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Undergrad Sum of an Alternating Series
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Undergrad Help finding a triangle inside a triangle
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Undergrad Math olympiad -- Sample problems please?
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MHB Geostationary Orbits: Benefits & Challenges
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Undergrad Recursive square root inside square root problem
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MHB Can a number that ends in 3 have a multiple consisting of only 1's?
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MHB Inequality solve (x+1)/6<x-(3x-2)/4
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Undergrad Exponential equation with logs
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Undergrad Geometry question with a triangle
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MHB Find cost revenue and profit function
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High School Milankovitch Cycles: Find the 53,300,000 Year Cycle
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Undergrad Number of Terms for Harmonic Series to Reach a Sum of 100
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Undergrad Mathematic Definitions and Ideas
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MHB Find the Angle of Parable Tangent from Human Running Step
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Undergrad The solution to a cubic equation
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Undergrad Binomial theorem with more than 2 terms
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Undergrad How would one calculate the distance and bearing of a signal source?
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MHB -3 circles centers on line segment PQ
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High School Is every integer derived from 1?
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MHB Solving Algebra equation 3x=15
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MHB 71 Under what conditions does the ratio A}/B equal A_x//B_x
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MHB Trigonometry: Right-angled triangle
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High School PEMDAS and the Ambiguity of Mathematical Notation in Physics
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MHB [ASK] Find the volume of Pyramid in a Cube
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MHB Given f(xy) = f(x)/y and f(500) = 3, find f(600)
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MHB Solving Inequality 4x-12≤6x+20
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High School Are there any points other than the origin where cosines are totally in phase?
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MHB How Far Does a Car Travel in 10 Seconds at a Constant Acceleration of 2.0 m/s^2?
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Undergrad Determining the number of independent equations
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High School Great New Video from 3Blue1Brown on the IMO 2011 Problem 2
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MHB Understanding the Floor Function: How to Find ⌊0.785⌋
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Graduate Deriving an inequality from a paper
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MHB Real world trigonometry problem making furniture
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MHB Find the possible values of k: x+1/y=y+1/z=z+1/x=k
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MHB Find the cubic equation that has -1 and 2i as roots
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High School A proper comprehensive rule for arithmetic operation precendence
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MHB Unraveling a Trigonometric Mystery
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MHB Inverse Functions: Reflection of f(x) & g(x) Logic
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MHB Simplify (√3 + 2√5)²: Step-by-Step Guide
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MHB Determine all possible values a/(a+b+d)+b/(a+b+c)+c/(b+c+d)+d/(a+c+d)
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High School Arc formula without the use of radius and angle
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High School Check if two points are symmetrics/asymmetric
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MHB Therefore 2√5 + 2√5 = 4√5How can I simplify this square root fraction?
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High School Understanding Ratio Basics to Splitting Costs with a 3:1 Ratio
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MHB Can You Prove that AC//BD and AF//BE are Parallel in this Geometry Problem?
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High School I need word problems about a pair of straight lines
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MHB Manipulating quadratic and exponential expressions
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MHB 2.6 Calculate the average velocity of the car in different time interval
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Undergrad What is the proof of the rules of significant figures?
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MHB Finding the Equation of a Circle Passing Through Three Given Points
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MHB Can WGS-84 Coordinates be Used to Calculate Closing Speeds for Airplanes?
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MHB Proof of the Division Algorithm
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Undergrad How to get the absolute position of a relative object?
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MHB Smallest possible area of triangle
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MHB Why certain topics in elementary number theory?
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High School A question about Greatest common factor (GCF) ?
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Undergrad How did the Greeks deal with sqrt(2)?
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Undergrad How to evaluate the Greatest Common Divisor?
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Undergrad Why certain topics in elementary number theory?
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MHB [ASK] Find the ratio of the area of triangle BCH and triangle EHD
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MHB Why Choose Euclid's Algorithm Over Prime Decomposition for Calculating GCD?
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MHB Solve for the angles in a triangle
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High School Problem with an Equation -- Solving for "a" in this large equation
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Undergrad How can I tell how much an object will shrink when it moves away?
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MHB Electrical Engineering Problem
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MHB How can I accurately create a 3D figure using given nets?
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MHB How do I find the angles in a triangle?
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MHB Coulomb's Law: Find Force of 4.0 & 6.0 $\mu C$ Charges
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Graduate My PI questions - I hope they are valid?
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High School Need a better definition of anticlockwise
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Undergrad Finding if a subgraph of a minimal non-planar graph is maximal planar
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MHB How can I resize one line to match another line with different values?
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MHB Solving a High School Algebra Proof Using Constractive Dilemma
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Undergrad Family of Circles at Two Points
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High School Properties of roots of polynomials
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High School Which Pythagorean triples did the Sumerians know?
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MHB Which Pythagorean triples were known by the Sumerians?
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Graduate Summation formula from statistical mechanics
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High School Roots of Polynomials: Understanding Mathematical Methods
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Undergrad Is it possible for a non-natural number to be a number base?
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MHB Challenge Problem #7: Σ(x/(y^3+2))≥1
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MHB What to include in an introduction?
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Undergrad Finding the dependence of maximum vertex degree on k-colorability
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High School Normal form of the conic section equation
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Undergrad What to include in an introduction on number theory?
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Undergrad Changing the argument of a function
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MHB Tracking Monthly Finance Charges for Overdue Invoices: A Spreadsheet Solution?
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Undergrad Finding the chromatic number of a graph with biconnected components
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MHB Challenge Problem #8: 3Σ(1/(√(a^3+1))≥2Σ(√(a+b))
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High School On the representation of integers?
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Undergrad Arc diameter as a function of arc length and chord length
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High School Thinking about the mean value theorem without geometry
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Graduate Solve for x using trigonometric ratios
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MHB Real-Time Chats: People vs Machines
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MHB Identifying Celestial Pole in Photo Taken 02/21/2010
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Undergrad Question regarding degrees of a graph and its biconnected components
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Undergrad How Many Corners Does a Moving Diameter Intersect on a Grid?
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Undergrad How to relate multiplication of irrational numbers to real world?
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High School If 1/3 amounts to 33.33%, then 3/3 is 99.99% and not an entire whole?
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