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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Graduate Does Mihailescu's theorem use the infinitude of primes?

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High School Grant Sanderson on PI, Galperin's Puzzle and QC Grover's Search

  • jedishrfu
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How would the year 2011 appear in standard form

  • sara123
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Undergrad Modular Arithmetic: Find Multiples, Understand the Reason

  • rashida564
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Graduate Euclid's formula and real numbers

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Maximum area of rectangle which circumscribes the given quadrilateral.

  • WMDhamnekar
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Lecture Notes from Cambridge and Oxford

  • ModusPonens
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High School What Does $L^{-1} Indicate in Pricing?

  • Rich76
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Amplitude, Period, frequency and phase angle

  • jenney
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High School Resolving index laws for fractional exponents

  • etotheipi
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Proof with Induction 3/2-5/6+7/12-9/20+11/30-....

  • Yankel
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[ASK] Equation of a Circle in the First Quadrant

  • Monoxdifly
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[ASK] Make x and y the Subjects: x^3-3xy^2=a, 3x^2y-y^3=b

  • Monoxdifly
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What are the coordinates of point D?

  • ThatSirOof
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Computation based on linear growth

  • swag312
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High School Interested to see how others do simple algebraic manipulations

  • etotheipi
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Solve 8^x+8^(-x)=? When 4^x+4^(-x)=8

  • Monoxdifly
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[ASK] A Circle Which Touches the X-Axis at 1 Point

  • Monoxdifly
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How Should Negative Percentages Be Written?

  • BWV
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Cost of Fairness: Splitting Vehicle Hire Costs

  • whiskeredbat
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Calculating Exponents for Business Model

  • DesperatelyLost
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Can You Prove This Number Theory Problem Involving Primes and Coprime Numbers?

  • MountEvariste
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High School Example on pg. 23 of Mathematics for the Million

  • bekkilyn
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High School Before understanding theorems in elementary Euclidean plane geometry

  • LittleRookie
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High School Elementary analytic geometry textbook recommendation

  • LittleRookie
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Evaluate 3/7 r + 5/8 s when r = 14 and s = 8

  • bobisaka
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Solved for Prime using Grade 4 Math Prove me wrong

  • kevinmorais
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[ASK] Proving Trigonometry 2sinα+2sinβ+2sinγ=4sinαsinβsinγ

  • Monoxdifly
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Undergrad Spectrum of a function vs of a matrix

  • Kaguro
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What is the Value of \(x^5+y^5+z^5\) Given Initial Polynomial Conditions?

  • WMDhamnekar
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High School How to avoid arithmetic and sign errors

  • hackedagainanda
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Need help finding Diagonals of a Rhombus

  • thatbluegsx90
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Undergrad Principal difference between complex numbers and 2D vectors revisited

  • SVN
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Undergrad Karatsuba multiplication implementation question

  • Warp
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High School Help for Trig or geometry? Where can i find the help?

  • Witcher
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Fraction word problem: how many rows are devoted to each plant

  • skyshooterD
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When the function is not constant

  • ghostfirefox
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Partial fraction decomposition (x-3)/(x^2+4x+3)

  • Guzman10
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High School Proof of Cyclic Quadrilateral AEDT in Circle ABCD

  • lungoy
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How Can I Factorize the Equation x^3-7x^2+14x-8=0?

  • mathmaniac1
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Introductory Algebra Percentage Word Problem

  • Larry2527
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How many marbles are in a jar?

  • Max CR
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High School Is math truly a universal language?

  • huginn
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Converting Decimal to Hexadecimal for Compass Corrections

  • Dbugger2020
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Undergrad How to visualize the maths behind a formula?

  • ward0
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Undergrad Nested expressions as compositions of functions?

  • Stephen Tashi
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Adding in Base 20: 1HE1C +JDF0 = 2H7GC

  • karush
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High School The Mathematician Who Never Was

  • jedishrfu
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Undergrad Why don't we emphasize the beauty of math much more than we do?

