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Undergrad Sum of an Alternating Series
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Undergrad How Do I Solve a Logarithmic Equation with Parameters and Find the Value of x?
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High School Proving (-1)(-1)=1: A Curious Solution
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High School Formal definition of what the symbol 0
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High School What is the secret code for Dr. Kai's computer system?
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Have you ever solved a problem in your dreams?
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Undergrad Constructing an Equation with X, Y, and Z for Desired Result
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High School Circumscribed and inscribed circles of a regular hexagon?
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Undergrad What is the equation for solving for alpha?
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Undergrad Collatz series and noticed a pattern in the lengths
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High School Help with Relative Velocity Maths Vector Diagram
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Undergrad Something brought up in class.
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Undergrad Need help formulating an equation
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Undergrad Moment of inertia of a polygon
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High School How to Slice a Donut into 13 Pieces with Only Three Cuts
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What is the purpose of this NPR feature?
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Undergrad Is There a Formula for Fitting a Sum of Exponentials to Data Points?
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Come on PFers, I need your shoe size
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Graduate Uncovering Unknown Functions: Solving for f(x) and g(x) in Complex Equations
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High School Trigonometry sin cos tan Question
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Undergrad Speed of a 50.0 kg Box Pulled by 1.50 * 10^2 N Force
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High School What is the formula for calculating average power?
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Undergrad Calculating the Coefficient of x^34 in (1+x^2+x^7+x^16)^1000
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Graduate Fox, Sheep, Cabbage problem - revisited
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High School Need Help: Cartesian to Polar Coordinates
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High School Five Rooms Puzzle: Is it Possible?
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High School Dimensional Analysis & Conversions: Metric Units Explained
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High School Can you take a look at this one
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Undergrad Problems involving finding proofs?
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Undergrad Proving N Consecutive Integers Divisible by N
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Undergrad How Can 24 Numbers Be Compressed Into 6 or Fewer?
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High School Solve Ax+By=C Equation for Line through (2,-1) & (4,6)
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High School PLEASE HELP Unit conversion (Volume, Mass, Density)
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Graduate Weird pattern in exponentiation
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Undergrad Prove that the square of an odd integer
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Calculating 2+2: The Answer Revealed
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High School Can Anyone Use Scientific Notation?
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Graduate Student solves ancient math problem
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Someone good at math triangles and circles?
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Undergrad N for 6 is 6*5*4*3*2*1 but what is 6.1 ?
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Undergrad Solving the System of Equations: x^2 + 5y = 30 & x^2 + (y-3)^2 = 9
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Undergrad What is the significance of the relationship between phi and pi?
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High School String of N characters containing M(<N) words
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High School Adding/subtracting in polar coordinates?
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Undergrad Help with Combining Vectors: Find Resultant and Angle
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High School Sig Figs: Solve Mixed Equations and Get the Correct Answer
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High School What are the coordinates of point B?
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High School How to Solve for C and F in a Formula?
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Graduate Attention all graduate math students
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Undergrad Finding the Largest Triangle in a Polygon: Solutions Needed!
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High School Distance Formula: Find JK Distance to Nearest Tenth
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Undergrad Trigonometry Obscurity: Solving Triangle ABC
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Graduate A property of Chebyshev polynomials
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Graduate What is everybody taking this fall?
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Graduate Research Suggestions: Prime Number Distribution
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Undergrad Proving AB is Not Equal to CD in Euclidean Geometry
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Undergrad Equivalent equations and not equivalent answers?
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N/M Got It to Being Self-Sufficient
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High School Elementary math that professors cant solve
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Predict Questions on Teacher Tests
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High School What are the ages of the host's daughters and his apartment number?
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High School Iq test if i have two tetrahedral pyramids
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High School SAT math: is this a valid question?
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Can the mind out think Reality?
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Undergrad Irrationality of Rational Exponents
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Grading Techniques: Final Answer vs. Work Done
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High School Evaluating the Product of Polynomials: (x-a)(x-b)(x-c)...
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Why are Math Professors so Quirky?
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Graphing Calculators Under $100 for Math Students at School
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Undergrad Uncovering the Mystery Behind Football Field Math Facts
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Graduate Question on a problem - Any solutions?
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How to Learn Math and Do Proofs
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High School Geometry: Solving for the Area of Triangle BOC
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High School Calculating area of intersecting circles
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High School Quadratic equation and Radical function
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Undergrad Divisibility of 10 Digit Numbers: 1234567890
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Undergrad Solve the Mystery: Identify the Odd Weight Snooker Ball
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Undergrad Proving (n-1)th Degree Polynomial Representation of n Points
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Graduate Complex, quaternions, octonions,
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Graduate Proving X^-1 is a Function: Demonstration
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Graduate Is this proof of Fermat's Last Theorem actually valid?
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Undergrad Formula for sunset/rise, moonrise/set times and lunar phases
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Undergrad Iron Monger Weighs Goods up to 40lb in 1lb Increments
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High School Solve Quadratic Equation: y^2 - 12y + 32 = 0
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High School Can anyone tell me what is tan 50 in fractions?
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High School Counted the number of handshakes that were exchanged
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Undergrad Can High Powers Revolutionize Data Compression Techniques?
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Undergrad Which is Larger: 300! or 100^300? Need Help Finding the Correct Solution?
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Graduate Was Fermat too bold about her last theorem?
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High School Why is the phase shift for trig functions C/B instead of just C?
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Undergrad What is the Solution to the Polynomial Equation (x+1)P(x) = xP(x+1)?
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High School Help with Quadratic Equations?
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Proof that MIT is crap (if I'm nothing without her)
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Graduate Can Zeta-Function Determine All Fractals or Are Beach Photos Better?
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Undergrad Finding the Heavier Doobie: Determining the Hash-filled One in 2 Weighs
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What does this image reveal about our perceptions?
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High School Help for 15-Year Old Struggling with Pre-Calc
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Graduate A Graph with Closed Paths of Even Lenght is Bipartite?
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Link to little strange Proof it fooled me
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High School What is the best way to learn calculus.
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