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Calculating Integral with Simpson's Rule for Error < $0.5\cdot 10^{-3}$
- mathmari
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Undergrad What is the approximation used here?
- Unconscious
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Integrating a piecewise function?
- Emma_011
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Is f(x)=ln(x)/x Increasing or Decreasing?
- Emma_011
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What is the Minimum Length of AP + PB?
- Monoxdifly
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What Is the Minimum Surface Area for a Cuboid Box with a Square Base?
- Monoxdifly
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How do you choose nodes and weights for Gaussian quadrature?
- mathmari
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Undergrad Finding global minima of nth degree polynomials
- Mayhem
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Undergrad The surface area of an oblate ellipsoid
- Adams2020
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High School Infinitely smaller changes in a related rates question
- NoahsArk
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Undergrad No, I didn't notice. Can you show me?
- john baez
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Proving Series Inequality: $\sqrt[3]{\frac{2}{1}}$ to $\frac{1}{8961}$
- anemone
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Undergrad Determine the Transformation from Cylindrical to Rectangular coordinates
- LagrangeEuler
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Derivative of (csc(x) + cot(x))^-1 using chain rule
- darkknight1
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Finding integral values of a where f(x) = (12x² - 12ax)/(x² + 36) has integer extrema
- anemone
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What conditions guarantee convergence of Newton's method for approximating pi/2?
- mathmari
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High School What Are Functions Called That Are Linearly Dependent With Their Derivatives?
- Gaussian97
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Undergrad Multivariable limits - path problem
- WonderKitten
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Help with iterated, double, and triple integrals
- a0w
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High School Does 0.999999... equal 1 or approach it?
- entropy1
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Undergrad Representations of a delta function
- Frabjous
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Graduate What is the meaning of ##d\Omega## in solid angle integration?
- PreposterousUniverse
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Calculating Area Under a Curve: Is My Approach Correct?
- jaychay
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-gre.ge.04 intersection of parabola and line
- karush
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Can You Prove This Using Fraction Division?
- alexliu00
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High School Sum of repdigit series 1+11+111+1111+
- Purpleshinyrock
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[ASK] Seemingly Simple Limit Question but I have no Idea
- Monoxdifly
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[ASK] Limit of Trigonometry Function
- Monoxdifly
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High School How did Cavalieri get his formula for the area underneath a parabola?
- erocored
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Interval of the Riemann integral value
- goody1
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Undergrad Double integrals - do areas cancel?
- dyn
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High School Why multiply vector field by normal vector in surface integrals
- Hamiltonian
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Undergrad How to Differentiate Using the Chain Rule?
- tomwilliam
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Undergrad Derivatives of Standard Functions
- madness
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Undergrad Divergence & Curl -- Is multiplication by a partial derivative operator allowed?
- Fascheue
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High School Why does f = g in implicit equations?
- etotheipi
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Undergrad Treating the Derivative like a Quotient
- Trying2Learn
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Undergrad Approximating a double integral with a product of integrals
- umby
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High School Why is there a dy term in the differential dT = (∂T/∂y)dy?
- Hamiltonian
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Can Integration by Parts Solve This Tricky Question?
- jaychay
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Find the volume by using shell and disk method
- jaychay
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Find the area by using disk method
- jaychay
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Revolving Volume of R on x=3 using Shell Method
- jaychay
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Volume by shell and disk method homework check
- jaychay
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Undergrad Limits of functions and sequences
- trees and plants
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Find the volume using shell and disk method
- jaychay
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Integrating sin(u) + u⁶
- jaychay
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High School How to learn differentiation and integration in 14 days?
- greg_rack
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Undergrad Square of a differentiable functional
- LCSphysicist
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High School Volume of paraboloid in a cylinder
- Hamiltonian
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Calculating $$\sum_{0 \le k \le n}(-1)^k k^n \binom{n}{k}$$
- MountEvariste
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Undergrad Infinite series calculation of a potential
- Vitani1
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First, second and third derivatives of a polynomial
- anemone
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High School Confusion on Implicit Differentiation
- NoahsArk
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Undergrad Simplifying limit with Stirling approximation
- lholmes135
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Undergrad Calculus: What is the derivative of ##\phi## at a point?
- ElieQuebec10
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Graduate Derivative of norm of function w.r.t real-part of function
- SchroedingersLion
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Find maximum area of a triangle
- anemone
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Finding stationary points using differentiation
- Lhh
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Undergrad How many slant asymptotes can a rational function have?
- fog37
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How do I find the second derivative?
- Lhh
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Evaluate the integral from 0.2 to 10 of 0.2e^−0.2u du
- Lhh
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Definite integral involving a lot of exponentials.
- caffeinemachine
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How can I find the Cauchy principal value of this integral?
- Another1
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3.3.2 AP Calculus Exam interval from f'(x)
- karush
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How Do You Solve a Geometric Sum with Alternating Signs?
- Kola Citron
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Apc.2.8.1 ap vertical circular cylinder related rates
- karush
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Undergrad Reconciling two integral results with substitution x = a tan θ
- {???}
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S8.7.2.1 AP calculus Exam (typo problem)
- karush
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What Is the Value of the Integral $\int_0^1 xe^x \, dx$?
- karush
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2.1.4 AP calc exam graph properties
- karush
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Finding the Area of a Figure Given by an Equation
- WMDhamnekar
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Undergrad Confirming my knowledge on surface integrals
- Isaac0427
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Undergrad Looking for references on this form of a Taylor series
- Hiero
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Graduate How Do You Solve This Alternating Series Involving Logarithms?
- JHansen
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S8.4.2.48 find int given 2 areas
- karush
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Graduate Dirac delta function confusion
- Antarres
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Evaluate the integral of e^(2x)/(1+e^x)
- karush
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How to Integrate $\int(e^{t^2}+16)te^{t^2} dt$ Using Substitution?
- karush
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Graduate Contour integral regularization of e^(iax)/x^2 depends on pole shift
- Antarres
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Undergrad Show that an expression approaches an integer
- John Greger
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S8.5.1.64 values of m for region
- karush
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High School Orientation of double integrals
- etotheipi
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Evaluate S8.4.3.84 Integral from 1 to 3
- karush
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High School A summation that "feeds back into itself"
- tovisonnenberg
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Undergrad Convergence of sequences of functions with differing domains?
- Stephen Tashi
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S8.2.6.3 differenciate by separation and power rule
- karush
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Can Implicit Differentiation Be Done by Separation of Variables?
- karush
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What is the limit of a complex fraction with L'Hopital's rule?
- karush
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High School What did Archimedes mean by the area of a spherical segment matching a cylinder segment?
- murshid_islam
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Determine the relative maximum and minimum on the graph
- jaychay
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Calculus airplane related rates problem ( cosine rule)
- jaychay
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High School Proving: 2 is the Limit for x>1
- Chris Miller
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Undergrad Irrationality of pi proof: final inequality
- murshid_islam
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Undergrad Minimizing glass stress in spring clip with diameter and width variables
- Doc
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Related rates calculus problem about water tank
- jaychay
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Graduate Integration of the Maxwell Speed Distribution
- TeslaPow
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How can i integrate this function
- Another1
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Undergrad Checking propositional logic proof of multiple integrals
- oliverkahn
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Tips for Growing a Healthy Organic Garden
- Gwapako
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