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Undergrad Sum of an Alternating Series
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MHB 1.4.1 complex number by condition
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MHB How would I plot the following signals?
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MHB Double-Check My Problem Solving | Correct Reasoning Verification
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MHB Solve System of Equations Related to Race Speeds
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MHB :Calculating $k$ to Find Wire Length
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MHB GRE.al.4 Find the domain of \sqrt{x^2-25}
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Undergrad What is this form of concavity called?
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MHB How Do I Correctly Subtract All Black Hands in Part (d)?
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MHB Is the Equation $ |tanx + cotx| = |tanx| + |cotx| $ True for Any Value of $x$?
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MHB Vowel-Consonant Arrangements and Non-Adjacent Vowels
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High School What is the connection between the Law of Cosines and Euclid's teachings?
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High School Problem involving unit vectors
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MHB Homework Help: Probability involving 4 digit password
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Graduate Minimum sample length to estimate the frequency of a sinusoid
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MHB What is the maximum distance of P from point O during the motion?
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Undergrad Object Encapsulation: Is it Possible?
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High School What Are Solutions for Universal Linear Recursions?
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High School Proof Pertaining to Possible Paths Through 3 Dimensions
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High School Can we have a complex number in the exponent?
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Wind speed (100mph) to Pressure (psi)
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Graduate Generalized Diophantine equation and the method of infinite descent
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Undergrad Properties of the legs of a right triangle
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MHB What's the best financing option for Mia's used trailer purchase?
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MHB How can we determine the sum of roots in a quadratic equation with real roots?
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High School What are the different types of equations and their names?
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Undergrad Magnitude of the gradient of a constant scalar field
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High School Can you fall below the horizon on an expanding balloon?
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Graduate Prime Factorization Theorem and Number Systems
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MHB Area of Triangle ABC Given Dimensions
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High School Advice to obtain the domain of compound functions
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Undergrad Is it possible to express cos(40) as a radical?
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MHB Approximation of eigenvalue with inverse iteration method
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MHB -aux11.outcomes in card drawing
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MHB -aux.10.since he orders custom tiles how many choices does he have
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MHB -aux.09.Probability distribution
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MHB -aux08.probability distribution find a and b
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MHB Solve Differential Eq: xe^-1/(k+e^-1) for x, k, t
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Undergrad PF Integral Bee: Share Interesting/Quirky Integrals!
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Why is mathematics limited/incomplete?
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MHB Show Diagonals of Kite are Perpendicular
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MHB Parametric Eqs: Find Line & Plane, Find Triangle Area
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MHB Scalar Triple Product and Coplanarity
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MHB How to Map a Range to -1 to 1 in Relationships?
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MHB Householder method : Which α do we take?
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High School Arithmetic progression, Geometric progression and Harmonic progression
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MHB -7.68 Determine the value z* to satisfy the following conditions
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MHB Fourier Transform Help: Issues Solving for a & b
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High School Natural Numbers contain all the Primes
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MHB [ASK] A Line Intercepting A Circle
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Undergrad Possible simple formula for ellipse circumference
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High School Geometrical meaning of magnitude of vector product
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MHB Find Vector of Given Length in Particular Direction
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MHB Components, Projection, and Resolution
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MHB Find Direction Angles: Calculate & Understand
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MHB What is the Angle Between Vectors Using the Dot Product Formula?
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MHB Find Vector Perpendicular to Plane
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MHB How Does the Number of Metro Stations Affect the Color of Connecting Lines?
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MHB 1.1.21 simplify rational expression
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MHB Finding an Alternative Solution to Doubtful Numerator Steps
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MHB Sustainable Gardening Tips for Beginners
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MHB Trigonometry Help: Model Daylight Hours in Lowell, MA 2020
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High School Real numbers and complex numbers
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MHB Are You Struggling with Quadratic Equations?
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MHB -7.64 Determine the following standard normal (z) curve areas:
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Undergrad Calculation for angular excess
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Undergrad Formula For Calculating Field Angle (Beam Angle) of Light?
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MHB Calculate Volume & Surface Area of a Cylinder Without Lid
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Undergrad What is the Definition of the Delta Function?
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Undergrad Creating a function with specific shape, intercepts, integral....
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MHB Can Parallelograms Be Constructed in a Convex Hexagon?
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Undergrad Prove series identity (Alternating reciprocal factorial sum)
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High School Is this way of teaching the quadratic solutions really anything new?
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MHB -14.1 ....standard deviation of 15......
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MHB Work energy principle and power
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Graduate Shinichi Mochizuki's ABC Conjecture and Replication Crisis in Maths
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MHB Finding Solutions for $(1+sin^42\theta) = 17(1+sin2\theta)^4$ in $[0,2\pi ]$
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MHB Work energy principle and power
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Graduate Moments and forces in different frames of reference
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MHB No Real Zeroes of $x^6-x^5+x^4-x^3+x^2-x+\dfrac{3}{4}$
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MHB How does the population of a southern city follow the exponential law?
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MHB Basic problem about investment (basic percentages, and econ/finance).
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MHB Betting Strategy: Win Profits 90% of the Time
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MHB 5.6.28 find domain of x in ABS
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MHB Work energy principle and power
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MHB When Will the Object Be 15 Meters Above the Ground?
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Undergrad Understanding a quote about implicit differentiation
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High School Find Optimal Int Ratios to Approximate Pi
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MHB Work energy principle and power
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MHB Work energy principle and power
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High School Is this curve quadratic or exponential?
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MHB How Much Would I Earn If I Worked 4 Weeks On and 4 Weeks Off?
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MHB Work energy principle and power
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MHB The work energy principle and power
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MHB Counting Color Combinations in 12 Triangles
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