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Undergrad Sum of an Alternating Series
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MHB Sinusoidal Functions (I for this)
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MHB What Is the Domain and Range of y=cos(3(x - 45°)) +2?
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MHB Adam's Circles: Splitting & Connecting Segments
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MHB Find Half a Number's Reciprocal Increased by Half its Reciprocal
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I need to write a paper on mathematical chemistry -- Any suggestions?
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MHB Calculate the Length & Potential Energy of a Sliding Box on a Ramp
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MHB Absolute value of real numbers
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MHB Geom Ch: Prove $AB=x^3$ Given $\triangle ABC$ & $\triangle AEF$
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Undergrad How Do You Calculate Day-Specific Phase Shifts in Excel for Sine Waves?
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MHB Decrease in Potential Energy of a Sliding Tile
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MHB Calculating Kinetic Energy After Collision of Balls A & B
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Undergrad Einstein summation convention confusion
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MHB 5.t.11 find x for the imaginary factors
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MHB 7.8.11 Find amplitude, period, PS, VS. graph 2 periods
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MHB How to Tackle Pre-Calculus Problems Effectively?
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MHB -11.7.94 Find the rectangular equation
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High School 3700 Year Old Babylonian Tablet of Trigonometry Tables
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MHB How to Use the Midpoint Formula to Find the Other Endpoint of a Line Segment?
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MHB Problem about equilateral triangles
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Alternative Proofs To Euclid's Propositions
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MHB 7.8.99 find PS, VS Period, graph
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MHB Can I Solve for c by Replacing b with a Value Greater Than 0?
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MHB ASK: Time for Alan & Brian to Paint House Together?
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MHB Slope Intercept Equation with parallel
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MHB How Much Did Renaldo Sell to Earn $3,025 in a Month?
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MHB Evaluating Arithmetic Expression
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MHB Can You Find the Angle in This Isosceles Triangle Problem?
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MHB Finding x in Degrees: Solving a Quadratic Equation for Trigonometric Functions
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MHB 8.aux.27 Simplify the trig expression
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MHB S5.t.5 Find domain and asymptotes.
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High School Equation of Circle: Boundary or Surface?
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High School Math Equation for Backward Going Curve?
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MHB How can you solve $5^{x^2+8}=125^{2x}$ for x?
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MHB Momentum of Falling Ball X & Ball Y: A Physics Puzzle
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MHB How Can You Rewrite an Equation to Express y as a Function of x?
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MHB Is x+1 a Factor of the Polynomial x^3-5x^2+3x+1?
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High School What Does It Mean If an Expression Is Equal to Another Expression?
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MHB What is the solution to the logarithmic equation with different bases?
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MHB Definite integral involving sine and hyperbolic sine
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MHB Solve $2+5\ln{x}=21$: Find $x$
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MHB -2.4.27 find center and radius of circle
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Undergrad Can a Gaussian distribution be represented as a sum of Dirac Deltas?
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MHB Are there GRE options for triangles?
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MHB 6.6.63 ln(7-x)+ln(1-x)=ln(25-x)
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MHB Half-Life of Silicon 32 - Kilani High School
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MHB Solve $2\cos^2(x)=1$: Find $\theta$
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High School Will there be a time when drawings stop being useful in mathematics?
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High School Calculating Football RPM: Accuracy Guidance
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Undergrad Apparent angular velocity (inclined orbit)?
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MHB Creating a Number Rotation: Step-by-Step Guide
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Undergrad What is the best way to emphasize the proportion of x or y in a dataset?
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MHB Momentum Change in Hockey Ball: Mass 0.2kg, Speed 8m/s to 5m/s
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MHB Help with Pre Calc: Get Answers & Guidance
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MHB Mechanics- connected particles
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MHB Mechanics- General motion in a straight line.
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MHB Solving Mathematics in Plato's Writings: La leçon de Platon
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MHB General motion in a straight line
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MHB Mechanics- General motion in a straight line.
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MHB Can a Philologist Crack Complex Math in Plato's Music Theory?
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MHB Can the Inequality of the Sum be Proven Using the Cube Root of -1?
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MHB Fourier Series involving Hyperbolic Functions
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MHB Mechanics- General motion in a straight line.
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MHB General motion in a straight line.
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Undergrad Is the proof of the KRK endgame theorem rigorous and original?
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MHB Mil.navy.01 completing the square
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Undergrad Calculate m (slope) of a line given the angle in degrees
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Construct a mathematical formula
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MHB Finding the Center of a Circle
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MHB Mechanics- general motion in a straight line.
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MHB ACT.trig.01 What is the period of the function csc 4x
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MHB Apc.trig.08 quantity choice on y value
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Undergrad Transforming an equation with logarithms
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Undergrad What's the difference between Euclidean & Cartesian space?
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MHB How can we rewrite a modulus function?
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Unit vectors -- How can they be dimensionless?
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MHB Inverse laplace transform pf infinite product
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MHB What is the graph of y = sin^2 x + cos^2 x?
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Undergrad Question about the vector cross product in spherical or cylindrical coordinates
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MHB Apc.1.1.13 what is the prime factorization of 30,030
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MHB Multiple choice question about electric fields and magnetic fields
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High School Adding 'x' to 'xy' for Resultant <=1: A Table Guide
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Insights 10 Math Things We All Learnt Wrong At School
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MHB Mechanics- connected particles
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MHB Exercise about the concept of functions
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MHB Number of natural numbers that have primitive roots
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Undergrad Rodrigues' Formula for Laguerre equation
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