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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High School Labeling Boxes: Apples, Oranges, or Both?

  • bjr_jyd15
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High School Why Did My Math Answer Get Marked Incorrect?

  • UrbanXrisis
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Undergrad How does autofocus work and what math is involved?

  • Dilbert
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High School Does a median in a triangle create two congruent triangles?

  • decibel
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What's wrong with my calculation?

  • Anzas
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Undergrad Boy Outsmarts Terrible and Awful Sons!

  • .....
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Math Test Question: Guess the Answer

  • UrbanXrisis
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Undergrad How do I refute or prove this?

  • Monsu
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High School How do you solve for cos2x = 2 cosx sinx?

  • Maria
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Graduate Hiegher dimensional Mathematics.

  • aekanshchumber
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High School Solving Non-Linear Systems of Equations: A Simple Method

  • bob4000
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Undergrad Composite Functions: Inverse of f o g?

  • Monsu
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Undergrad Absolute quadratic inequalities.

  • Kelvie
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High School Trig Proofs: Websites for Basic Identities

  • quasar987
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High School Finding intersections when one equation has 2y instead of y

  • bob4000
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High School Can I Teach Myself Trig Just by Reading a Textbook?

  • Krazie
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High School Finding the pattern in Dr. Ray's three-number code

  • Casey
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High School The Secrets of Geometry: A Comprehensive Overview

  • chound
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High School Rotating an image 105 degrees on a polar grid

  • mactony
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High School When i have tan2x = 1 i get two angles

  • Maria
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Undergrad What math courses should I take next semester?

  • vsage
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Undergrad Are Proportional Sides Enough to Prove Equal Angles in Similar Triangles?

  • dekoi
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Undergrad Square of n factorial is greater than n to the power n

  • maverick280857
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Graduate Prove that: e^pi > pi^e, without using a calculator

  • Parth Dave
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High School Convert seconds to nanoseconds on a calculator?

  • Arsonade
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High School How can I use 4, 4, and 4 to result in the number 31?

  • turkldo
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Graduate How Did Viete Solve Roomen's Problem in 1595?

  • Ethereal
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High School What does max{x,y} mean in discrete mathematics?

  • bkc82
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Undergrad Solving two unknowns with sine and cosine terms

  • chubsmalone
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Undergrad Elegant Proof of some summations

  • vsage
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High School Can You Crack This Word Substitution Code?

  • Arsonade
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High School How do you solve a quadrilateral when you know all four angles and one side?

  • Physics is Phun
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Are 70% of Statistics Made Up in Arguments?

  • KaneOris
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Undergrad Slighty off topic, but i'm in need of a decent Book

  • Spectre32
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Graduate A bit weird magnetism problem

  • The_Thinker
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High School How to Solve the Equation 1^x?

  • Tombow2558
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Undergrad 5^(n+1) - 1 = 4*5^n + 5^n -1 ?

  • bkc82
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Undergrad How Do I Solve a Logarithmic Equation with Parameters and Find the Value of x?

  • abra
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High School How do you prove (-1)(-1)=1 formally?

  • JasonRox
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High School Formal definition of what the symbol 0

  • abc
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High School What is the secret code for Dr. Kai's computer system?

  • Derivative86
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Have you ever solved a problem in your dreams?

  • hypnagogue
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Undergrad Constructing an Equation with X, Y, and Z for Desired Result

  • mani_narasim
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High School Circumscribed and inscribed circles of a regular hexagon?

  • josephcollins
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Undergrad What is the equation for solving for alpha?

  • physics_dude
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Undergrad Collatz series and noticed a pattern in the lengths

  • Alkatran
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High School Help with relative velocity vector diagrams

  • FateMaster
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Undergrad Something brought up in class.

  • JasonRox
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Undergrad Sum of gross profits over multiple years with constant growth

  • czar13
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Undergrad Moment of inertia of a polygon

  • cigarette
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High School How to Slice a Donut into 13 Pieces with Only Three Cuts

  • terrabyte
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What is the purpose of this NPR feature?

  • MathematicalPhysicist
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Undergrad Is There a Formula for Fitting a Sum of Exponentials to Data Points?

  • Gonzolo
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Come on PFers, I need your shoe size

  • PRodQuanta
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Graduate Finding f(x) and g(x) from composite function equations

  • Kerbox
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High School Trigonometry sin cos tan Question

  • 404
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Undergrad Speed of a 50.0 kg Box Pulled by 1.50 * 10^2 N Force

  • punjabi_monster
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High School What is the formula for calculating average power?

  • Dieter
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Undergrad Calculating the Coefficient of x^34 in (1+x^2+x^7+x^16)^1000

  • FlyingMonkey
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Graduate Fox, Sheep, Cabbage problem - revisited

  • BobG
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High School Converting Cartesian coordinates to polar form

  • Dorita
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High School Five Rooms Puzzle: Is it Possible?

  • discomb
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High School How do I convert between metric units and what is dimensional analysis?

  • chewbocka
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High School Discounted loan calculation at 10% for six months

  • wmosley
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Undergrad Problems involving finding proofs?

  • Alkatran
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Undergrad Proving N Consecutive Integers Divisible by N

  • decibel
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Undergrad How Can 24 Numbers Be Compressed Into 6 or Fewer?

  • Hypercase
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High School Finding standard form Ax+By=C for a line through two points

  • Alkatran
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High School Converting cylindrical pool volume and mass using unit conversion

  • Amil
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Graduate Weird pattern in exponentiation

  • StatusX
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Undergrad Prove that the square of an odd integer

  • Yodums
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Calculating 2+2: The Answer Revealed

  • gabe
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High School How to use scientific notation

  • poolwin2001
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Graduate Student solves ancient math problem

  • Monique
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Someone good at math triangles and circles?

  • Euphoriet
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Undergrad N for 6 is 6*5*4*3*2*1 but what is 6.1 ?

  • tony873004
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Undergrad How many solutions to the system x^2 + 5y = 30 and x^2 + (y-3)^2 = 9?

  • Alkatran
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Undergrad What is the significance of the relationship between phi and pi?

  • Imparcticle
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High School String of N characters containing M(<N) words

  • Vance
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High School Adding/subtracting in polar coordinates?

  • coregis
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Undergrad Combining two vectors to find resultant and angle

  • Baby Einstein
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High School Significant figures in mixed equations with addition and multiplication

  • Baby Einstein
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High School What are the coordinates of point B?

  • xowe
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High School How to Solve for C and F in a Formula?

  • RanCor
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Graduate Attention all graduate math students

  • bfd
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Undergrad Finding the Largest Triangle in a Polygon: Solutions Needed!

  • damrai
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High School Distance Formula: Find JK Distance to Nearest Tenth

  • xowe
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Undergrad Trigonometry Obscurity: Solving Triangle ABC

  • xenogizmo
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Graduate A property of Chebyshev polynomials

  • T.Rex
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Graduate What is everybody taking this fall?

  • fourier jr
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Graduate Research Suggestions: Prime Number Distribution

  • Nebula
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Undergrad Proving AB is Not Equal to CD in Euclidean Geometry

  • Imparcticle
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Undergrad Equivalent equations and not equivalent answers?

  • mewmew
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N/M Got It to Being Self-Sufficient

  • nomi
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High School Elementary math that professors cant solve

  • killerinstinct
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Predict Questions on Teacher Tests

  • Karate Chop
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High School What are the ages of the host's daughters and his apartment number?

  • PRodQuanta
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High School Iq test if i have two tetrahedral pyramids

  • datatec
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High School SAT math question about arranging trees on intersecting lines

  • Zorodius
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