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Graduate Solving the "Impossible" Matchstick Triangles
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Graduate Is e^pi Rational? - Research Progress
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Graduate How Can We Prove That Pi Is Irrational Using Geometrical and Series Methods?
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High School Deveopment or evolve of a small species
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Graduate Paper folding and mathematics?
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Graduate Inductance as a function of position
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Is Anything and Everything Possible Through Mathematics?
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Is Participation in Math Forums Limited to Genuine Queries?
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Undergrad Selecting Non-Consecutive Numbers from 1 to n: An Explainer
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Undergrad Solve Quadrilateral Angle Given 4 Side Lengths & 1 Angle
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High School What are some good online tutorials for learning about complex numbers?
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Undergrad Dimension Question: How Does Math Shrink 3-D Shapes?
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Undergrad Can 4-D Figures be Represented on a 3-D Surface?
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High School Where can I find pre-made blank graphs for 3-D graphing in Algebra II?
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Undergrad Who else is taking the Putnam Competition and how high were last year's scores?
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Undergrad Second Approximation of (1+i)^-1 for i<<<1
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Undergrad A question about coprime numbers.
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High School Rational Roots: What are the Other Names?
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High School What is the winning strategy for the Vickie the Viking game?
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Undergrad How Can You Identify the Counterfeit Coin Among 12 Using Only Three Weighings?
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Undergrad How Do You Add Arccos(x), Arccos(y), and Arccos(z)?
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High School Oh I feel so insignificant help me
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Undergrad What is the formula for finding the highest power of x that is divisible by n!?
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High School The Power of 0: Is It Just An Agreement?
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Graduate Polynomial, trigonometric, exponential and fractal curves
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The Banker's Offer: Unsolved Mystery in the US
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Undergrad Should You Switch? Solving the 3 Doors Problem
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Who are the potential candidates for the 2006 Abel Prize?
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High School I need to find the exact specs of an object
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High School Inequalities with the Unknown Denominator.
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High School Proving the Quadratic Equation
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Fields Medal- incentive of dying young
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Undergrad How Did the Blind Mathematician Solve the King's Puzzle?
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High School Who Finishes Last in the Race? A Formal Logic Riddle
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High School What's the biggest number you can create with three 3's?
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Graduate Anybody tried solving Riemann Hypothesis?
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Graduate Lagraingian constrained optimization problem
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Celebrating My Success: A Thank You to All Who Helped!
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High School When should I be converting to units?
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Graduate Any math games for big people?
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High School What Comes Before and After Addition, Multiplication, and Exponentiation?
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Undergrad Find Arthimetic Proofs: Series Factors & Rules
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Undergrad Proving 0.99999... = 1: A Wikipedia Insight
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Undergrad Solve the Puzzle: Find the Odd Coin in 3 Weighings
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Undergrad Why is applying the exponent rule without the necessary conditions a problem?
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Undergrad Any good way to determine coplanarity among 4 points?
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High School Looking for a Specific Equation
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Graduate Calculating Van der Waals Bonding Force of Carbon Nanotubes
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Graduate Can a 16-Year-Old Solve the Dirichlet Problem Better Than Mathematicians?
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Undergrad Math Olympiad Corner- CMO,USAMO,IMO, and others
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Graduate What Is a Logical Equivalent of This Page Intentionally Left Blank?
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Undergrad Poker Chip Puzzle: Jim's Deduction Explained
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Undergrad Any suggestions for interesting problems?
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Graduate Zeno's Paradox of Motion:Thompson's Lamp Scenario
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Undergrad How Many Recursions Does T(n) Need for k?
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Undergrad Find Line Intersections in a 2D Polygon
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Graduate Is There a Finite Upper Bound for Sequences Without Repeating Subsequences?
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How many days are there between nov 10 and dec 2?
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Undergrad Solving (2^1/2-1)^10: A Short & Appropriate Method?
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How Do You Pronounce Sophus Lie?
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Undergrad Is There a Connection Between Nature's Number Three and the Values of ln & e?
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Undergrad Why Are w[n] = exp(j*pi*n) and w[n] = (−1)^n Equivalent?
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What Steps Are Crucial for Effective Problem Solving?
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High School Solving 0.999999999... in Fractional Form
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High School Number of possible scenarios of tic-tac-toe
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High School Find x Value for Cubic Function with TI-83
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Undergrad 52 Factorial: How Many Zeros at the End?
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Undergrad Statistics of the Bermuda Triangle
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Undergrad Was this Maths Question Poorly Worded?
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Graduate Zeta function justifying 1 not being prime?
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Undergrad Geometric derivations of distance
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Undergrad Pairs of primes separated by a single number are called prime pairs
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High School Are all numbers properly classified in the real number system?
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Undergrad Is the Identity sin2x/(1-cos2x) = cotx Provable?
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High School How Do You Solve Problems with Multiple Unknowns?
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Undergrad Solving Cubics with q^2-p^3<=0
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Graduate Source of the asymmetries I see in mathematics
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Ready to Join the Manchester Math Society Forum?
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Undergrad A petite observation about logarithms
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Undergrad Was Thales the True Pioneer of Trigonometry?
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High School Crack the Code: A Cryptography Challenge
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High School Solve Einstein's Riddle: Which Plane Is Closer to Paris?
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Graduate Do All Primes Except 2 and 5 Divide Infinite Repunits?
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Solve the Riddle: 4*12=6, 8*8=1, 5*6?
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High School What number represents the letter A in a secret code?
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Graduate Interesting puzzle involving prediction/preemption
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High School Shopping with Coins: Half Dollar, Quarter, Dime, Nickel, Penny
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High School VB Project: 20 Greatest Mathematicians
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Undergrad Derive most trigonometric identities from the addition formulas
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High School Understanding the Definition and Application of Multiplication
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High School Axes & Math Degrees: 3 Axes at 90deg; What if 60deg?
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High School Imagine two high-voltage-masts/poles
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High School A fairly simple problem causing a major headache
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High School Problem with my TI Calculator
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High School Can Pythagorean Triangles Have the Same Area but Different Side Lengths?
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Undergrad Losing confidence in my ability
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Graduate Noncommutative Geometry Explained
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