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 Centroids of two and three dimensional figures

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News RIP Benoit Mandelbrot: Father of Fractal Geometry Passes Away

  • Alienjoey
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High School Cartesian Coordinates: Solving & Verifying w/ Pythagorean Theorem

  • tatiana
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High School The Cubic Formula: ax^3+bx^2+cx+d=0

  • Bill Foster
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Undergrad Florentz Force = Fmag + Felectric: Cross Product Sum

  • Ferruccio
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Undergrad X^2*log(2)x=256^2 (2) refers to base 2Is ther any rule to solve

  • kind
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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?

  • kksengupta
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High School Finding Trig Ratios of Any Angle: A General & Easy Way

  • The legend
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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 What happens when Hilbert's and Millennium problems are solved?

  • kramer733
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Undergrad Trisecting an Angle: Impossible or Possible?

  • The legend
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High School Point (p, 4p²) on Curve y = 4x² for All p

  • MASH4077
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Undergrad Graph Theory: Complement of a Graph

  • jack_bauer
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Undergrad Has this equation got a solution?

  • MHD93
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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

  • nkinar
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Undergrad Period of non trigonometric functions

  • phymatter
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High School What are the meanings behind the numbers in MAT 101 and MAT 102?

  • jackson6612
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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

  • TrueBlood
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Undergrad Determing t in a Cubic Bezier equation

  • tabris556
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Undergrad Finding the Value of a Triginometric Function Without a Calculator

  • DCircuit
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High School How Do You Solve Absolute Value Inequalities with Double Variables?

  • h00zah
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High School How to Write the Result of a Squared Summation Notation After Multiplication?

  • LordCalculus
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Music and Maths: A Must-Read Article by a Lecturer

  • CerialKiller
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Undergrad Rules in surds is that any number of the power of 0

  • wolfspirit
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High School How long does it take to learn calculus?

  • jduster
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High School Simple Cancellation of Fractions

  • getfirefox
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Undergrad Is My Company Underselling Its Potential with Only 15 Condiment Choices?

  • bizzlekizzle
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Graduate Which road to Special and General Relativity, and beyond?

  • madsmh
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High School Math Laws, Rules, and Precautions?

  • Trooper100
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High School How to decompose the below fraction into sum of 2 terms.

  • JayKo
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Graduate FLINE: Solving Infinity Conundrum Problems

  • Oldfart
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High School Trisecting a right angle with compass+straightedge

  • G037H3
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Undergrad Algebraic explanation of - times - = +

  • G037H3
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Undergrad Solving Non-Linear Recurrence Relation?

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Graduate Volume of a Non-Coplanar Hexahedron

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Undergrad How can I solve diophantine equations effectively?

  • The legend
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Series & Grids Puzzles: Find Answers Here

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High School What Is the Mathematical Operator That Returns 1 for Equal Variables?

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Undergrad How do you interpolate a set of points into a curve?

  • mikeph
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Undergrad How Do You Calculate the Square Root of a Polynomial?

  • phymatter
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Undergrad Alternate form of the quadratic formula

  • Imparcticle
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Undergrad Could Different Numbering Systems Revolutionize Scientific Calculations?

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Undergrad What's the point of imagery numbers?

  • Femme_physics
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Undergrad How to Factor a Sextic Equation into Two Cubics?

  • elfboy
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High School Fractals and chaos - what do they have in common?

  • Tom83B
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High School Composition of functions domains

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High School Why do we put a comma after three digits when using big numbers?

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Undergrad Figuring Out Clockwise Polygon Fill in a Program

  • ZippyDee
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Undergrad How Do You Solve Complex Cubic Equations?

  • thavamaran
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High School Why are vectors written like this: ||w||

  • Femme_physics
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High School Does this pic makes sense? (Trigonometry)

  • Femme_physics
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Undergrad Solve 5^x=2x+1 or Prove Impossibility

  • Little ant
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Graduate Colourful language in math writings

  • fourier jr
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High School The coolest fact in trigonometry that you learn way too late

  • Femme_physics
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High School What are the conditions for solving (a+b)^(-c)?

  • Pietair
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High School Proof of Distributive Rule: Why a(b+c)=ab+ac

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Undergrad Solving sqrt(x)+y=11 and x+sqrt(y)=7 without quartic polynomials

  • benf.stokes
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Undergrad Least Prime Number for N=7999999999: Interval (x; x+100)

  • Little ant
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Undergrad Proof Techniques: Online Resources for Learning

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Graduate Prove Existence of 5 & 64 Points in Plane with 8 & 2005 Right-Angled Triangles

  • sachinism
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Graduate Physical Meaning of Complex Numbers

  • Seraph042
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Undergrad What is the result of dividing log(log x) by log x?

  • GlobalDuty
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Undergrad Solving the Clock Hands Problem: Find All Opposite Times

  • Archosaur
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Undergrad Is Spivak's Calculus Book Too Difficult for an Average Person to Understand?

  • madah12
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Graduate Was Fermat's last theorem really as difficult as it seemed?

  • Rothiemurchus
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Undergrad Why does the cross product of normal vectors give the line of intersection direction?

  • VenaCava
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Undergrad Answer to high-school question

  • mzambani
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Graduate Generalized version of cannon ball problem

  • kevin0960
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Graduate Is P Equal to NP? A Conjecture on the Difficulty of Problem Solving

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Graduate Largest GCD of consequtive elements in a sequence.

  • Yuqing
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Whose Honeymoon Story Is Misattributed in Mathematics?

  • blerg
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What Could be the Possible Causes of the Observed Phenomenon?

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Graduate Can e^{e^{e^{x}}} Be Simplified or Related to Hypergeometric Functions?

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High School Neither positive nor negative ?

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High School Self-Learning Trig and Calculus for Physics: What are the Prerequisites?

  • Abunai
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Undergrad Find Unusual Fractions: 16/64, 10a+b/10b+c = a/c

  • dr hannibal
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Graduate Expanding (x+y)^0.5: Can the Binomial Theorem be applied to this generalization?

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Graduate Boundary between discrete&continous

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Undergrad Solving for x: Uncovering the Golden Ratio

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High School Formula for 1^2 + 2 ^2 + +n^2?

  • DDTHAI
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What's the perfect math tattoo for me?

  • ezperkins
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High School How can I calculate the length and angle of a tube bend using only a calculator?

  • Good4you
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Graduate Fourier Division Algorithm Explained

  • expert_vision
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Undergrad Roll 6 Dice: Solve Probability Puzzle!

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Undergrad IB Extended Essay: Math Research Topic Suggestion

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Undergrad Is ln(-1)/i a closed-form expression for pi?

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Undergrad Is Derivation Equivalent to Proof in Mathematics?

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Undergrad Inverse of polynomial in dy^2 + ey + f form

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Undergrad Relations between the sides of a triangle, and everythign is underroot

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Undergrad How Do You Calculate the Side Length of an Inner Polygon in a Divided Shape?

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High School I(hat), J(hat, k(hat) and vectors

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Undergrad Mathematics Conventions and Rationale

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High School How can I teach myself more advanced math?

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