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 Summer Plan: Learn Algebra in 3 Months?

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Graduate No Fastest Algorithm: Examples & Explanation

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High School Solving Trig Equations: Sin/Tan | Tutorial & Working

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High School Solving the Poppy Seed and Sand Diameter Puzzle

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Undergrad How can a function be presented or visualized?

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Graduate Finding Optimal Cell Size for Uniform Rectangle Packing

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High School Geometric Proofs: Is the Point Obvious?

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High School Where is the vertex of the parabola f(x) = x^2 - 5x + 6?

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Tricki (A 'Wiki' For Problem Solving Techniques)

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Undergrad Number Plane: Filling Holes with Irrationals

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Indications that you don't enjoy a field of maths?

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High School Understanding PEMDAS in Math: Is There an Exception?

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Undergrad Understanding the Transition to Solve for t in an Oscillation Function

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Graduate Is infinity a constant or a variable ?

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Undergrad Understanding the Difference Between Gaussian Functions

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Free maths tutorial videos online

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High School What Could Be the Missing Number?

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High School Efficient Methods for Finding Square Roots without a Calculator

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Undergrad What's the next line in this number problem?

  • JamesU
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Undergrad Parameters, Arguments, Variables, Constants I`m confused,

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Graduate Solving Unknown Variables in F(x): Friend vs Me Debate

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Graduate Simple Hex Multiplication question from AES Algorithm

  • CyberStasi
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Undergrad What Went Wrong in This Differentiation Puzzle?

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Undergrad What's Flawed in This 0=1 Proof Using Basic Calculus?

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High School Y=x^2, how do we know that x=-/+ sqrt(x) is always true?

  • wajed
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Undergrad Proving Conditional Identities :

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High School Solve the Strange House Puzzle - One Doorway Left!

  • M12
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Undergrad Creating and computing functions

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Graduate Trigonometric function with specific properties

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Undergrad What means binding in equilibrium ?

  • Schreiber
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Undergrad Is there always a straight line bisecting a finite set of points on a plane?

  • Dragonfall
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High School Can a Perfect Circle be Drawn? The Answer May Surprise You!

  • mprm86
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Undergrad Need help with unique integer partitions?

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High School Question about Factoring Equation

  • optics.tech
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Graduate Angle between 2 vectors in a certain direction

  • whitenight541
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Undergrad Moving a 2D object to a 3D world

  • GraemeD
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Graduate Solve the "Hardest Logical Puzzle Ever

  • Russell Berty
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High School Mathematical terms adopted in general use

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Graduate # of intersections for 2 curves on a plane

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Graduate Why Does the Hadamard Function Imply Imaginary Numbers?

  • Mentallic
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High School Math Olympiad Resources: Free, Online Guides for High School

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High School What is the next number in the sequence: 4, 6, 12, 27, 60, 138?

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Undergrad Challenging problem corrrection no sine and no cosine law

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Undergrad Find the speed of the aeroplane in km/hr

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Graduate Why is it empty and why is there only one empty set?

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Graduate George Gamow: Turning Double Apples into Doughnuts & Inverse Universes

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High School Real World Example for Cosecant or Secant

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Some friends want math help all the time

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Graduate Can cosh(x)cosh(y) be rewritten in terms of k=Cosech(x)*Cosech(y)?

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High School Radius x Height: Unpacking the Mystery of Volume in Cubes

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Graduate Another challenging question, no sine and no cosine law

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High School Old Brain Teaser: 10 Men & 10 Holes

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Undergrad Is the Problem Solvable Without Trigonometry?

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Undergrad Is there a solution for this isoceles triangle problem?

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Graduate Graphical solution of cubic equations

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Graduate What is the minimum admissible number in this set of statements?

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Undergrad Calculating the phase of the sum of two vectors

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Graduate Derivation of Exponential Equation

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High School Changing the subject of a formula

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Graduate How can I find the proof for the Poncelet-Steiner Theorem?

  • sutupidmath
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Undergrad What are some recommended undergraduate texts in mathematics?

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Undergrad Colored hats, liars, and truth-tellers

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High School Who Discovered the Trig Sum Formulas?

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High School Find Phase Shift & # Squares to Move Trig Graphs

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Can You Pronounce 'Lebesgue' Correctly?

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Undergrad How Were the Sine and Cosine Formulas Originally Derived?

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High School Distribute 24 points in a circle

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High School Is the statement 0! = 1 actually wrong or just ill-defined?

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Undergrad Number of Positive Divisors of an Integer: Proof

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High School How does a TI-84 calculate the derivative at a point?

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Graduate Several unknowns but only one equation

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Graduate How To Find The Formula of This Permutations?

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High School Is Flex Klien's Prime Squares Birthday a Sign for Math Genius?

  • matqkks
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High School Coordinates of a random point of a circle?

  • M40
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Funny Math Proof - What Is It?

  • Nusc
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High School What Are These Three 2D Shapes Called?

  • optics.tech
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High School Help Me Factorise: 3(n+r)(n+r-1) + (n+r) to (n+r)(3n+3r-2)

  • confused88
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Advance calculus and more, courtesy Harvard

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Undergrad Sum of a polygon's interior angles

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High School Are 3 2 1 Consecutive Integers?

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Graduate Does Principia Mathematica Live Up to Its Name?

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Awesome I'm as smart as a high schooler

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High School How do I rearrange an equation involving multiple variables and fractions?

  • treacleybeak
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Undergrad How do you know which field in maths is for you or not?

  • tgt
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High School Discover the Difference Between 10% and 30% of 20000

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Undergrad Calculate Cost for Most Economical Speed & Max Speed for Ship Voyage

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Undergrad Hard time with trigonomic functions.

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Graduate Protecting Your Scientific Work: How to Safeguard Your Ideas and Discoveries

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Graduate Deriving Equation for $\gamma_0$

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Undergrad How many ways can we rearrange the letters in DISCRETE

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High School What's the Difference between Algebra 1,2,and 3

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Undergrad Infinite number of terms in the expansion (1+x)^n?

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Undergrad Solving a Thought Problem: Growing a Field of Crops from Scratch

  • Crazyevox
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Graduate What Are the Best Mathematics Institutions to Visit in Canada?

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Undergrad Radian measures with Trig Functions?

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Graduate Metamathematical Analysis of Physics Formulae

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Graduate Proving the Occurrence of Coinciding Clock Hands at Noon and Midnight

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Undergrad Are non-integer moduli useful in modular arithmetic?

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Undergrad How to show that Acosx+Bsinx=Ccos(x+a) ?

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Undergrad Understanding Spherical Trigonometry: What is it and How is it Used?

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