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The Minimum Value of a Quadratic Function: A Question of Symmetry
- Monoxdifly
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What is the ratio between sides of two triangles with lengths 6 and 15?
- Sonnet
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[ASK] Stuck on a Quadratic Equation
- Monoxdifly
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Case Study for Commercial Delivery Specialist position
- Night_Hacker
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Word Problem for slope intercept graph equation
- mhester88
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Finding Distance with Constant Speed: Solving for m and b
- Abdullah Qureshi
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An application of the law of cosines?
- Kobzar
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High School 4-colours theorem can be proved visually
- Adel Makram
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Fixed point,, Jacobi- & Newton Method, Linear Systems
- mathmari
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Graduate Finding Geometric Answers: Solving for n>7
- mathman
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High School Looking for a good example of a naturally occuring compounding process
- musicgold
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High School Methods to compute bounds on polynomial roots (not close yet)
- aheight
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Trig Angles: Equations & Solutions
- Abdullah Qureshi
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Prove Root of Polynomial $P(x)=x^{13}+x^7-x-1$ Has 1 Positive Zero
- anemone
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Undergrad What is the name of the triangle centre point with 120° subtended vertices?
- Baluncore
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Why Do Normalized B-Splines Always Sum to One?
- mathmari
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What is the Minimal Area of a Right-Angled Triangle with an Inradius of 1 Unit?
- anemone
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Graduate What Was Isadore Singer’s Impact on Mathematics?
- robphy
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Two mensuration problems from high school
- crystal_h
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Can a Golfer's Shot Be Modeled by a Quadratic Equation?
- Abdullah Qureshi
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Solve Trig Identity: Tips & Explanation
- Lyete369
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Why Does Triangle AOB Have Angles of 30, 30, and 120 Degrees?
- Lyete369
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High School Plotting the Solar System's planets' distances logarithmically
- DaveC426913
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How Can One Demonstrate the Ratio Between the Hypotenuses of Two Triangles?
- Kobzar
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Finding Integer Solutions for a Fifth Degree Equation
- mathland
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Precalculus: What is the value of this sigma notation?
- ukumure
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How Do Constraints and Graphs Relate to Concentric Circles?
- mathland
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Finding the Minimum $x$ for a Prime Product
- anemone
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Undergrad Average of prime factors growth
- diegzumillo
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Graduate Can you use Taylor Series with mathematical objects other than points?
- cgrie
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High School What is the term for a rectilinear parallelepiped?
- swampwiz
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Undergrad Volume of Polyhedra: Smart Systematic Solutions
- Frabjous
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Graduate What is the Method of Characteristics in Teaching Analytical Mechanics?
- wrobel
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Can Plugging in (x/2) or (x - 1/2) Determine Real Zeros in a Quadratic Equation?
- mathland
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Solve Situational Problems Involving Trigonometric Identities
- ukumure
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How many birds were in the original flock?
- mathland
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Can Factoring Be Considered a Skill?
- mathland
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What are Vieta's Formulas in Polynomial Functions?
- mathland
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High School Why do rigid transformations help with learning geometry?
- cbarker1
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Why do rigid transformations and dilations help with geometry?
- cbarker1
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High School My confusion about ##u## and ##\mu##
- docnet
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Can the Sum of Two Trigonometric Functions Be Less than pi/2?
- anemone
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Calculating Perimeter & Area of a Parallelogram & Triangle
- Abdullah Qureshi
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Show x³y+y³z+z³x is a constant
- anemone
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Graduate A thought on the existence of an odd perfect number
- MathematicalPhysicist
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What is the formula for finding the area of a circle?
- mathland
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Proving Divisibility of 5c+9d and 3c+10d by 23
- Petek
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Undergrad Basic Equation but with Box Brackets
- EE Nicole
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Leonhard Euler: mathematician and historical figure
- scottdave
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Trigonometric of tangent and sine functions
- anemone
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High School Approximation of the equation of ellipse
- Leo Liu
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Undergrad Visualisation in math and physics
- trees and plants
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Triangle Lengths: Can $a,b,c$ Form a Triangle?