  • Adesh
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Digit sum rule for the divisibility by 9

  • mathmari
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Calculating Total Cost with Variable n: C = 7500 + 8n

  • Guic
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High School Understanding Horner's Method: A Brief Explanation for Confusion

  • John3509
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Number Theory Images for Elementary Course

  • matqkks
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Undergrad Can I Use a Natural Log Function for Least Square Fitting?

  • JoJoQuinoa
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Undergrad [ASK] Mathematical Induction: Prove 7^n-2^n is divisible by 5.

  • Monoxdifly
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High School Number Theory Image: Hooks for Elementary Courses

  • matqkks
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Help with factoring trinomials

  • bkelly2442
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Partial fraction problem (x^2)/[(x-2)(x+3)(x-1)]

  • mathlearn
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How do i factorize x^3 -5x^2+8x-4?

  • theakdad
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Is a Number Divisible by 15 and 18 Also Divisible by 27?

  • Yankel
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Undergrad Is There a Way to Override Reserved Symbols in Webpage Code?

  • Anonymous_
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[ASK} Prove (cos2x+cos2y)/(sin2x−sin2y)=1/tan(x−y)

  • Monoxdifly
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Undergrad Why a is not equal to zero in this pair of straight line equations?

  • rajeshmarndi
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High School Parabola vs Hyperbola, why does a Hyperbola have two foci/curves?

  • am4th
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What is the area of Angular Land below sea level?

  • ghostfirefox
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Undergrad A matter of style? Algebra, Arithmetic, Variables

  • symbolipoint
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Calculate the length of the fourth side edge.

  • ghostfirefox
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Photo Contest - Obtuse Angle (11/16-11/22)

  • ZapperZ
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Find Length of Side in Right Triangle w/ 45°, 90°, and 45° Angle

  • Monoxdifly
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Undergrad Two Dimensional Coordinate Plane with Distance as Third Dimension

  • crastinus
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Undergrad Is dealing with large numbers as formula a thing? and how is it done?

  • AtlasSniperma
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What is the Unexpected Discovery in Basic Math?

  • Greg
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Undergrad What's the formula? - eigenvectors from eigenvalues

  • Stephen Tashi
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Golden section and yin-yang symbol proportions

  • tongtu
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Undergrad Classify the isomorphism of a graph

  • fiksx
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Analytic geometry proof with triangle.

  • ghostfirefox
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Insights SOHCAHTOA: Seemingly Simple, Conceivably Complex

  • kuruman
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Undergrad Odd/even functions and fractional indices

  • dyn
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Undergrad Proof of mathematical theorems

  • kent davidge
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Graduate When Calculators lie will anyone notice?

  • jedishrfu
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-gre.ge.3 Circles Find the shaded area as a fraction

  • karush
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[ASK] Addition of Fractions: 1/3+1/6+1/10+1/15+1/21+....+1/231

  • Monoxdifly
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Proving Inequality: $\frac{1}{ab+bc+ca}\geq\frac{27}{2(a+b+c)^2}$

  • solakis1
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High School What is the role of Thales' Theorem in the proof of Brahmagupta's Theorem?

  • aheight
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Undergrad Can Math Be Fully Translated and Solved Through Conversation Alone?

  • frankin garcia
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High School Geometry puzzles: Math with Bad Drawings

  • Keith_McClary
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[ASK] Minimum Dimension of a Map

  • Monoxdifly
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Graduate Can this proposition be proved in the Collatz conjecture?

  • intervoxel
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High School Decomposition of a function into even and odd parts

  • PainterGuy
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Multiple Transformations of Functions

  • saucybadimo
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Any book/resource/compilation of mathematical and physics notation?

  • lightlightsup
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High School How to calculate time with delta-v and velocity?

  • alberto91
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Undergrad Simple notation question O(2pi)

  • s00mb
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Undergrad A Snippet of History: Application of Ptolemy's Theorem

  • neilparker62
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Height/diameter relationship of 19 (H8/D8=19)

  • nelg
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Undergrad Proving Zero is Positive or Negative

  • Dacu
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