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Maximum value of (x^4-x^2)/(x^6+2x^3-1) for x>1
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Checking if f(x)=x^3 is Monotonic: No Derivatives Needed
- Yankel
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Graduate How about Why does the Landau notation for division work when h approaches 0?
- IniquiTrance
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High School What Is the Correct Evaluation of the Indefinite Integral of Zero?
- PFuser1232
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Undergrad What is the Derivative of a Fraction with a Square Root in the Denominator?
- Karol
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Graduate Finding Maxima, Minima, and Saddle Points with Lagrange Multipliers
- ythamsten
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Graduate Orthogonality of Hermite functions
- DavideGenoa
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Undergrad Multivariable function definition
- Nikitin
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Undergrad Acceleration as a function of displacement
- Woolyabyss
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Undergrad How to Isolate dx/dt from d(xy)/dt and dy/dt?
- Timeforheroes0
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Calculus Question: Sketching a Function by Hand
- Pull and Twist
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Graduate Average velocity or average values of functions and calculus
- christian0710
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Undergrad Why can you write a= dv/dt as a*dt = dv? and what does it mean?
- christian0710
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Undergrad Calculating Average Emission Wavelength from Spectral Intensity Chart
- Xtensity
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Undergrad Negative Gradient and Gradient Descent Method
- Maria88
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Solving the Spring Balance Problem: Work Done Stretching 5.0-12.2in
- thehsheepdog
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Undergrad What is the meaning of a triple integral?
- Nathew
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Definite integral on elliptic integral where modulus is function of variable
- bshoor
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Finding the angle that maximizes intensity in this equation
- mathman2
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Graduate Closed Loop Contour: Finding Threshold W Values
- JulieK
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Integrate by making substitution and by parts
- find_the_fun
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Undergrad How could I make an exponential function which has a limit of around 1.53?
- mpatryluk
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How to solve a homogeneous differential equation
- hossam killua
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Undergrad How to Calculate Frequency and Impulse Response?
- TheTopGun
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Proving the Floor of nx using Fractional Parts and Induction
- Ragnarok7
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Why Should Constants Be Substituted in Integration?
- harryt
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Graduate Understanding Green's Theorem in 2-Dimensional Vector Fields
- member 428835
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Graduate Scalar field 2 dimensional discontinuous but differentiable
- adoion
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Solving Limit Problem: $x \to 0^{-}$ e^$\frac{1}{x}$
- tmt1
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Graduate Solve Indefinite Integral (x/c) arcsin dx/tan(x)
- Gmen
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Graduate Mean and variance of loggamma distribution
- Bipolarity
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Limit of (1-tan x)/(sin x-cos x) as x→π/4
- tmt1
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How to Solve the Limit of a Trigonometric Function?
- tmt1
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Derivative of trigonometric function
- tmt1
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Undergrad Radius of convergence derivation
- MathewsMD
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What values of x make the graph of f(x) have a horizontal tangent?
- tmt1
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Finding domain of a trigonometric function
- tmt1
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Graduate Leibniz Rule for multivariable function
- member 428835
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Graduate Polynomial approximation: Chebyshev and Legendre
- ch3cooh
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Graduate Why Does the Constant 't' Appear in the Derivative of a Homogeneous Function?
- Sidney
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Why does Lagrange multipliers give a=b=λ=0 for this constrained area problem?
- jacobi1
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Reaction functions, differentiation question _ Game theory economics
- matth123
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How Fast Does the Area of a Triangle Change with Increasing Angle?
- tmt1
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Vector Index Notation Proof: Solved by Sam
- SamJohannes
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Chain rule with a complicated function
- hossam killua
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Graduate Numerica integration with unequal intervals
- cris
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Evaluating infinite sum for e^(-x) using integrals
- Amad27
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Graduate 2D Milne's rule composite integration
- presto
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Finding new limits of integration problem
- coolguy1
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Graduate Fubini's theorem "my simpler proof"
- davidbenari
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Can a Numerical Series Converge to a Functional Series?