- anemone
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Real Numbers $a,\,b,\,c$ Solving System of Equations
- anemone
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Area of Triangle Shaded Region
- mathland
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Undergrad What is Integer Complexity and Why Does It Matter?
- SSequence
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Inequality of positive real numbers
- anemone
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Graduate Can an Elephant Be Graphed? A Look at Von Neumann's Approach
- etotheipi
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High School Finding the Point: Unveiling Euclid's 'Elements' Redux
- murshid_islam
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Finding 3-Digit Numbers with Sum of Digits Squared = 2
- anemone
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Undergrad Representations, Wittgenstein, and all the rest
- Vanadium 50
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Proving isosceles using centroid and medians
- slwarrior64
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Square feet calculations assistance
- riffwraith
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Arithmetic Progression: Expressing d in Terms of x,y,z,n
- anemone
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High School Need assistance with an unusual quadratic solution method
- gregi_2
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Rational Number: Proving $x+\dfrac{1}{x}$ is Rational
- anemone
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Proving $(a)^\dfrac{1}{3}+(b)^\dfrac{1}{3}+(c)^\dfrac{1}{3}=0$
- solakis1
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Graduate Bounded Packet Motion: Unravel the Asymptotically Helical Trajectory
- intervoxel
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Graduate What is the packet speed in the discrete case?
- intervoxel
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Graduate Taxicab Numbers and Their Structures: Seeking Discussions
- Larry Lacey
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Inequality with positive real numbers a and b
- anemone
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Prove that the sum of 6 positive integers is a composite number
- anemone
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Graduate How Does Non-Euclidean Geometry Differ from Euclid's Postulates?
- btb4198
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Can All Roots of a Quartic Polynomial Be Real?
- anemone
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Integer Solutions for $4x+y+4\sqrt{xy}-28\sqrt{x}-14\sqrt{y}+48=0$
- anemone
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Undergrad Category Theory and the Riemann Hypothesis
- Swamp Thing
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Undergrad Looking for S-shaped function with range 0 to 1 (but not asymptotic)
- Swamp Thing
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Undergrad Discrete Orthogonality Relations for Cosines
- madness
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Undergrad Reason for Gram's Law about Zeta Zeros
- Swamp Thing
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Find Product: $(a^4+b^4+c^4)$ and $(a^6+b^6+c^6)$
- anemone
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Prove Geometric Sequence with $(a,b,c)$
- anemone
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High School Solving the Heart Curve Equation: 'y =
- pairofstrings
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What is the Maximum Area of an Inscribed Pentagon with Perpendicular Diagonals?
- anemone
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High School How long will it take to reach 1000ppm CO2 from 2000ppm
- mess
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Computing projectile's maximum height and range.
- WMDhamnekar
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Did John H. Conway Pass Away?
- robphy
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Summation Challenge: Evaluate $\sum_{k=1}^{2014}\frac{1}{1-x_k}$
- anemone
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Gre.al.13 sum of even and odd numbers
- karush
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High School Adding random noise to a gradient
- DaveC426913
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News The height of the pyramid of Cheops
- Ad VanderVen
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Undergrad Calculating the digits of pi by colliding boxes
- Frodo
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Act.ge.5 third angle of triangle
- karush
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Proving Angles in Triangle ABC < 120° & Cos + Sin > -√3/3
- anemone
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High School Is it normal for a math student to dislike computational math?
- Eclair_de_XII
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Undergrad Why do equations look different when converted from Cartesian to polar coordinates?
- srfriggen
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High School The same inequality, but two equivalent ways to express it
- mcastillo356
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Efficiency of Sieve vs. Derivative Method for Primality Testing
- Hugo1177
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Solving Trig Identity: Sin[1/2 sin^−1 (x)] = 1/2 X (sqr(1+x) –sqr(1-x))
- DUC_123
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Proof of Inequality: $|a+b| \leq |a| + |b|$
- solakis1
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Counting Multiples of 2012 in Combination Numbers
- anemone
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