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

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Undergrad Mathematics Conventions and Rationale

  • Qu3ry
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High School How can I teach myself more advanced math?

  • RaNKiN
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Undergrad How does this imply this (number theory)

  • dr hannibal
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Graduate Odd Party Conjecture: Can You Prove or Disprove?

  • FaustoMorales
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Undergrad Formula for particle reflection off horizontal and vertical walls

  • VeryBadAtMath
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High School Adjusting the Relative Percentages of a Whole

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High School Rearrange s = ut - 1/2at² for acceleration

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High School Is dx/dv Equal to Time When Considering Small Changes in Velocity and Position?

  • splatcat
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Undergrad 3 axis accelerometer forces as angles/vectors

  • IMK
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High School When do you learn about complex numbers and their applications?

  • Mu naught
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Graduate Compositions of n into even numbers of even parts

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Undergrad 'New' type of angle measurement to often replace radians

  • Twinbee
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Undergrad Can You Determine the Randomness in Backgammon?

  • RenasontsMan
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Graduate Summing Positive Integers with 2^r3^s

  • sachinism
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Undergrad How can I work out the equation for this graph?

  • Spanky Deluxe
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Graduate Prove: Row of 1000 Integers Becomes Identical Over Time

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Graduate Induction proof involving log(m+1) terms

  • seeker101
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High School How do logarithms convert numbers like 8.7 and -2.3 to whole numbers?

  • mohabitar
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Undergrad Need feedback on my simple mathematical cipher

  • anarkest
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Mathematicians are expressive too

  • FaustoMorales
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Undergrad How can the ratio of those two numbers be irrational?

  • jnorman
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High School Formula for work and time with persons and days

  • momentum
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High School Is it possible to take the ith root of some number?

  • exclamaforte
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High School Real World Applications of Cubic Equations

  • longbusy
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High School Is (ka)mod kb Equal to k(a mod b)?

  • Apteronotus
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Graduate Any suggestions on how to improve the solution to this recurrence relation?

  • seeker101
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Undergrad Solve 1/a + 1/b + 1/c When a+b+c+2=abc

  • Hobold
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Undergrad Why Does Sum of Infinity Equal Infinity?

  • SpaceDomain
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High School Proving an identity to have solutions over all the integers

  • jimep
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Undergrad How do I calculate a random hyperplane dividing points in R^n?

  • kouma
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Graduate Assistance with an infinetly nested radical

  • fedaykin
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Undergrad Why can't there be a 3D coordinate system based on three angles?

  • Trave11er
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High School Is there an easy way to simplify a 3 term squared paranthesis?

  • Dawei
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Undergrad Relative velocity in Mean Free Path problems

  • casanova2528
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Graduate Solving a recurrence inequality with floor and ceiling functions

  • seeker101
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Undergrad Prove that f(x) is a polynomial

  • meleck
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High School Solving Absolute Value Problem: x ≤ 3

  • ziaharipur
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High School Absolute value on both side of equation

  • ziaharipur
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Undergrad Min and Max of Parallel Resistors

  • meeep
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Graduate Generalization of infinite product problem

  • Fraqtive42
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High School How can a lender make more money if you don't pay off your loan early

  • moonman239
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Can I trade my released ap exams on here?

  • GreenPrint
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Graduate Can Fermat's Last Theorem be proven for primes of the form 3k+1 and 3k+2?

  • smslca
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High School Using divide as a 'sign' for a number

  • Twinbee
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High School When to use ≥ vs < in piecewise forms of absolute value functions?

  • Taturana
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Undergrad What should you do in the Two-box Monty Hall problem?

  • peteb
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Do you keep up with math in real life?

  • chaoseverlasting
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Undergrad How many circles can be placed inside another circle?

  • rozan330
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Graduate Approximating arc length of Bezier by another Bezier

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Graduate Why the infinite tower trick fails for x^x^x^x^x...=10

  • starfish99
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Graduate Can All 6-Term Polyomino Progressions Extend to Fill a 6x6 Square?

  • FaustoMorales
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Undergrad How to Graph a Parabolic Equation Without a Calculator?

  • Taiki_Kazuma
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High School Rewriting a function with y as the independent variable

  • Sidthewall
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Undergrad O(sin n), Ω(sin n), Θ(sin n) complexity

  • ulita
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High School Solve Year 8 AMC Question: Find the Highest Number

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High School Why Are There Three Trigonometric Functions for Right Triangles?

  • praveenpp
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Undergrad Collision detection between a moving circle and stationary point

  • ZippyDee
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Graduate Why does the infinite semicircle construction seem to prove pi = 2?

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Undergrad Is it possible to quantify human language?

  • EighthGrader
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Graduate Prove the following by induction (or otherwise):

  • seeker101
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High School Proving Equality in Math: Solving the Question of Two Equaling a Third

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Graduate Does the following inequality holds for every POSITIVE 'x' ?

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Undergrad Algebra: Is this possible to solve?

  • Curl
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How to generate graph and known formula

  • Hamadsultan
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High School Semi-major axis definition: sum or total of distances

  • TrifidBlue
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Graduate Is Proof for P = NP Finally on the Horizon?

  • jobyts
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Graduate Random walk in spherical coordinates

  • arandall
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Graduate Combining three non linear functions into one single function

  • souviktor
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High School Why does multiplication precede addition?

  • Howers
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Undergrad Here's the type of textbook I'm looking for. Does it exist?

  • Lane4
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Undergrad Can you Identify a Pattern in this Sequence?

  • FeDeX_LaTeX
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Undergrad What are some recommended books for elementary math proofs?

  • Jimmy84
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High School Fibonacci Formula: Find Nth Term in Sequence

  • brandy
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Undergrad Beginning Complex Numbers ideas

  • DrummingAtom
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High School How do I calculate pixels number

  • Telushomey
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Undergrad Solutions to a linear equation and perfect square

  • smslca
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Undergrad Quadratic Equation from 3 points

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Undergrad Can Police Prove Pacing Accuracy Over Short Distances?

  • Mister-M
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Undergrad Distance between planet and vessel - Trig problem

  • computerex
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Undergrad Deriving Descriptions of Conic Sections from Fundamental Definition

  • CarlisleLes
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High School Famous Old Elementary Algebra Textbook Recommendations?

  • w.delaney
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High School Can We Determine the Product of Two Numbers if Their Sum is Known?

  • zeromodz
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Undergrad Formula for finding point on a line given distance along a line

  • physicisTboB
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Graduate General solution for x in x=c-N^{-(1+x)/(1-x)}

  • mmzaj
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High School How do I make a histogram from raw data?

  • mcknia07
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High School Divided a single second, then convert to milliseconds. Don't know how?

  • Telushomey
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High School What Is the Pattern in This Number Sequence?

  • Alexx1
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High School The Surprising Answer to "Why is 0! = 1?

  • Frannas
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High School Many authors and lecturers use the word approximate.

  • blob100
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Undergrad Two Equations, Three variables

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High School What are factors and multiples?

  • Edin_Dzeko
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Undergrad Instantaneous Unit Conversion between CGS and SI units

  • KJ4EPE
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Graduate Explicit formula for Euler zigzag numbers(Up/down numbers)

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Undergrad Fractional exponents of negative

  • DaveC426913
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Graduate Questions about papers on Mathematical Physics

  • Jimmy84
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Undergrad Sum of unique powers of a number

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Graduate How can I optimize a function on a non-linear set with unknown points?

  • Kreizhn
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High School Solving Fractions: How to Solve x/36-x = 12/36-12 + 3.013/0.20(36-3.013)

  • martine
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High School Is there a quicker way to calculate factorials?

  • Aladin
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