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Undergrad Sum of an Alternating Series
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MHB How Much Does the Dessert Store Make from Three Muffins and Four Cakes?
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MHB How Can the Sine Rule Help Determine Lengths in Irregular Shapes?
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MHB What is the length of x in this triangle?
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MHB Area of Triangle ABC: Find the Answer Here
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MHB How far does the tip of the hour hand move in 3 hours?
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MHB Solve exponential equation x^4 = (5x+6)^2
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High School Anonymous 4Chan User Proves a 25yr old Math Problem
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MHB Forecasting Automotive Sales: Choose the Best Approach for Accurate Results
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MHB Quadratic application question what was the jets speed from Bangkok to Tokyo
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MHB Linear Velocity Calculation in Low Earth Orbit
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MHB How Much Equity Is Needed for Buying a Second Property?
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High School Recursive sequences - notation question
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MHB Find Zeros of $2x^3+5x^2-28x-15$ with Synthetic Division
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MHB Ask a Forecasting Question | Get Answers Here
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High School Understanding the Evolution of Binomial Coefficient Notation: Old vs. New
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MHB Find Length X in Triangle: Learn How to Calculate It
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MHB What is the minimum value for x in this triangle with angle bisectors AD and BD?
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MHB How Do You Solve cosh(x) = 3 for x?
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High School Does Squaring 0.999... Always Result in 1?
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MHB How to Expand cx(x-l) into a Fourier Series?
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MHB How can we use hints to prove divisibility of Fibonacci numbers?
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MHB How to Use Elliptic Curve Cryptography to Find Inverses and Points on the Curve?
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MHB How many ways can the captain arrage her schedule?
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MHB Show that 5 does not divide L_n
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MHB Show congruence with Lucas sequence
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MHB How do you solve a goofy exponent problem using logarithms?
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MHB What is 1^21 + 2^21 + 3^21 + ......... + 18^21 in mode 19?
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MHB Garden Materials Help: Calculate Circumference, Perimeter, Areas & Costs
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MHB Exponential Equation solve 54⋅2^(2x)=72^x⋅√0.5
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Undergrad What are the differences between Sierpinski/Vicsek fractals?
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MHB Garden Materials Calculator: Calculate Area & More
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Undergrad Can we have modulo a negative number?
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MHB Math Major: Understanding "Mathematics
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MHB Trigonometry lighthouse boat problem
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MHB Finding Squares in a Square Box: n > 1
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MHB System of three equations x^2 + (xz) - y - z = 0
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High School Cool Interactive Video on Quaternions
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MHB Difference Between Math Courses
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MHB Can You Solve x|x+2|<5 by Subtracting 4?
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Graduate Is it possible to locate prime numbers through addition only
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MHB How to Solve the Absolute Value Inequality x|x-3|<-1 for 3x+1?
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High School Geometric meaning of signs in multiplications
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Undergrad Number Pattern: 121 --> 111211 --> 311221
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High School What values of m as a function of q satisfy this trigonometric equation?
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MHB Absolute Value Equation |3x - 2|/|2x - 3| = 2
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MHB Solve Absolute Value Equation |x^2 - 2x| = |x^2 + 6x|
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MHB Logarithm properties in functional equations Show that f(1/a) = -f(a)
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MHB Solve Absolute Value Equation |(2x + 1)|/|(3x + 4)| = 1
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MHB Find ab if log_b(a) = log_a(b)
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Memorable quotes from mathematicians & physicists
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MHB The Limited Logarithm: Why x Can't Be <= 0
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MHB Logarithm inequality divide an inequality by a negative value
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MHB Compute the grade point average (GPA)
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MHB Bernoulli's Equation: Solving Complex Problems Easily
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MHB Area congruence in two quadrilaterals
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MHB How can the residual capitalization problem be solved with three factors?
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MHB *finding zero of order 4 polynominial
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High School Triangle of Powers: Revolutionary Math Notation
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MHB DeMoivre's Theorem express (sqrt(2)/2 + sqrt(2)/2 i)^8 in a+bi form
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MHB Inequality - solve in at least two ways
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MHB How to solve Chinese Remainder Theorem
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MHB Unit Circle Problems solve cosW=sin20, sinW=cos(-10), sinW< 0.5 and 1<tanW
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MHB How Can You Draw a Square with Only 3 Lines?
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MHB Write 17 x 4^4 with respect to base 4
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MHB Pressure and Force - Fluid Dynamics
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MHB Convert r=7cos(theta) into a rectangular equation
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MHB Intersection points of two quadratic functions
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Undergrad Bayes Theorem Redux: Self-Correcting Probability of Correctness
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MHB Solve the ANUTter Puzzle: 5 Matches & 2 = 6
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MHB System of congruences, not relatively prime moduli
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MHB Convert another equation x^2+y^2=4 to polar form
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MHB Convert equation 8x=8y to polar form
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MHB Did My Math Professor Really Not Teach Us How to Solve sec(3θ)−2=0?
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MHB Angles in congruence triangles
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MHB Use double or half angle formulas
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MHB Solve sin(x)-1=cos(x): Step-by-Step Guide
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MHB How Much Did Each Computer Cost Before Finance Charges?
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High School Is there a way to find the integer representation of a real number?
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High School What exactly is this concept called? -- Finding "?" in x^2+16x+? to get (x+8)^2
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High School Solving Elevator Game: A Formula for Any Params
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High School Force Resultant is equal to the sum of the components -- why?
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MHB What are the Benefits of Pet Ownership?
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MHB Prove 1 & 2: Bisector Properties of Angles
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MHB Inequality with fractions solve 2/(x^2−1)≤1/(x+1)
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MHB How can the equation be modified to create a perfect ellipse on the graph?
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MHB Solve Prove by Induction: 3^2n+1 + 2^n-1 Divisible by 7
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MHB Law of Sines in Polygon Construction - Goals & Benefits
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Graduate Prove by mathematical induction Σ(1/[(2k-1)(2k+1)]=n/(2n+1)
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MHB Understanding the Relationship between Angles & Diagonals in a Polygon
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High School Is the following fact significant? (the factorisation of A^3 +/- B^3)
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MHB Angles & Diagonals of a Pentagon: Explained
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MHB Rules for Finding the Base of a Exponential Function?
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MHB Rearranging Formula, making x the subject from y=5(x+3)
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Undergrad When was the first time the abbreviation "RSA" appeared?
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News What Are the Odds of Finding a Car License With Triple 9
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MHB Plotting y=x^1/3 - Why Different Results?
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MHB Trigonometric inequality: sin (1/(n+1934))<1/1994
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