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High School Can anyone tell me how the graph would be if the equation is XY=K(K is
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Undergrad Deriving Standard Form of Ellipse Equation
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Undergrad Find a 4-Digit Square Phone Number | Add 1 to Each Digit for Another Square
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Roger Palomino: Math Teacher & Motivator
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Graduate What Careers Combine High-Level Mathematics and Programming?
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Undergrad Is It Possible to Solve cos(a + 90 - b) = k.a for a Given b and k?
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High School Does anybody know what came first for trigonometric functions?
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High School Calculating the amount of labels left on a reel.
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Undergrad Completing the square involving square roots
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Graduate Find the Coefficient of x17 in a Tricky Polynomial Product
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Undergrad Can the First p Digits of Pi Repeat Twice?
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Undergrad Calculating Logarithms Before Calculators: History & Methods
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High School Solving Equations with Subtraction: Can You Help Me?
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Undergrad A Geometry problem that is giving me trouble
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High School What does this mean? Whats the difference between IFF and IF?
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Graduate Some sort of transform to find the log of a series
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Undergrad Proving Irrational Numbers: Even Natural Numbers & Prime Products
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Graduate Fourier transform, range of indices
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Undergrad Mathematics, Creativity, and Anxiety
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Undergrad Most Efficient way to solve for Euler Angles
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High School Measuring 45 Minutes Exactly with 2 Ropes
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Math Handwriting Recognition in FluidMath
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Real-Life Number Puzzle: Solve It at Quizno's
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Undergrad Hard problem from Bay Area Math Meet
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Graduate What is a Suitable Concave Function in 2 Variables for Modelling?
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Undergrad Spherical Trigonometry question
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Undergrad Constraining parameters for a quadratic equation
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Graduate Are there systemic method to producing transcendental numbers?
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Undergrad Trigonometry reflection problem
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Undergrad Irrational numbers vs. Transcendental numbers
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Undergrad Why do trigonometric graphs with a π don't take inputs in radians/degrees?
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Graduate Deducing Irrational Identity - a1=a2 & b1=b2?
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Graduate The Epsilon Conjecture In Fermat's Last Theorem
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High School What Is the Meaning of One Half?
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Graduate What is the Tetrahedron Problem in H.E. Huntley's 'The Divine Proportion'?
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Undergrad Is 0^0 Equal to 1? An Explanation of Mathematical Concepts and Terminology
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Graduate What is x in the Riemann Hypothesis?
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High School Preparing for College Calculus for AP Calc Students
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Undergrad How can I solve this exponential equation with variables in the exponent?
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Undergrad Can following trigonometric equation be simplified:
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High School What does it mean if something is 150% stronger than something else?
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Undergrad Basic asymmetric crypto question + can you do this with crypto?
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High School Help Finding the sum of the cubed and odd 5 digit numbers
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Undergrad Continuous fractions for root 2
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about Mathematics
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Undergrad How to factor out the b from e^(ab)
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High School Division of integer square by 4 leaves remainder 0 or 1
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Graduate Inverting function that includes modulus
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Undergrad How to turn a table into an equation?
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Undergrad Power 4 equation to Quadratic factors
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Undergrad Center of mass of tetrahedron with uniform density
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Undergrad Karnaugh Maps: An Essential Tool for Understanding Complex Digital Logic Designs
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High School How Can You Modify an Equation to Favor a Specific Variable Value?
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Undergrad Can someone help me understand the trinomial expansion?
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High School Research topic ideas truth in mathematics
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High School What is the area of the shaded region in this geometry problem?
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Kill Math Project: Solve meaningful problems of quantity
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High School Find f(x) from 1.22, 2.25, 3.24: How to Calculate
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High School Euler's 1-2+3-4+5 = 1/4 Formula - What's Your Experience?
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Guess Who Will Make the 3.14 Millionth Post!
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Graduate What is the Significance of the -1/12 Sequence in Physics?
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Type Math & Formulas on Forum: Guide
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Undergrad Why is the dilation factor of a^kx
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High School What is the name of this formula for finding the sum of consecutive numbers?
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High School How should the money be divided between Frank and Sammy?
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Is this a good book for mainly learning
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High School When does the denominator disappear in a common denominator equation?
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High School Why does 1/k + 1/(1-k) = 1/k(1-k)?
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High School What Factors Influence the Spinning Patterns of a Coin?
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High School Is Mr. Wizard's Statement About Ambiguity True?
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Undergrad Boolean Algebra: Harder Than Calculus/ODEs? Book Recs
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High School Is 2 Really Equal to 1? A Mathematical Paradox
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High School Understanding Demorgan's Theorem for Logic Gates
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Undergrad Hour & Minute Coprime: Frequency & Examples
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Undergrad Should 1° be greater or less than 359°?
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High School Mental Arithmetic: Solve 314*159 & Discover Speciality
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Undergrad Why is a small angle considered a vector?
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High School Mathematics Poems: From the Birth of Numbers
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Best Techniques for Efficient Math Learning in Today's World
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Undergrad Disgusting Algebra, is this solvable by hand?
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High School Pi = 4 with diagram, someone explain why it is wrong.
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Mathematician's Missing Poetry: James Joseph Sylvester
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Graduate Perspective of 3-dimensional objects from the 4th dimension
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Graduate Wolfram's View on Mathematics: Are There Limits to Formal Systems?
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Undergrad Area of lune (Geometry problem)
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High School Rational Root Theorem for Factoring Polynomials
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Brain teaser conceived by my professor
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Undergrad Coefficient values in functions,
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