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Undergrad Sum of an Alternating Series
Undergrad Can students taking engineering maths cope with the physics maths?
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High School Visualizing Sine and Cosine on a Unit Circle: Accurate or Not?
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High School Win 1 Million Dollars: Pick the Right Door
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High School What Makes 100%? What does it mean to give MORE than 100%?
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High School Lenth of line around an object?
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High School Is 0.999 Repeating 1? Debate & Opinions
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Undergrad A Parabola and Ellipse question.
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Undergrad Max Product of a Set of Numbers with Sum of 100
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Graduate Reconciliation (permutation, parity)
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Unlock the Mystery of 1961 & Find a 6-Letter Perfect Word Divisible by 11
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High School Counting with 4 4s: From 0 to Infinity
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Undergrad For you maths-people as I'm confused.
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High School What is the proof of d(x2)/dx = x?
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High School Why do calculators give a math error for sqrt(-1 * 1)?
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Graduate Is (2n-1)! Always a Square Modulo 2n+1?
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Graduate Polynomial system, apparently for real champs
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Graduate Is Geometric Algebra the Same as Algebraic Geometry?
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Graduate Plane Maps and Planar Graphs: A Mutual Relationship?
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High School You have 2 boxes and 20 balls riddle
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Undergrad Finding Values for k in f(x) = 2x^3+7x-3
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Undergrad Why is Mathematics the Universal Language of Science?
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Undergrad What is the best strategy for the ministers to survive in the king's hat game?
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Ever Heard of Strange Number Systems?
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Undergrad What is the probability of drawing a black marble in this puzzle?
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High School Drawing perperdicular to existing coordinates
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High School The Next Number in the Pattern: 312211
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Graduate Math Aesthetics: Is Beauty Intrinsic or Subjective?
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Undergrad What are the E, pi, phi constants relations
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Undergrad Relationship between triangle and golden ratio
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High School Square Root of Pi: Is it Possible?
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High School Why Does 0! Equal 1? A Puzzling Question Explained
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Undergrad Is There a Hidden Connection Between Mathematics and Aesthetics?
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High School Two lines intersect at three points?
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Undergrad What will the following formula go ?
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High School Circle's degrees cannot are not comparative to all polygon's?
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High School What Are Parallel Lines in Geometry?
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High School What is the meaning of M (slope) and b (y-intercept) in math?
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Undergrad Unsolved Mystery of Prime Numbers: Why Is It So Hard?
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Download MatrixVB.dll Library for Visual Basic Free
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Undergrad Finding the Ratio of Areas in a Circle Arrangement
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Undergrad I've created some new formulas in trigonometry (perhaps)
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High School How do rigid motions connect to tessellations?
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Undergrad What are Some Good Books on the Theory of Order and Chaos?
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High School Parabolas and Infinity: Why Do Parabolas Close at Infinity?
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High School Really need some help on Quadratic Formula's ect
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Undergrad How can i figure out fractions to decimals with different bases?
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High School Which of the following sets of points would give functions?
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High School Help with Simple Math Problems
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High School Why Am I Struggling with Sin and Cos Problems Before My Math Exam?
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Undergrad General Form of Circle Equation
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Undergrad How do you do a combinatorial proof?
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Undergrad Any good book about mathematics?
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Sci/Maths Mnemonics: Funny/Memorable
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Undergrad Solve Quadratic Programming Problems - Get Help Here!
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Undergrad Solving 4-Link Suspension Angles Without Knowing "Crap"
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Undergrad Prove the Equality of Perpendicular Lines in a Parallelogram
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Undergrad Math Formula Needed to Calculate Sequences
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High School Graph Parabolas: Quadratic Equations Explained
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High School How do you graph y=3x-2 and identify points on the graph without using a prefix?
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High School Ready Reckoner: What Is It & What Is Its Purpose?
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Who Is Considered the Greatest Mathematician Ever?
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High School How Do You Differentiate Between Polynomial and Rational Algebraic Functions?
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High School Calculating Total Surface Area of a Pool with Varying Depths
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Graduate Logical Entailment: Understanding F $\models \omega$
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High School The Mystery of Sigma: What It Is and How It Works
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Undergrad Calculate the central angle of a regular dodecahedron
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Undergrad Understanding Logs: Learn How to Calculate Log_10(n)
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High School Need help with simple math problem
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High School Where Can I Find Articles on Famous Mathematicians and Their Work?
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High School How to Convert Fraction to Decimal: 3/8
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Undergrad How to Find the Ratio in a Geometric Progression with Non-Consecutive Terms
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Undergrad Brain Teaser #92: Solve Fibonacci Puzzle
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High School Create 4 4s to Make 35 37 39 & 41
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High School Brain Teaser #93: Solve the Chessboard Knight's Puzzle
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Graduate Brain Teaser #91: Brain Thumper #5: How Long is the Average Break?
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Graduate Brain Teaser #84: Ancient Laurasian Formula & Numerical Sequences
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Undergrad Brain Teaser #90: Find the False Stack of Coins
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High School What does it mean when math and reality don't align?
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Graduate How can deleting specific digits affect the bounds on the harmonic series?
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Are Solutions to Zeno's Paradoxes Satisfying?
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Undergrad Creating Trig Tutorial: Are You Ready to Master Trigonometry?
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High School Cartesian Co-ordinates and Polar Co-ordinates
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Undergrad Are prime numbers truly random or is there a hidden pattern?
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Is There a Website for Beginner Mathematicians to Share and Discuss Their Work?
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High School Step by Step rearranging with square roots
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High School Determining the Cheaper Option: Airport Taxi vs. Limousine
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High School Quick problem to do with powers
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Undergrad What really matters in problem solving?
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Graduate Brain Teaser #89 Brain Thumper #4: Inclusive PR System Key Threshold
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High School Find the Acute Angle Formed by Line y-(sqrt(3))x+1=0 & x-Axis
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Undergrad Permutations of the letters a, b, c, d, e, f, g
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High School Quadratic function - x-intercepts?
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High School Whether or not infidecimal numbers existed
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Graduate How Long is a Mayan Minute?
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High School Another play with numbers website
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High School Combining functions - just another check
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Undergrad How Do I Find the Decryption Function for C = (7M + 9) mod 26?
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Undergrad Circle eqauation - can ne1 double check my work
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Undergrad Finding Coefficient of x^25 in (2x - (3/x^2))^58
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Undergrad Solving Trig Problem: 4 Tangent Circles, Find Shaded Radius
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