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Undergrad Logarithmic Simplification: Understanding the Natural Logarithm
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Undergrad Solving Trigonometric Equations with Pythagorean Identities
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Graduate Solving for k With Gamma Function
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High School Why Does -3^2 Equal -9 Instead of 9?
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Graduate Money Equilibrium? Maximizing Entropy w/ Given Denominations
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High School Solving for the Inverse of log (x)/3
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Undergrad Revisiting Green's Theorem: Notes & Videos
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Undergrad When are solutions found for cos(A+B) = cosA + cosB?
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High School Creating Math/Physics Graphs and Figures
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Undergrad Forces Vectors And Dot Products
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Undergrad What Is the Residue Number Representation of Negative Numbers?
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High School Who is Sal Khan and What Makes Khan Academy's Math Videos So Effective?
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Undergrad Understanding Pascal's Pyramid & Internal Entries
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Undergrad Equation a^x=x^a has another solutions exept x=a
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High School Can Slope and Tan(angle) be Equal?
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High School How can one solve cubic functions?
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Graduate Help Understanding the Law of the Excluded Middle and Constructivism
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High School How to solve for x when it's in exponent?
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Undergrad How many equations are there for the unit circle?
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High School Solving a Tricky Math Question: Peter and Lisa's Ages
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Graduate Computing $\sigma_N(f;t)$ from $s_n(f;t)$
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Graduate Does there exist a function such that
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High School Re-Learning Algebra: Find the Right Book & Master Rules
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High School Convert From General to Standard Form
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Finding the Origin of "Perfect Circle" Quote
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Undergrad Algebraic form of any trygonometrical function
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Undergrad How aliens would find complex numbers
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High School Finding the Right Equation: A Beginner's Guide
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High School Finding the Intersection of Two Circles: A Challenge
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Undergrad How can we prove the injectivity of f(x) = x³ + x without using calculus?
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High School Struggling to Solve Equation: \sqrt{x} + 1 = 0
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Graduate Can AC sin (B/C) = B be Analytically Solved?
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Graduate Robot factory permutation riddle
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Undergrad Simplifying equations (thought process)
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Graduate 1st issue of rejecta mathematica released
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Undergrad Summation progressive and then regressive data.
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High School Adding all the numbers between one and 100
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Undergrad Subject with the hairiest calculations?
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High School Can 1 Ever Equal 2 Under the Peano Axioms?
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High School Calculating Satan's Fall Using Formulas - Letter to Einstein
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Undergrad Natural Numbers: Proving Statements w/ Induction
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Undergrad Does 0.9[R] Truly Equal 1? Understanding the Mathematical Debate
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Undergrad Prove that Euclidean area is in square units
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Graduate Mathematical Undecidability in Physics
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High School How can I turn this into formula?
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Undergrad Any technique or trick for finding the coefficient
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Undergrad What does the symbol ‹[·]› mean in signal and communication systems?
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High School Solve For X: 8th Grade Algebra Problem Solving
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Graduate Recursive function equals xmod3 for all x in N
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Undergrad How Can Four Circles Pass Through Two Points in a Plane?
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Undergrad What mathematical subjects should I study after calculus to understand fractals?
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Graduate New solving cubic and quartic equations
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Graduate All mathematical structure exist.
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Graduate One wayness of boolean functions
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Graduate Is Zero Truly a Unique Number in Mathematics?
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One of These Things is Not Like the Others
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Undergrad Solving Basic Inequality: r1, r2, r3, r4 >0 & t1, t2, t3, t4 in [0, 2π)
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High School What is the symbol used for exponentiation in different programming languages?
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Undergrad Where Does the Tangent Half-Angle Identity Come From?
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High School Solving David's Puzzling Circular Pasture Question
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Undergrad Is there a word that relates to infinitesimal in the way that zero
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High School Application of Complex Numbers
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Improve Your Math Study Techniques
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High School I do not understand why i keep getting these trig equations wrong =(
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High School How Many Lightbulbs Will Remain Turned On?
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High School Choose the Correct Answer: Multiple Choice Question on Data Analysis
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Solve the Man's Riddle with Picture of Solar System and Numbers
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Undergrad Finding the Creative Side of Math: Advice for Undergrads
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Graduate Is Every Positive Integer Divisible by 2, 3, or 5?
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Graduate An infinite zero polynomial with non-zero coefficients
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How to get tis relation any hints:
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Undergrad Physical meaning of Vector product
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Undergrad How can we find the seed from a given palindrome?
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Undergrad Water Evaporation Rates: Equations & Vacuum Effects
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Graduate What Is the Total Economic Value of the Asteroid Belt?
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Graduate Chaos vs. Order: Is there a Transition Zone?
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Who is the new Lucasian professor at Cambridge University?
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High School Is this a reliable way to measure an arc
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But I do remember it being a thing!
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Undergrad The math involved in bending a rod
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High School If a man and a half can eat a cake and a half in a minute
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Undergrad Help solve for x in a=g(sin(x)-Uk*cos(x))
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Undergrad Operations in Reverse Polish Notation
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High School Distance Formula in 3 Dimensions
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Undergrad Comparing Casio FX-115ES & Sharp ELW516B: Find Polynomial Roots?
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Graduate Relationship between manifolds and random variables
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High School Can X=2 and X=-2 at the same time?
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Undergrad Binary to hex conversion proof
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Undergrad Finding the General Term of a Sequence
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High School Easy question about the root (of a real number)
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Graduate Number of monomials of degree at most d
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High School General Angle Ratios: Help & Explanation
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Graduate Coordinates of a point in 3D provided connecting points are known
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Undergrad Reciprocal of a cubic function
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High School What is the Normal of a Direction Vector?
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High School Notation for Principal Square Root?
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Undergrad Calculating radius from volume
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The prime number distribution in R
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High School Can You Solve This Unique Integer Puzzle?
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