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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How can I accurately create a 3D figure using given nets?

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How do I find the angles in a triangle?

  • gazparkin
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Coulomb's Law: Find Force of 4.0 & 6.0 $\mu C$ Charges

  • karush
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Graduate My PI questions - I hope they are valid?

  • kris kaczmarczyk
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High School Need a better definition of anticlockwise

  • Jonathan212
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Undergrad Finding if a subgraph of a minimal non-planar graph is maximal planar

  • Superyoshiom
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How can I resize one line to match another line with different values?

  • xNICK1
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Solving a High School Algebra Proof Using Constractive Dilemma

  • solakis1
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Undergrad Family of Circles at Two Points

  • Calculuser
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High School Properties of roots of polynomials

  • Rishabh Narula
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High School Which Pythagorean triples did the Sumerians know?

  • matqkks
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Which Pythagorean triples were known by the Sumerians?

  • matqkks
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Graduate Summation formula from statistical mechanics

  • hilbert2
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High School Roots of Polynomials: Understanding Mathematical Methods

  • Rishabh Narula
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Undergrad Is it possible for a non-natural number to be a number base?

  • swampwiz
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Challenge Problem #7: Σ(x/(y^3+2))≥1

  • Olinguito
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What to include in an introduction?

  • matqkks
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Undergrad Finding the dependence of maximum vertex degree on k-colorability

  • Superyoshiom
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High School Normal form of the conic section equation

  • PainterGuy
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Undergrad What to include in an introduction on number theory?

  • matqkks
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Undergrad Changing the argument of a function

  • dyn
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Undergrad Finding the chromatic number of a graph with biconnected components

  • Superyoshiom
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Challenge Problem #8: 3Σ(1/(√(a^3+1))≥2Σ(√(a+b))

  • Olinguito
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High School On the representation of integers?

  • velikh
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Undergrad Arc diameter as a function of arc length and chord length

  • Robin64
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High School Thinking about the mean value theorem without geometry

  • archaic
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Graduate Solve for x using trigonometric ratios

  • Sourav Guha
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Real-Time Chats: People vs Machines

  • Vi Nguyen
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Identifying Celestial Pole in Photo Taken 02/21/2010

  • Vi Nguyen
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Undergrad Question regarding degrees of a graph and its biconnected components

  • Superyoshiom
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Undergrad How Many Corners Does a Moving Diameter Intersect on a Grid?

  • Duhoc
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Undergrad How to relate multiplication of irrational numbers to real world?

  • LittleRookie
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High School If 1/3 amounts to 33.33%, then 3/3 is 99.99% and not an entire whole?

  • ElliotSmith
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Undergrad Edge connectivity of a graph given the number of edge disjoint paths

  • Superyoshiom
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Customer's 10K Piece Profit Margin: 28.8%

  • BethTara
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High School How many times faster than light is this?

  • RosutoTakeshi
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Graduate Can a Fourier series be adjusted to model a decreasing period function?

  • flatmaster
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Graduate Can C1 and C2 be converted while maintaining the same boolean function B?

  • sid_galt
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Graduate How I would say the following summation

  • Bingk
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The height of a section of overlapping circles.

  • Zekes
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Graduate Techniques for Optimizing Partitioning of Positive Real Numbers

  • nerdjock
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Graduate Queueing networks please some experts help me

  • Gabriele
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Undergrad Uniform rates exercises in practical applications

  • symbolipoint
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Find the exact shaded area of the region in 4 overlapping circles

  • Zekes
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Undergrad Quartic real roots - factor part into quadratic

  • binbagsss
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Undergrad Find Two Equal Length Paths in a Tree Graph

  • Superyoshiom
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Sun Circumference - A Picture on 04/18/2010

  • Vi Nguyen
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Graduate Does This Graph Structure Form a Matroid?

  • jetoso
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Graduate Maximization of the sum of mutual information terms

  • miggimig
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Graduate Minimization - optimization alg. or equation alg.?

