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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Undergrad How can I simplify and evaluate this sum using binomial coefficients?

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Undergrad How Can Pirate P1 Maximize His Gold While Ensuring His Survival?

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High School What is the difference between parentheses and brackets in coordinate points?

  • amethystls
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High School Solving Equality w/ 2,3,4,5,+,=: Two Ways?

  • T@P
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Looking for resources to learn logic and derivation

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High School Find Exponential of 6 on a Calculator

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Undergrad What are the axioms of deduction?

  • MathematicalPhysicist
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Undergrad Why are there 2^(2^n) boolean functions for n variables?

  • cepheid
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Graduate Are g(t) = f(t) + f(-t) and g(t) = f(t/2) time variant and non-causal filters?

  • skan
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Undergrad Is X^x = -2 a Realistic Equation?

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High School How Do You Understand Slopes and Calculate Overlapping Areas?

  • skan
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Undergrad Solving Closest Values of x to Zero: Formula to Make it Easy

  • john425
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High School Is the Square Root of 0 Undefined?

  • Alkatran
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Undergrad What is the Shortest Cord Length for Clock to Outlet?

  • PRodQuanta
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High School Quadratic Equation Straight Line

  • roger
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Why Do Some Mathematicians Struggle with Basic Math?

  • Chrono
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Undergrad Solve simultaneous equations with logarithms

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High School How Can Two Equations Have Multiple Points of Intersection?

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Undergrad Finding intersections of a line and parabola

  • bob4000
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High School How do you convert 3cos(2t) + 4sin(2t) to the form Acos(2t - φ)?

  • skan
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High School Why do we equal equations to 0 (zero)?

  • Leo Duluc
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High School What is the solution to this equation involving cats, dogs, and lambs?

  • Bad_Boy_Blue
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High School Understanding Fourier Series Basics

  • Zurtex
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High School When do Big Jesse and Little Jesse's left feet touch down together?

  • GuMdRop
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High School How Can I Isolate the Variable K in a Math Equation?

  • dumb dumb
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Undergrad Identifying a Counterfeit Coin Using a Simple Balance: A Mathematical Challenge

  • Chikawakajones
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Undergrad What is the solution to the Maths Olympiad problem involving sine?

  • Gotcha
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Undergrad Fermat's theorem disproved (not really)

  • theCandyman
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Graduate Show it without using induction?

  • 3.14lwy
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High School Why Does Multiplication of Negative Numbers Yield Positive Results?

  • anuj
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High School How Do You Complete the Square for x^2 + 3x + 4?

  • iNsChris
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Undergrad What is the radius of the table?

  • loli12
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Undergrad Solve Logarithm Equation 7^2x - 5*7^x - 24 =0

  • vt33
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High School PSATs math section tips

  • UESolarElect
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High School Solving the Puzzle: Cow Rope Length in Round Meadow

  • niko2000
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High School Is 0.9~ equal to 1 in mathematical calculations?

  • Gara
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Undergrad How do I find the values of A, B, and C in a polynomial with the given factors?

  • footprints
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Graduate William Lowell Putnam Competition

  • vsage
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High School What is the required speed to average 60 MPH for a car trip with varying speeds?

  • lrandf
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High School What is the purpose of imaginary numbers and how do they work?

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New Number System Allows Pi to be Exact

  • Zuryn
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Undergrad Slicing dice and cutting corners

  • Sariaht
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Undergrad What is the curious relationship between exponential and logarithmic functions?

  • drag
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Graduate Should You Share Your Revolutionary Science Theory Online?

  • TK
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Graduate Math courses for next semester.

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Undergrad Numbers with Non-Decreasing Digits

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Graduate Lucas-Lehmer Test for Mersenne Primes

  • Zurtex
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High School How Are Logarithms Applied in Physics?

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Undergrad Simplifying (1/(x√(1+x)) - 1/x) to evaluate at x=0

  • SyntheticVisions
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High School Mastering Math Identities: Clear and Comprehensive Guide for AS Level Students

  • iNsChris
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Undergrad Solving for f in f(f(x)) = 2x^2 - 1

  • Xamfy19
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High School Why does solving a radical equation give two solutions when only one works?

