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Undergrad Sum of an Alternating Series
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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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Undergrad Cartesian and polar terminology
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Undergrad Is There a Simpler Way to Understand Mathematics?
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MHB Rotate Point p: How to Rotate by 75° Counterclockwise
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Insights What Are Your Favorite Science or Math Blogs? - Comments
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High School Is the square root of 945 irrational?
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High School Get up to speed with the Riemann Hypothesis
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MHB Law of Cosines: Solve for angles given the sides of triangle
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High School Magnitude vs. Size: Understanding the Difference
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MHB What is the Correct Way to Calculate the Area of a Triangle?
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MHB Need Help Solving a Physics Problem? T=____?
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MHB What happens when dividing by a negative in an inequality?
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Undergrad How do Calculators add fractions with different denominators
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MHB How many aluminum atoms can line up across a page?
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MHB Percent Increase what would be the percent increase in the area of the plot?
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MHB Show that set of points form right-angled triangle
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MHB Solve Exponential Equation 4^(5-9x)=1/(8^(x-2) )
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Undergrad Collinear Points: Are (1,0) & (0,1) Aligned?
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MHB Common Multiple, what is the fourth term
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MHB AI-assisted math learning for adult (long-term) beginner
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MHB Problem Solving: No Idea Where to Start? Hints Here
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MHB Perpendicular Bisector: Understanding the Wording
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Undergrad How to Calculate Solar Panel Angle to the Sun?
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Undergrad What is a Single Component Network?
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MHB How much money does Lucy have?
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MHB Finding the Cost of a Gift: Solving a Fractional Payment Dilemma
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MHB What is the missing number in this mathematical puzzle? 423=?
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MHB Distance Travelled: Equation for a,j,p - Solved
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MHB Find the equation of the line through (-9, 2); perpendicular to y= -1
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Undergrad Number of Primes: How Computers Evaluate
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MHB When the temperature when degree Celsius is equal to degree Fahrenheit
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MHB Simplyfying (1+(1/x)/(1+1/x))×(1+(1/x)/(1−1/x))
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MHB Find the possible dimensions for each garden
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MHB (Fractions) How many cookies did Meiling bake
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Undergrad Prove that solid angle of any closed surface is 4pi
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Undergrad How do computers evaluate the GCD of two integers?
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MHB Finding the Greatest Common Divisor of Two Integers
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MHB Raju had 5 times as much money as Ann. How much did Raju have at first?
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MHB Solve for J and B: Junhao & Bala Stamps Problem
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MHB Finding the Inverse of f(x) = x/(x+4)
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MHB Calculating The Nth Rational Number
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MHB Total Profit of the business partners for the year
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MHB How many audiences at a musical
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MHB Can k be equal to 4 in the equation k + 2 = 3^(n)?
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High School Is It a Histogram or a Bar Diagram?
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Undergrad From Geographical coordinates to Cartesian coordinates
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MHB How many boys and girls in a school hall
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Undergrad Informational content in 2D discrete Fourier transform
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MHB What Are the Top Resources for Learning to Prove True Statements?
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MHB Help with periodic Table question, express the area in square meters
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Undergrad Distance between points on a regular tetrahedron
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Undergrad Explaining Coordinate Rotation in Arfken & Weber Chapter 1
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High School Why I think radians should *not* be dimensionless
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MHB Help with Periodic Table Question, don't know what I'm doing wrong.
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High School Issue With Algebra of Logarithms
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Undergrad What are the resources for Pythagorean triples?
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High School Is there a difference between divisor or factor?
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MHB How many stickers does Xinyi have
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Undergrad Can Quadratic Forms Map Integers to Integers?
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High School How to calculate a perpendicular line?
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Undergrad How to calculate angular rotation for a 2D line?
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MHB Number of students in a school event
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MHB Farhan and Junhao score points
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MHB Finding the measure of an angle
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High School What Are the Key Divisibility Rules You Need to Know in Mathematics?
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Undergrad Degenerate Triangles: Questions & Poincaré Conjecture
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MHB Solution: Sharing Cards - How Many are Shared Among 20+ Children?
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MHB How old until Bala's father is three times older
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MHB How old until mother is 4 times older
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MHB How much do 3 televisions cost?
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MHB No problem! Glad I could help.
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MHB Exponents and Variable Equalities
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MHB How Many Books Did Devi Read in a Month?
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High School Why Do So Few Students Use Graph Paper for Math and Science?
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High School What is a Fantastic Function Drawer for Instant Graphing?
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High School Really basic quadratic function problem
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Undergrad Do we consider a point in a coordinate system to be a scalar?
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MHB Will the balls meet at the same position?
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High School Proving a^0=1: Step-by-Step Guide
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MHB Is Conjecture Causing Confusion?
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High School Fourier Transform: Geometric Interpretation?
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High School Symbol ∝ Origin: Uncovering the Mystery
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MHB Domain & Range: Find It on a Graph
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Undergrad Question about a number theory result
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Graduate The 2018 Fields Medal has been awarded....
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High School Division by Zero: Is it Defined?
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High School Partial Fraction Decomposition - "Telescoping sum"
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MHB Make x the subject of 2x/5-3b/4=x+5
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MHB J1.1.6 Suppose a and b are integers that divide the integer c
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High School Angle between resultant and vector
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MHB System of Equation Challenge (a+b)(b+c)=-1
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MHB Why Can't a Right Triangle Have Sides that Add Up to the Area of Squares?
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MHB What was the volume of mango drink in each glass?
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MHB Find the total number of marbles that Ahmad and Weiming have in terms of x.
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MHB Number of students in a class at first
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