General Math Forum

Join in expert discussion on general math topics that are not applicable to the specific categories. This includes topics are usually high school math level. Homework help is available.

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Undergrad Solve the Factorials Sum Puzzle: Find the Last Two Digits

  • MadScientist 1000
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When is Happy Pi Day for Europeans?

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High School What is the Fraction of One Point Compared to an Infinite Line?

  • CrossboneSRB
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Proving $(a+b,\ a^2-ab+b^2)=1$ or $3$

  • alexmahone
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High School Transposition/re-arrangement of equation

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High School Are You Making These Mistakes When Solving Equations?

  • Hobin
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Bob's 9 Minute Hourglass Challenge

  • alexmahone
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Undergrad To solve an odd problem using tetration

  • Frogeyedpeas
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Why Are Math Textbooks So Expensive?

  • dijkarte
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Graduate Fewest number of segments to identify a know symbol

  • jdlinke
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High School Parent Functions of Rational Functions

  • ABC_123
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Pairwise difference of 20 positive integers. At least four of em are equal.

  • caffeinemachine
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Set theoretic "Puzzle" I made up.

  • mvCristi
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Proving Degrees of Vertices in Graph G

  • Amer
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Graduate (A+B+C ) ^ (X + Y + Z ) of arbitrary complexity

  • jebusv20
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High School How can I simplify [1-(k(sin^2) θ)] using trigonometric identities?

  • princy
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Graduate Squaring the Circle: Why is Finding an Exact Solution so Difficult?

  • bobsmith76
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Undergrad What Are the Periodic Patterns of Sine Functions in Trigonometry?

  • greggory
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Undergrad What function or operation am I looking for?

  • minio
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How to Solve the Trigonometric Equation cos5x+cosx=cos6x?

  • anemone
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Graduate Solving Unsolved Trig Identity: sum[0 to x](sin(x))=180 * sin(x/2)^2 + sin(x)/2

  • crash_matrix
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Undergrad Dividing by Zero=undefined or complex infinite?

  • physicsdreams
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High School What does it mean when a function is undefined?

  • lonewolf219
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Graduate 4 * sin(ϕ * 32)(A new theorem in development)

  • greggory
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High School Why does the Unit Circle work?

  • physicsdreams
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Undergrad No One Has Been Able to Answer This

  • Roger Thomas
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General questions on Rudin's Baby book

  • issacnewton
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Undergrad Can a Chessboard be Tiled with No Overlaps or Half Tiles?

  • DaveC426913
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Undergrad How is this equality possible? What did the professor do to reach it?

  • tahlaskerssen
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Undergrad Should I Pursue Math Education Through Academia or Self-Teaching?

  • dijkarte
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High School Do I Need to Be Enrolled to Use MyMathLab?

  • rightbackatyou
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In a triangle ABC, prove that 1<cosA+cosB+cosC< or equal to 3/2

  • anemone
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Can x, y, and z be the side lengths of a triangle?

  • anemone
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Graduate Understanding Inequalities in Math: Solving Homework Problem Q7 iii

  • truewt
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Undergrad Very simple issue on Fourier series

  • DWill
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Graduate Question on Definition of Fourier Transform

  • nickmai123
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Graduate When to use mathematics and its operators ?

  • Sabbatical
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High School Does Multiplying or Dividing by a Negative Number Change the Inequality Symbol?

  • xeon123
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Graduate A quick and clever method for solving nonlinear systems of equations

  • royzizzle
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Proving CosX CosY CosZ + SinX SinY SinZ ≤ 1

  • anemone
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Undergrad Why Do People on a Hyperbola Hear a Sonic Boom Simultaneously?

  • cjpul
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Understanding Geometric Sequences: Results & Formula

  • Casio1
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Proving cosA+cosB+cosC ≤ 3/2 with Jensen's Inequality

  • anemone
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Undergrad My Pi Discovery(Reason why 22/7 works)

  • greggory
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Undergrad Theorem on Friends & Strangers: Infinite Possibilities

  • cragar
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Undergrad Confused with the answer<> seems correct buttht's wrong wrong?

  • vkash
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Undergrad Determine Harmonic Relationships bw Set of Numbers

  • Showtime83
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High School Negative times negative is positive?

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Undergrad Weird question about dividing by zero

  • BrandonNajera
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High School Why do we subtract and not divide when solving for variables in algebra?

  • Drakkith
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Undergrad Solving for h: V and tnα, d Given

  • thomasJDN
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Undergrad Is There an Error in Morris Kline's Book?

  • King
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Undergrad How can the sum of three cosines equal 1?

  • Gunthi
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Undergrad Piecewise function radians and numbers ?

  • fran1942
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High School Summation equation for odd numbers?

  • aeonsky
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High School 4 digit number knowing one number

  • annenap
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Undergrad What Are the Jewels in the Crown of Mathematics? Is There a Picture of Them?

  • Jim Kata
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Undergrad Writing mathematical proofs has greatly improved my life

  • Jamin2112
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High School Why negative times negative is positive

  • gurudon
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Math using objects instead of numbers.

  • stephenbosley
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High School Solving the Confusion: The Order of Operations in Basic Math Question Explained

  • trustnoone
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Undergrad How do you find the function that describes this sequence?

  • Russelluke
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Undergrad 1-1/2+1/3-1/4-1/5 I solve and get 0. amazing. Where is it wrong?

  • vkash
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Prime number and the coefficients of polynomial

  • anemone
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Undergrad Parameter Regression: Modeling Explained

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Simplify cos(a)cos(2a)cos(3a)....cos(999a) if a=(2pi)/1999

  • anemone
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High School Need Help to understand a simple way to solve this problem

  • reenmachine
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Undergrad Functions: instead of plotting points, can you move planes?

  • grisman
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Graduate Prove Inequality: x,y,z - Solution Needed

  • JennyPA
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High School What is the mathematical term for an angle changing by 0?

  • King
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Undergrad Infinity Biscuit Dilemma: Do You Have More Biscuits or Jars?

  • Rensom
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Undergrad Finding the intersection points of the two lines in space

  • macaulay
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Undergrad Representing cos(npi/2) in general form

  • nutcase21
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Undergrad Pigeonhole Principle and the Arithmetic Mean

  • Dschumanji
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Graduate I just read somwhere thatif cos a = cos dthen a=2n(pi)±d where

  • sparsh12
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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?

  • MartinJH
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High School What are the main types of mathematics?

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High School What does this notation mean ?

  • vineel49
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Undergrad Why Does the Inverse-Square Law Fail at Distances Less Than One Meter?

  • TreeScience
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Coefficient of trinomial expansion

  • anemone
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Graduate How to find type of conic section from its general equation?

  • truongson243
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Undergrad What does it mean to solve a problem 'analytically'?

  • autodidude
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Graduate How to generate an equation for estimating maximum error?

  • PatternSeeker
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P-1 consecutive numbers coprime to n

  • shmounal
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High School If an Atom was the size of a grain of salt

  • Embison
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High School Calculating Duration of Class: T2 - T1/T1

  • xeon123
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Graduate Vector difference metric that considers the variance of the components

  • daviddoria
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Undergrad Modulus Application Problem I think

  • Thundagere
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High School Will Mainland HS ever fix its algebra page?

  • Stephen Tashi
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High School What does H represent in the graph of y = 2H(x - 4)?

  • jaja1990
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Undergrad Solve NIMO-2007 Q19: Honest or Liars on an Island | Andrea, Barbara, Ciro

  • Jjjxy
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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?

  • mjpam
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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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