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High School Thousand locker problem: how many lockers end open?

  • PRodQuanta
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High School Which switch controls which light bulb when you can only check once?

  • Minty
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What is a problem that would have been hard to solve without a slide rule?

  • TheShapeOfTime
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Undergrad Solve for A and B in fraction expansion

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High School How can I stay motivated to learn math?

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Undergrad Prove parallelograms ABCD and AXYZ have equal area

  • galois427
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Undergrad All n-variable combinations can exist within a word

  • Sariaht
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Undergrad Factorizing x^(3/2) + a^(3/2) using the factor theorem

  • ThomasJoe40
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Undergrad What classes did you mathematics majors take?

  • Chaotic42
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High School Proof of 10^(3^4) = 100 Googol Googols

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High School Solving tan(2A) = cot(40°) and cosec²(x) = 1

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Why doesn't mathematics have a Nobel Prize category?

  • gravenewworld
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High School Geometry and Discrete Math Links

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Undergrad What is the height of the chimney?

  • Rocko
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Undergrad Why do computer circles appear jagged when zoomed in?

  • Zuryn
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High School How Do Changes in a, b, and c Values Affect the Graph of a Quadratic Equation?

  • roger
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Undergrad Equation of the line joining A(-1, 9) to B(6, 12)

  • omicron
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High School What resources does NIU offer for mathematics?

  • fourier jr
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High School How Can I Stop Making Silly Mistakes in Math Tests?

  • Dooga Blackrazor
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Undergrad How many pairs of positive integer a, b

  • omicron
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Undergrad Finding a for x^10 + ax + 1 = 0 with reciprocal solutions

  • galois427
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High School Why Can't I Solve These Seemingly Simple Math Problems?

  • Frustrated
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Undergrad Rotating a Vector [x0,y0,z0] in an XYZ Frame

  • kepler
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Graduate Solve Polynomial Equation for Real a

  • Derivative86
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Undergrad Find all positive integers c such that it is possible to write c = a/b + b/a

  • Derivative86
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Undergrad Solve X-(S+P-C)E^RT+D*E^RT=0 and Isolate C

  • qtiphife
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Do You Get Judged For Being a Math Major?

  • Chrono
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High School Calculate what number x needs to be, to make y 0 ?

  • DrWarezz
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Undergrad Solving the inequality x^2+7x>6+2x^3

  • Gughanath
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High School Independent study on Logarithms

  • TheShapeOfTime
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Undergrad What is the significance of the repeating pattern in a circle of numbers?

  • soeren
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High School Find digit P in multiplication 7P5 × 33 = PPPP + PPPP

  • rajesh
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Undergrad Solving Inequality Problem: (|a|+|b|≥2(|c|+|d|))

  • drago
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The Purest form of Abstract thought

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Undergrad What is x if 3 O(x) 5 = 24?

  • Alkatran
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High School Solving (UN)^2=DEUX Math Problem

  • asfd
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High School Math teacher dinner in December with one truthful clue

  • GuMdRop
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High School Can You Solve the Matchstick Puzzle to Form a Tetrahedron?

  • Fredrick
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Undergrad Proof that (2n)/[n(n+1)] is natural for natural n

  • pig
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High School Why does m - (x - n)^2 expand to include 2nx?

  • iNsChris
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Graduate What is the best calculator for a mathematics student?

  • Zurtex
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High School Can You Crack the 14-Digit Number Puzzle?

  • PRodQuanta
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High School Building a 3-Sided Pyramid with 1,050,000 Marbles

  • Derivative86
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High School Why are there 360 degrees in a circle?

  • physicsuser
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High School What is the length of the red line in this geometry problem?

  • Hygelac
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Undergrad What does justify mean in the context of proofs?

  • Phymath
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High School Math Symbol "Enigma" - Does it Represent "There Exists"?

  • Thudso
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High School Is there a real number whose square is exactly 8?

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