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Undergrad Question on Calculus of variations formalism
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High School What would the "correct" way of doing this integral be?
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MHB Solving a Complex Math Problem: Help Appreciated
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Undergrad Use Rolle's theorem to show repeated root has zero gradient
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MHB How do I find the integral of x^3/(x^2+4)?
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Undergrad Proof: If a Polynomial & its Derivative have Same Root
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Undergrad Approximation to sqrt(1+(d^2)/(x^2))
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Undergrad Divergence theorem and closed surfaces
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Undergrad Is this even possible? Question about Fourier Series....
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MHB Solving Limits and Riemann Sums: Tips from Nemo
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Graduate Does My Understanding of Tensor Calculus and Divergence Look Correct?
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MHB How Does Changing the Sign of a Constraint Affect Lagrangian Solutions?
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MHB How to Evaluate the Integral of the Square Root of 9+4x^2?
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High School Making a definite integral equal and indefinite integral?
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Undergrad Need help with this definite integral
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Undergrad What am I missing here in this difference quotient problem?
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Undergrad How to interpret the differential of a function
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Undergrad Differentiability of convolution
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Undergrad Gradient Derivation: Simplifying Directional Derivatives
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High School Understanding Scalar and Vector Products in Geometric Algebra
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High School Simple question about differentiation of trigonometric function
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MHB Which Z Value Should Be Used for Camera Motion?
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MHB Maximizing Production Output with a Cost of 10
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High School Approximating Pi using Newton-Raphson
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MHB Find the stable equilibrium points
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MHB What is the integral of $\sqrt{x^2-1}$? What is the integral of $\sqrt{x^2-1}$?
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Undergrad Regarding Error Bound of Taylor Series
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MHB What values of m maximize the utility function for a consumer buying two goods?
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Undergrad Vector Laplacian: Scalar or Vector?
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Undergrad Understanding the summation of diverging series
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Graduate Solving polynomial coefficients to minimize square error
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MHB Volume of Region Between y=x and y=-x²+2x
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MHB How Do Constraints Affect Finding Stationary Points and Global Extrema?
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Undergrad Vector Triple Product Identity and Jacobi Identity for Deriving 4B.10 and 4B.11
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MHB -z.61.W8.6 int sin^2(x)cos^2(x) dx
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Undergrad "Hence the partial derivatives ru and rv at P are tangential
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MHB Slope of Line Intersecting (2,2) & (6,7)
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MHB Analyzing Stationary Points of Multivariable Function
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MHB Jake's questions about integrations
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MHB How much work is required to lift a weight to orbit?
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MHB Is My Root Test Solution Correct?
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MHB Where Does the $\frac{1}{2}$ in Step 3 Come From?
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MHB Evaluating Integral with Change of Variables
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MHB What is the derivative of the trigonometric integral?
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Undergrad Why Does the Gradient Point Towards the Greatest Increase?
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MHB Proving Divergence of \sum\frac{1}{2n+1}
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MHB -write expression in expanded form...find the sum
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Undergrad Understanding uniform continuity....
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MHB Integral involving the derivative
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MHB What Is the Correct Volume of the Region Revolving Around x=1?
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MHB Two Similar Limits with Different Results
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MHB Calculating Limits without Cheating or L'Hopital's Rule
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Undergrad What are the possible y-values for a given x in the overlap of two functions?
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Undergrad Is every conservative vector field incompressible?
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Undergrad What Test to Show that Inverse Curl Exists?
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MHB How Do You Calculate Volume by Rotating a Region Bounded by Curves?
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MHB Am I changing the coordinates well?
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Undergrad Why does [f(b)-f(a)]/(b-a) make sense?
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High School A relation which intercepts with....
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Undergrad Slope w.r.t Origin: Difference, Usage & Examples
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MHB Changing variables for defining a region
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MHB Integrand with Lambert W -function
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MHB How Do You Calculate the Normal Vector of a Sphere in Spherical Coordinates?
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MHB Is the Limit of x/x! as x Approaches 0 Equal to 0 or Does it Not Exist?
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Undergrad Chain rule in a multi-variable function
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Undergrad Integral of third order polynomial exponential
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MHB From the marginal cost to the total cost.
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Undergrad Proving limit theorems when limit tends to infinity
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MHB Polar coordinates to evaluate double integral
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Undergrad Lebesgue measure and Fourier theory
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Undergrad Lagrange Multiplier where constraint is a rectangle
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Undergrad Is my integral integrable using Mathematica or is there a fundamental error?
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MHB Solving the Integral: $\int_{0}^{1}\dfrac{x^4(1-x)^4}{1+x^2}dx$
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MHB Differentiation with fractions, radicands, and the power chain rule
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Undergrad Is there a trick to tell which is the higher curve?
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Undergrad Calculating Flux through shape on irregular plane in 3-Space
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MHB What is the calculation for the height of a high jump on the moon?
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Undergrad Ln x as a logarithmic function
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Undergrad Uniform current in cylinder and straight wire: same field?
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Undergrad General solution to linear homogeneous 2nd order ODEs
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MHB How to Find the Maximum of the Function f(x)=12x-32+24√(9-3x), for x≤3?
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MHB A Function's Intervals of Increasing/Decreasing, Extrema and Concavity
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Undergrad Finding the volume under the curve of a rotated function
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MHB Maximisation Question: Find Largest Capacity
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Undergrad What are the interpretations of Convolution integral?
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Graduate Mathematics of The Multi Dimensional Universe
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Undergrad Question regarding the derivative terminalogy and wording
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MHB Surface area of sphere increase at a constant rate
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Undergrad How Do You Solve for At Using Subscript Derivative Notation?
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Undergrad Square Root in an alternating power series
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MHB S4.6r.11 Solid of revolution about the y axis
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MHB Find Vol Bound by $x_2 =\frac{y+1}{2}$ & $x_1=y^2$
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MHB Equation of slope of a function that passes thru a point
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High School A simple differentiation and partial differentiation
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Undergrad Unsure of solution to improper integral
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Undergrad Can this Laplace transform integral be solved with a symbolic integrator?
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Undergrad How Do You Solve the Integral of 1/(y+cos(x))^2?
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MHB How do I find the upward pointing unit normals for $U$ and $D$?
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MHB Volumn of x=2sqrt y. About y axis
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Undergrad Geometric Series Convergence and Divergence
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