n→∞ (n+1/n-1)?
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MHB How to Calculate the Slope of a Line Through Two Points?
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Undergrad How Does the Dirac Delta Function Simplify to f(0) in Integrals?
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Undergrad Derivative with several terms in denominator
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MHB 242.7x.27 Find the slowest growing and the fastest growing functions
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MHB How Do I Find a Point on a Curve with a Specific Slope?
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Undergrad A directional, partial derivative of a scalar product?
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MHB 242t.08.02.41 Find the area of the region bounded by
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Undergrad Convergence Vectors Calculus: Definition
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High School How to check if this limit is correct or not?
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Undergrad Question about Cross Product and Derivative
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MHB How Do You Find the Absolute Min and Max of a Function on a Triangular Region?
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MHB Derivative of y w.r.t x: 242.7x.25
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MHB How Do You Differentiate \( \arctan(\sqrt{3x}) \)?
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Graduate How to solve an integral with the Inverse error function
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MHB Vector-valued function is smooth over an interval
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MHB Calculating Integrals with Antiderivatives
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MHB Integral: Solving the Difficult One
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Undergrad Question about Complex limits of definite integrals
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MHB What is the age of the tree to the nearest year?
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High School Chain rule for variable exponents
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Undergrad Prove Ramanujan Identity: 3 = \sqrt{1+2\sqrt{1+3\sqrt{1+4\sqrt{1+...}}}}
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MHB Derivative and Limit of an Exponential Function
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MHB Graphical Problem with 1st and 2nd Derivaties
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MHB What is the antiderivative of $\frac{1}{x^{1/2}+x^{1/3}}$ for $x>0$?
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Undergrad Surface parametrization and its differential
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Undergrad Generalizing the translation operator
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MHB Integrating $\sec^2(2x)$: A Puzzler
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Undergrad Calculating Work Needed to Stretch a Spring: 100J to 0.75m
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MHB Demand for a certain Commodity
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Undergrad Epsilon-Delta or Infinitesimal: Which is More Rigorous?
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MHB 242.7x.01 d/dx of inverse equation
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Undergrad Evaluating 2D Delta Function Integral - Any Help Appreciated
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MHB 231.13.3.33 calculate the proj_u, and scal_u
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Undergrad ## \int ~ dx dy dz ~ f(x,y,z)~ \delta (x+y+z-1)##
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MHB Optimizing Linear Regression Cost Function
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High School Why does the expression equal the reciprocal of its logarithm?
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MHB Solving for dy/dx: $\sqrt{y}\cos^2{\sqrt{y}}$
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MHB Calculate $\int sze^z dS$ on Unit Sphere
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MHB Surface Integral of $F$ Over Region V
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Undergrad Can indeterminate limits always be evaluated?
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Undergrad Product rule in Newton notation?
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Undergrad Fixed Variables in Partial Derivatives
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Undergrad Proofs of Stokes Theorem without Differential Forms
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High School Simplifying an exponential with a square root
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Graduate How to calculate twist rate for a cycloid on a cylinder
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Undergrad Integrating Sec^3(x) without Absolute Value
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Graduate Get equation that describes set of measured values
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High School Derivatives: Solving a Substitution Error on MathsIsFun
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High School Difference between integral and a function
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Undergrad Question about gradient, tangent plane and normal line
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