  • sodemus
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Undergrad Parallelepiped only cutting 4 faces vertically

  • squenshl
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Undergrad Prove that a given graph contains a cycle using induction (Graph Theory)

  • Superyoshiom
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High School Do Prime Numbers Follow a Pattern?

  • Raschedian
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Rewrite in logarithmic form: e^(-1) = c

  • Vi Nguyen
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How to Solve These Math Equations for x?

  • Vi Nguyen
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Planes 1 & 2 Intersect: Find Scalar Equations

  • jessicajx22
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Rewrite in exponential form: Log(6) 1294 = 4

  • Vi Nguyen
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Zero: Natural or Counting Number?

  • nycfunction
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Is 2√(7)+4 an Irrational Number?

  • nycfunction
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Calculating amount left at the end of a repetetive cutting down cycle.

  • Zekes
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High School Equation vs Identity: Why We Differ Both Sides

  • FAS1998
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Graduate A zero knowledge system for voting?

  • Appledave
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Undergrad Polynomials: Theory and Problems to Solve

  • jonas.hall
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Graduate Why Do Common Functions Use Asymptotic Expansion Series?

  • kari_convention
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High School Finite & Infinite: Univerally Accepted Definitions?

  • Erk
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High School How to Properly Use Substitution

  • FAS1998
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High School Synonyms "cardinality" with "carnality"?

  • George Jones
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Undergrad Proof of Addition Reversibility

  • FAS1998
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High School Mathematicians Revive Abandoned Approach to the Riemann Hypothesis

  • jedishrfu
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Simplify expression with laws of indices

  • dmarley
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Angular Velocity - 2100 Revs in 3 Mins - 73.3 Rad/s

  • didaw1
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Graduate What is the optimal solution for the Traveling Doctor Problem?

  • firkser
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Graduate Question about mathematic courses I need

  • billyx3
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Graduate Relating Robotics To Mathematics Of Coding

  • golmschenk
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Graduate Find Parameter Set for N Intersections of 2 Implicit Functions

  • Dovetailed
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Graduate Understanding the Cases for 315p and Proving Abundance

  • Skynt
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Graduate Solving the Multiset Filling Problem

  • mXSCNT
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Undergrad Should Pre-Calculus Classes Introduce Hyperbolic Functions?

  • drpizza
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Trigonometric Question sin^2(180-x) cosec(270+x) + cos^2(360-x) sec(180-x)

  • Yazan975
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High School Parabola and Hyperbola Question

  • DaveC426913
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Graduate Solving trigonometric equation

  • Nopollution
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Undergrad A set of algebraic operations producing unique results based on order?

  • KingNothing
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Undergrad Managing Workload and Vacation for Analysts: A Complex Production Scenario

  • drm04
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Graduate Is there any theory that can be modeled in any type of space?

  • Suekdccia
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High School Is 3x=15 Really That Hard to Solve?

  • koiuuuuuuuuuuu
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Undergrad Intersection of ellipses and equivalent problems

  • Gerenuk
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Investment Decisions: Help w/ Questions 3-6 Needed

  • markuswong
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Undergrad Quadratic equation of two variables

  • LagrangeEuler
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Puzzles and exercises to improve mathematical and spatial intelligence

  • Aleoa
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Undergrad FiveThirtyEight Assess their Accuracy

  • BillTre
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Prove identity (sinx+cosx)/(secx+cscx)= sinxcosx

  • guinessvolley
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Undergrad Number of Solutions of a Nonlinear System

  • Wledig
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Graduate Prove Inequality: 3(ab+bc+ac)/abc + 6abc + 15 ≥ 27

  • LanNguyen
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Undergrad Amazon <=> Google Scholar Mashup? (Or something similar)

  • farleyknight
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Graduate Category theory and Computer Science

  • enigmahunter
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Undergrad Navigating Crowds: Sidewalks & Corridors

  • BenVitale
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Graduate Compensating Robot Arm Deflection for End Weight

  • barry_scott
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Graduate Need help understanding spherical harmonics

  • pamparana
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High School Suggestions, if you would, for a Trig. book.

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