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Graduate Where can i find the proof to this result?
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Undergrad Projecting distance for Unit Vector
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Undergrad Why Does 2 Seem to Equal 3 in This Mathematical Scenario?
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Graduate Is this the Future of Mathematics?
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Undergrad So the identity is actually:\sum_{i = 0}^{n-1} i = \frac{n(n-1)}{2}
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High School Hexagon Book puzzle that doesnt work
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Undergrad How to make an optimal schedule
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Undergrad Solve Recreational Math: Identify Odd Weight Coin in 5 Weighs
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High School Is There a Simple Explanation for Why Division by Zero is Undefined?
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Graduate Help with Stirlings formula please
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Undergrad Understanding Stopping Distance for an Alfa Romeo
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Undergrad 12 coins and a balance beam scale
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Undergrad Finding Global Position from Distance, Phi, and Theta?
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Undergrad Teaching Precalc - extraneous roots?
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High School Is being 12 minutes late considered missing a deadline?
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Undergrad How Many Moves to Solve the IMPACT Riddle Using Specific Rules?
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High School Reversing Numbers: Why Does Answer = 0 or Divisible by 3?
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Undergrad Generating Functions: Resources for Intro | Number Theory
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Graduate Do you know any books in the field of neuromathematics?
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What the following number Sequence
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What Do These Long Strings of Numbers Represent?
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Undergrad Algebraic expression rewritting
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Undergrad Riddle of the Three Prisoners: Who Knows Their Hat Color?
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Undergrad Determine if a Sudoku puzzle is easy, medium, hard, or evil
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Undergrad Math geniuses: Design a function that gives this output
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High School Why is the Circle Measured in 360 Degrees?
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Graduate Transpose Problem: Solving Steering Geometry
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Undergrad Math puzzle involving the game Connect 4
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High School Is 0 an Odd or Even Number? The Confusion Surrounding Evenness of Zero
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Graduate Fun math problem from IMO 2007
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Undergrad Discovering Graph Theory: Is it Worth Taking for Rigor and Interest?
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High School Is a Paper Strip Contracted on a Table a Parabola?
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Graduate O≡(0,0), A≡(2,0)AND B≡(1,√3). P(x,y)
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Undergrad Finding Explosives with 8 Balls & 2 Weighings
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High School What are the different methods for solving an inequality?
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High School What does b indicate for y=(A^x)^b
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Undergrad Fourier Transform Decomposition
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Undergrad Solve 3^{2010}+15^{2010} Divided by 13 | Help for Math Struggler
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Undergrad Is Acme Klein Bottle the Funniest Non-Orientable Surface?
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High School Find Direction Angle of Vector in Plane
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Graduate How Do You Determine if a Line Segment Intersects a Square in 2D Geometry?
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Undergrad Navigating Difficult Math: Intuition vs Proofs
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High School How Is the Value of 4⋄ Calculated in This Math Problem?
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Concerning Mathematica Rejecta
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Graduate Mathematical model of a political process
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Graduate Social Networks, Poisson, And ARMA
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High School Loss of information in tangents
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Graduate Power and value assignment puzzle
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High School Multiplication Tips: Adding X by Z + Tricks for 10
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Undergrad How can specific values be constructed in polynomials with given roots?
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High School Understanding Algebra 1: Multiplying (AX + B)(C - D) Simplified
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Undergrad Depressing, my math skills have gone to crap
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Undergrad How do you isolate a variable in a function such as this
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High School Does a-a Always Equal a*0 in Any Number System?
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Undergrad Need to construct a finite series with certain properties
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Undergrad How to prove tan70 = 2tan50 + tan20?
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Undergrad Why does FullSimplify not work with assumptions in Mathematica?
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Undergrad Is the Four Color Theorem Proof Controversial?
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Undergrad Calculating circle chords for lumber template
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Undergrad Book Recommendations for Maths
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High School Is it possible to evaluate x^(2/3) for x<0?
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Why do I solve homework problems faster when typing them out on forums?
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Undergrad Canadian mathematicians model zombie attack
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High School Column cross-sectional area (cm2)
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Undergrad What Digits Solve the Cryptarithm (THINE)/(EVENLY) = 2/15?
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Undergrad Row total and column total puzzle
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Undergrad How Do You Decode the Cryptarithm (THIS)/(CLOSE) = 5/12?
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Undergrad Maximizing Spheres: How Many Can Fit Around One?
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High School How Can You Solve the 3x3 Square and Common Sum Puzzle?
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High School Proof Needed for Sin(A+B), Sin(A-B), Cos(A+B), Cos(A-B)
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High School Is this weird? Squaring Numbers.
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Undergrad What is the Material Conditional Paraphrasing in Logic?
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High School Definitions of operation and function
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Undergrad What Are the Best References for Learning General Partial Fraction Expansion?
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High School The Difference Between Functions And Equations?
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High School Geometry (Proof right triangle angle sum is 180)
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Graduate Getting the maximum and the minimum with now
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Graduate Least squares solution to simultaneous equations
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Undergrad Circle with diameter X and I twist the circle into a figure eight
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Undergrad How can I explain math to someone who doesn't know math?
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Undergrad Arriving at Factorisation: How Is It Done?
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Undergrad Distance to Mars: Earth-Mars Equation for Moon-Sized Mars View
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Graduate Non duplicate digits and arrangement puzzle
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High School What is the Transpose of Y = Sin(x) + Cos(x)?
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Undergrad Squares, subsquares and arrangement puzzle
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Undergrad Why the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra & Calculus are Called "Fundamental
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High School Calculate Z-Component of Vector A & B
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Graduate How can the l1 norm of a linear function be maximized?
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Undergrad A Mathematical Investigation: -1 = 1?
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Undergrad 8-digit number and divisibility puzzle
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Undergrad Train station, speed and time puzzle
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Graduate Reproduction Issue: Polynomial or Exponential?
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Undergrad Proof If 7|(a^2+b^2) then 7|a and 7|b
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Undergrad Twelve Sum and Digit Substitution Puzzle
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Graduate Is Dividing by Zero Always an Absurdity?
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High School How can I find the roots of a cubic equation?
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High School How do I solve for t using the Laws of Logs in this algebraic equation?
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Graduate Olympiad-difficulty grad problem sets?
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