- andijaupi
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Using Integral methods to find a summation of series (infinite)
- Amad27
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Proof concerning the greatest integer function
- Ragnarok7
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Undergrad How Should I Calculate dr² in Differentiation: Directly or by Finding dr First?
- PhyAmateur
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Interchanging Summation and Integrals?
- Amad27
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How Fast Does the Water Level Rise in a Conical Tank?
- tmt1
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Pointwise convergence of holomorphic functions
- Radiator1
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Implicit differentiation difficult
- Fermat1
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Finding an Integral for a given Riemann Sum
- Amad27
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Graduate Nonelementary Integral Related Question
- megatyler30
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Undergrad How can we determine the length of a vector using the ordered pair definitions?
- Fredrik
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Graduate Coordinate Transformation of the equation of continuity for a vaporizing droplet
- kabaer
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Undergrad Partial Derivatives multivariable
- PFuser1232
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Graduate Trying to find the infinite sum of e^-x using integration
- Amad27
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Graduate How can I implement a Pseudo Arclength Continuation method for my system?
- nylonsmile
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Undergrad [Compound Interest] Layman way vs. Derivative way
- TadeusPrastowo
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How do we get to the inequality?
- evinda
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How does the height of a leaning ladder change with respect to its angle?
- karush
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How Do You Find the Point Where a Tangent Equals a Secant Slope?
- eleventhxhour
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Solving Limit as x approaches 3 using Multiplication and Division
- tmt1
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Undergrad [Limit] Algebraic Manipulation of Rational Function
- TadeusPrastowo
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Differentiating a trignometric function
- tmt1
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Finding maximum/minimum values?
- eleventhxhour
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Undergrad Integral Trig Substitution Question
- TheRedDevil18
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Graduate Quarter period symmetry in Fourier series
- physiks
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At what point on the curve is there a tangent line parallel to the line
- tmt1
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Undergrad Finding the lower bound for an iterated integral
- BondKing
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Graduate [resolved] Partial Derivative Relationships
- hotvette
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Finding the nth term of the sequence -1, 5, -17, 65
- scottshannon
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Undergrad What is the best formula for calculating arccos near x=1?
- presto
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Graduate Understanding an expansion into a geometric series
- ThereIam
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Undergrad How Does the Logarithmic Equation Simplify with Large Frequency Values?
- Rectifier
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Graduate Summation Verification: Evaluating Series with -e^t Answer
- MathewsMD
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Fourier Transform to find sidebands with 2 different frequencies
- bugatti79
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Undergrad Vectors in different coordinate systems
- Ahmad Kishki
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Integrals at infinity/ factorials problem
- Samme013
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Undergrad Does a sequence converge to its most repeated value?
- phoenix95
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Undergrad 'second' partial derivative of a function
- BOAS
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Graduate Can You Solve These Tricky 2D Integrals on a Unit Circle?
- presto
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Maclaurin series for (1+x³)/(1+x²)
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Graduate What Happens if a Visitor Tells Dragons Not All of Them Have Green Eyes?
- igorronaldo
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High School How to shift the function xe^x mathematically by one unit on the x axis?
- bugatti79
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Find Horizontal/Vertical Tangents of Polar Curve r=cos(theta)+sin(theta)
- Pull and Twist
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Solve Integral w/ Log: $$\int_{5}^{\infty}\frac{1}{t^r\log t}dt$$
- Bibubo
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Graduate Why does (1/x)sin(1/x) converge but its absolute value diverges?
- DavideGenoa
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Show that the series converges
- evinda
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Graduate Taylor Polynomial of 3rd order in 0 to f(x) = sin(arctan (x))
- Taiga
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Undergrad Very very short question on second derivative
- CookieSalesman
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Evaluating \(\int_{-1}^{1}\frac{e^x}{x+1}\,dx\): Converges/Diverges?
- wonguyen1995
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Solution to Sequence Challenge $a_n$
- Albert1
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