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Undergrad Sum of an Alternating Series
Undergrad Can a Chessboard be Tiled with No Overlaps or Half Tiles?
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Undergrad How is this equality possible? What did the professor do to reach it?
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Undergrad Should I Pursue Math Education Through Academia or Self-Teaching?
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High School Do I Need to Be Enrolled to Use MyMathLab?
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MHB In a triangle ABC, prove that 1<cosA+cosB+cosC< or equal to 3/2
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MHB Can x, y, and z be the side lengths of a triangle?
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Graduate Understanding Inequalities in Math: Solving Homework Problem Q7 iii
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Undergrad Very simple issue on Fourier series
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Graduate Question on Definition of Fourier Transform
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Graduate When to use mathematics and its operators ?
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High School Does Multiplying or Dividing by a Negative Number Change the Inequality Symbol?
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Graduate A quick and clever method for solving nonlinear systems of equations
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MHB Proving CosX CosY CosZ + SinX SinY SinZ ≤ 1
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Undergrad Why Do People on a Hyperbola Hear a Sonic Boom Simultaneously?
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MHB Find the exact value of the solution to the equation √ 2+(√ 2-(√ 2+√( 2-x))))=x.
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MHB Prove that (1+a/sinx)(1+b/cosx) is greater than or equal to (1+2sqrt(ab))^2
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MHB Understanding Geometric Sequences: Results & Formula
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MHB Proving cosA+cosB+cosC ≤ 3/2 with Jensen's Inequality
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Undergrad My Pi Discovery(Reason why 22/7 works)
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Undergrad Theorem on Friends & Strangers: Infinite Possibilities
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Undergrad Confused with the answer<> seems correct buttht's wrong wrong?
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Undergrad Determine Harmonic Relationships bw Set of Numbers
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High School Negative times negative is positive?
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Undergrad Weird question about dividing by zero
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High School Why do we subtract and not divide when solving for variables in algebra?
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Undergrad Solving for h: V and tnα, d Given
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Undergrad Is There an Error in Morris Kline's Book?
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Undergrad How can the sum of three cosines equal 1?
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Undergrad Piecewise function radians and numbers ?
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High School Summation equation for odd numbers?
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High School 4 digit number knowing one number
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Undergrad What Are the Jewels in the Crown of Mathematics? Is There a Picture of Them?
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Undergrad Writing mathematical proofs has greatly improved my life
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High School Why negative times negative is positive
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Math using objects instead of numbers.
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High School Solving the Confusion: The Order of Operations in Basic Math Question Explained
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Undergrad How do you find the function that describes this sequence?
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Undergrad 1-1/2+1/3-1/4-1/5 I solve and get 0. amazing. Where is it wrong?
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MHB Prime number and the coefficients of polynomial
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Undergrad Parameter Regression: Modeling Explained
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MHB Simplify cos(a)cos(2a)cos(3a)....cos(999a) if a=(2pi)/1999
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High School Need Help to understand a simple way to solve this problem
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Undergrad Functions: instead of plotting points, can you move planes?
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Graduate Prove Inequality: x,y,z - Solution Needed
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High School What is the mathematical term for an angle changing by 0?
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Undergrad Infinity Biscuit Dilemma: Do You Have More Biscuits or Jars?
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Undergrad Finding the intersection points of the two lines in space
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Undergrad Representing cos(npi/2) in general form
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Undergrad Pigeonhole Principle and the Arithmetic Mean
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Graduate I just read somwhere thatif cos a = cos dthen a=2n(pi)±d where
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MHB Coefficient of friction and effects of
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Undergrad Improve Your Test Preparation with Expert Help - Math Questions Solved
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High School Why Is Binary Math Different from Decimal Math?
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High School What are the main types of mathematics?
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High School What does this notation mean ?
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Undergrad Why Does the Inverse-Square Law Fail at Distances Less Than One Meter?
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MHB Coefficient of trinomial expansion
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Graduate How to find type of conic section from its general equation?
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Undergrad What does it mean to solve a problem 'analytically'?
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Graduate How to generate an equation for estimating maximum error?
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MHB P-1 consecutive numbers coprime to n
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High School If an Atom was the size of a grain of salt
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High School Calculating Duration of Class: T2 - T1/T1
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Graduate Vector difference metric that considers the variance of the components
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Undergrad Modulus Application Problem I think
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High School Will Mainland HS ever fix its algebra page?
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High School What does H represent in the graph of y = 2H(x - 4)?
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Undergrad Solve NIMO-2007 Q19: Honest or Liars on an Island | Andrea, Barbara, Ciro
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Graduate Why are so many phenomena exponentially distibuted?
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Undergrad Possible Ratios for Integers Between 20 and 70
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Undergrad Was Polynomial Zeros' Practical Application Studied?
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Undergrad Please point me a way to a mathematical project
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Determinant of non square matrix
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Undergrad Telling which number is where in decimal expansion
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High School Is a Quadratic Equation with b=0 or c=0 Still a Quadratic?
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Graduate Few suggestions about cauchy inequality
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High School How to calculate fractional dimension?
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Need an Easy Equation Editor for Writing Papers? Look no Further!
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High School Solving Linear Equations (fractions)
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Undergrad Proof by induction problem explanation
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Undergrad Finding X and Y with respect to third variable if having two sets of X and Y
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High School Understanding and Solving Basic Algebraic Equations
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Graduate Creating mathematical model from table of permutations?
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Undergrad How to represent a small change in a larger number
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High School Calculating Vertices & Edges on a Cube - Geometry for Beginners
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MHB Binomial Expansion Part I: Find Formula for 8th Power - 65 chars
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Undergrad My hunch on the difficulty of higher math
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What is this object found on the ground before taking the ACT?
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MHB Determing when f(x) and g(x) are in theta of h(x)
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MHB Determining the equation of the volume of a cylinder
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High School Proving that these are all possible permutations
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High School Number of Paths on 5x5 Chessboard: Solve the Puzzle!
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MHB Calculating elasticity of substitution help
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High School Speed Conversion: MPH to m/s - 15m/h-1
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Graduate ELO chess ranking system applied incorrectly in video games
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MHB Equation with two inequalities
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Undergrad Happy Valentine's Day Plot: x,y = 16sin^3 t, 13cos t-5cos2t-2cos3t-cos4t
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Undergrad Transforming from polar to parametric functions
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Undergrad Inequalities and Absolue Values: Problem Solving Approach
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Undergrad 12 rubies weighing problem/riddle
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