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High School Can someone explain to me the R-Formula?(trigonometry)
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High School Understanding the Difference Between cos(pi +x) and -cos(x)
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High School Clarifying Mathematical Confusion: The Truth About 1010101010
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Undergrad Rearranging y(x) = a + bx^{-2} + cx^{-4} + dx^{-6} to Find x
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High School Explaining y=abs(x) as an Elementary Function
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High School How do you rearrange an equation with three unknown denominators?
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Undergrad Looking for a good way to distribute n numbers in the region [0,1]
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High School How to solve trignometric equations ?
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Undergrad How to rearrange to solve for an exponential function
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Undergrad How to aviod careless mistakes?
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High School Rules behind this type of division?
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Graduate Maths problem for a theoretical method of travelling time.
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High School I want to teach myself Algebra and Geometry.
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Undergrad My calculator gives wrong values
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Graduate Parameterizing Shapes: Algebraic Form Solutions
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Undergrad Downhill: how do I find the downhill direction of a plane from a normal?
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Graduate Is Pi a Transcendental Number and How Can a Circle Have a Radius of Pi?
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Undergrad Seed values for estimating square roots.
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High School How do you solve the total # of combination for 3 variable for 2 equations
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High School Interior angles of a regular polygon
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Undergrad What are everyday ``nonlinear examples?
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High School Can anyone recommmend good elementary Algebra and Geometry books?
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Undergrad Take a sector of this circle with internal angle
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Undergrad Understanding Line in R^3 Parallel to XY-Plane: Help Needed
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High School Maths Prep for Physics Degree: Tips from a Mature-Age Student
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Undergrad Convert Two Vectors To each Other
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Undergrad How Does the Inequality 2*3^k >= 3 Arise in Mathematical Induction?
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High School Could Mathematics Prove Something to 100% Certainty?
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High School Is one considered a prime number?
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Undergrad Prisoner and Hats puzzle (variation)
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Undergrad How do you binomially expand this?
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High School What are the three terms in an A.P. with a sum of 36 and a product of 1428?
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High School Where Can I Learn Algebra and Group Theory Outside of School?
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Undergrad Solving x & y Equation: Find x for y>x in R
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Website where you type in a sequence of numbers
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Do you see anything mathematical in this figure?
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Graduate Can a Circle with an Irrational Center Have More Than Two Rational Points?
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High School Speed of Thinking: Adding Large Numbers Instantly
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High School Solving Logs: Step-by-Step Guide
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Undergrad Accelerometer to roll and pitch
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High School Some books will mention that dy/dx is a symbol
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Undergrad Who's better at playing poker on average?
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High School Can simpler terminology be used when teaching math concepts?
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Undergrad Is this a polynomial function?
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Undergrad Hyperbola and an ellipse to intersect orthogonally?
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Undergrad Natural selection of information
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High School Significant Digits in Physics: 10,3 km & 576 km/h
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Graduate Concentric circles are parallel?
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Undergrad Is 5pi/2 equal to pi/2 modulo 2pi?
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Undergrad Method to find the centre of a conic section from its equation
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Graduate Second Order Predicate Logic vs. First Order
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High School Can Displacement and Velocity Be Negative?
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Graduate Interpolation using Lagrange polynomials
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Undergrad Proof of trigonometric multiplication of complex numbers
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High School Half-circle Parabolas: A Misconception?
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Undergrad Messing around with a function changes it's domain?
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Undergrad Can a bijection be extended to three dimensions?
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Undergrad How to graph a self-drawing line?
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Wikipedia math section full of errors
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High School Motivated, but have no idea where to start
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Undergrad Unusual trigonometric function - sin(Nx)/sin(x)
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High School Help Needed: 4-Digit Combination for Non-Profit Safe
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High School Can absolute value functions be considered polynomial functions?
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Graduate Is it possible to define irrational powers for negative numbers?
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Undergrad Steps for Solving Symbolic Logic Proofs
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Undergrad Centroids of two and three dimensional figures
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News RIP Benoit Mandelbrot: Father of Fractal Geometry Passes Away
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High School Cartesian Coordinates: Solving & Verifying w/ Pythagorean Theorem
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High School The Cubic Formula: ax^3+bx^2+cx+d=0
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Undergrad Florentz Force = Fmag + Felectric: Cross Product Sum
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Undergrad X^2*log(2)x=256^2 (2) refers to base 2Is ther any rule to solve
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Strongest well-rounded mathematician on PF
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Graduate Induction proof of harmonic triangle formula
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High School How Do You Visually Explain Unit Vectors?
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High School Finding Trig Ratios of Any Angle: A General & Easy Way
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High School Math Textbooks from Algebra to Calculus: A Comprehensive Guide
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Undergrad Calculating Viscous Friction Coefficient b
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Graduate Question about the big problems in math
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Undergrad Trisecting an Angle: Impossible or Possible?
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High School Point (p, 4p²) on Curve y = 4x² for All p
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Undergrad Graph Theory: Complement of a Graph
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Undergrad Has this equation got a solution?
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Undergrad Very strange about the zero degree polynomial
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Graduate What is the difference between superposition and intersection?
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Graduate Determining parameters of a function from its outputs
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Undergrad Period of non trigonometric functions
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High School What are the meanings behind the numbers in MAT 101 and MAT 102?
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High School General Solutions to a Problem
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Undergrad Is there a simpler solution for finding the inverse of a cubic function?
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Undergrad Basic Conversion from Translational Motion Equation
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Undergrad Determing t in a Cubic Bezier equation
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Undergrad Finding the Value of a Triginometric Function Without a Calculator
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High School How Do You Solve Absolute Value Inequalities with Double Variables?
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High School How to Write the Result of a Squared Summation Notation After Multiplication?
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Music and Maths: A Must-Read Article by a Lecturer
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Undergrad Rules in surds is that any number of the power of 0
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High School How long does it take to learn calculus?
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High School Simple Cancellation of Fractions
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Undergrad Is My Company Underselling Its Potential with Only 15 Condiment Choices?
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