General Math Forum

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

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

  • nelg
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Undergrad Proving Zero is Positive or Negative

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Graduate Lambda Twist method for the perspective-n-point problem

  • Huyanyinglei
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High School Why do we care about trig identities?

  • musicgold
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Problem solving calculating area

  • einie101
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Undergrad Product with an undefined term

  • mathman
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Rover's Friends: Calculating the Break-Even Price for Dog Washing

  • Ursus1
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Prove Triangle Inequality: AB/MZ + AC/ME + BC/MD ≥ 2t/r

  • solakis1
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Detecting symmetric freehand shapes from point coordinates

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How to split boat maintenance costs fairly by usage time

  • ger1
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"How Much Money Do I Need for Transport to Visit Chris and John?

  • solakis1
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Undergrad Fundamental Theorem of Algebra: Proof

  • PeroK
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Undergrad Approximate Intelligence Quotient Gauge

  • DifferentialGalois
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High School Calculating trigonometry without calculator?

  • Xforce
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High School Why are continued fractions defined the way they are?

  • John3509
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How Can You Solve for y in the Equation $(a+b)^{a+b} = a^a + y$?

  • Another1
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Evaluating/Simplifying an Expression

  • kingzero
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High School Odd or Even? -1/x: Origin Symmetric?

  • FortranMan
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High School Mixing two discrete audio signals

  • entropy1
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[ASK]Quadratic Inequation (log_2x)^2+4>5log_7x+log_3x^2

  • Monoxdifly
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Calculate Selling Price for Cucumbers inc. VAT (42% Profit Margin)

  • LizQUIZE
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How Do You Calculate the Slant Height of a Cone?

  • gazparkin
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Motion along a straight line by a car

  • Nero1
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High school inequality 2 |x^2y-a^2b|<A

  • solakis1
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Binomial expansion of (2x - 1/(2x²))⁹

  • blackholeftw
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Undergrad How can I go from sine to cosine using exponential numbers?

  • amama
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F(x)=ab^{x} where b must be a positive real number

  • Avalance789
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Value of b, y-intercept of Quadratic graph

  • gazparkin
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Simplify a+b+c+d+2(ab+ac+ad+bc+bd+cd)+4(abc+abd+acd+bcd)+8(abcd)

  • dlecl
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Mathematician Daniel Tammet counts pi to 22,500 digits

  • ElliotSmith
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[ASK] Equation of a Circle

  • Monoxdifly
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High school simple algebra word problem

  • randyrandy
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High School Did Ramanujan's work look like crackpottery?

  • RPinPA
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Rearranging formula 3y + x = -1

  • gazparkin
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Prove a line divides any quadrilateral into equal area and perimeter

  • SatyaDas
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Computer Company's Break Even Point: 30000 Computers

  • Suraphel
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Multiple consists of only 6's and 7's

  • I like Serena
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Undergrad Finding triangle DEF inside right triangle ABC with equal segment constraints

  • aheight
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Undergrad Sample math competition problems for practice

  • Astro021
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How do geostationary orbits work and what are their advantages?

  • Pasha
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Undergrad Recursive square root inside square root problem

  • Gionata
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Can a number that ends in 3 have a multiple consisting of only 1's?

  • I like Serena
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Inequality solve (x+1)/6<x-(3x-2)/4

  • karush
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Undergrad Exponential equation with logs

  • Dank2
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Undergrad Geometry question with a triangle

  • Dank2
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Find cost revenue and profit function

  • Suraphel
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High School Milankovitch Cycles: Find the 53,300,000 Year Cycle

  • g48dd
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Undergrad Number of Terms for Harmonic Series to Reach a Sum of 100

  • Thecla
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Undergrad Mathematic Definitions and Ideas

  • Query
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Find the Angle of Parable Tangent from Human Running Step

  • Barkiernan
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Undergrad The solution to a cubic equation

  • Charles Link
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Undergrad Binomial theorem with more than 2 terms

  • dyn
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Undergrad How would one calculate the distance and bearing of a signal source?

  • KevinTOC
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-3 circles centers on line segment PQ

  • karush
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High School Is every integer derived from 1?

  • donglepuss
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Solving Algebra equation 3x=15

  • Victor23
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71 Under what conditions does the ratio A}/B equal A_x//B_x

  • karush
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Trigonometry: Right-angled triangle

  • Brian Bart
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High School PEMDAS and the Ambiguity of Mathematical Notation in Physics

  • John3509
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[ASK] Find the volume of Pyramid in a Cube

  • Monoxdifly
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Given f(xy) = f(x)/y and f(500) = 3, find f(600)

  • mathtopamela
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Solving Inequality 4x-12≤6x+20

  • gazparkin
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High School Are there any points other than the origin where cosines are totally in phase?

  • PainterGuy
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Undergrad Determining the number of independent equations

  • guideonl
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High School Great New Video from 3Blue1Brown on the IMO 2011 Problem 2

  • jedishrfu
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Understanding the Floor Function: How to Find ⌊0.785⌋

  • Yazan975
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Graduate Deriving an inequality from a paper

  • Andrew_99
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Real world trigonometry problem making furniture

  • shane3
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Find the possible values of k: x+1/y=y+1/z=z+1/x=k

  • lfdahl
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Find the cubic equation that has -1 and 2i as roots

  • pan90
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High School Making arithmetic notation unambiguous with parentheses

  • swampwiz
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Trigonometric identity problem from HiSet practice test

  • pan90
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Why are inverse functions reflections across y = x?

  • pan90
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How to simplify (√3 + 2√5)²

  • pan90
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Determine all possible values a/(a+b+d)+b/(a+b+c)+c/(b+c+d)+d/(a+c+d)

  • lfdahl
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High School Arc formula without the use of radius and angle

  • Danishk Barwa
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High School Check if two points are symmetrics/asymmetric

  • Andsello
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High School Understanding Ratio Basics to Splitting Costs with a 3:1 Ratio

  • kenny1999
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High School I need word problems about a pair of straight lines

  • pairofstrings
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Manipulating quadratic and exponential expressions

  • mdp448
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Undergrad What is the proof of the rules of significant figures?

  • fxdung
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Finding the Equation of a Circle Passing Through Three Given Points

  • karush
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Can WGS-84 Coordinates be Used to Calculate Closing Speeds for Airplanes?

  • catmitt98
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Proof of the Division Algorithm

  • matqkks
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Undergrad How to get the absolute position of a relative object?

  • GuillemVS
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Smallest possible area of triangle

  • gazparkin
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Why elementary number theory includes gcd through quadratic residues

  • matqkks
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High School Does finding the GCF of two numbers require prime factorization?

  • awholenumber
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Undergrad How did the Greeks deal with sqrt(2)?

  • musicgold
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Undergrad How to evaluate the Greatest Common Divisor?

  • matqkks
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Undergrad Why certain topics in elementary number theory?

  • matqkks
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[ASK] Find the ratio of the area of triangle BCH and triangle EHD

  • Monoxdifly
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Solve for the angles in a triangle

  • gazparkin
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