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Undergrad Sum of an Alternating Series
High School Summation Rules: What Happens When k=0?
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Undergrad Help creating a coordinate system for a robotic arm
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Undergrad What would Math Lecturers score on the Putnam?
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MHB Rationalize expression (5+2√6)/(7+4√3)
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MHB What is the most motivating way to introduce primitive roots?
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Undergrad Math papers to learn how to do new Mathematics
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Undergrad What is the most motivating way to introduce primitive roots
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MHB Tricky equation a^2 = k(k-u)(k-v)(k-w) where 2k = u+v+w
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MHB Find ∠A & ∠C in Triangle Geometry
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Undergrad Can the Ionians continue counting indefinitely while following their four rules?
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High School Maximize Happiness: Find Values of Expenses for Maximum Present Value
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MHB How to Prove a Trigonometric Identity Involving x, y, and z?
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Undergrad What Functions Satisfy f(x)f(-x) = 1?
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High School Cosine or Sine of (angle+angle) always equal to 1?
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Undergrad Derive Pi: An Easy Guide Without Complex Math
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MHB Find the Border of a Pond with an Area of 800 sq. m.
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MHB Why I Get X & Y Mixed Up When Plotting Graphs
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High School Polynomial degree and root relationship
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MHB Securing n Sheets with Thumbtacks: Can You Prove My Conjecture?”
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Undergrad Name those trigonometric functions
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MHB Solving Evaluate 3 * sqr(2): Understanding the Method
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Math Pet Peeves: Share Yours Here!
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MHB Calculate Length of Median on Trapeze (48 cm)
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MHB Find Rhombus Angles: 360º & 22º30
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MHB How to Calculate the Diagonal Length of a Parallelogram?
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Undergrad Factoring a quartic polynomial over the reals
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Graduate Under what topic can I ask about optimal control
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Graduate Euler Angles Transform: Rotating a Body in 3D Space
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MHB Solving 4x+6=-10: Confused by -10?
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High School Area of a circle without calculus
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Undergrad Switching to Math -- "If you are the 50th best student in the class"....
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MHB Find side length, cirumference and area of octagon
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MHB Triangle: calculate angle between raised height and angle follower
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MHB Jack's Rhombus Ring Pattern: A Unique Geometric Design
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MHB Electrophiles vs. Nucleophiles
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High School Properties and Behaviors of an Object
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MHB Why is Pi an irrational number?
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MHB Trigonometric-Identity Problem (Quick Question)
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MHB Drawing a pre-defined triangle that touches 3 pre-defined lines at all 3 points
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Undergrad Understanding the Semicolon Usage in Meijer's G-Function Notation
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Graduate You can overfit anything with just one parameter
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Undergrad Linear combination of sin and cos
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Undergrad Would the opposite of a perfect power be called a "root"?
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MHB Secant and Tangent Angles in Circles, finding an arc length.
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High School Are Prime Pairs Ending in 9 or 1 Derived from 20x2-1 Centred 10-Gonal Primes?
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Undergrad Why does the cross product operation adhere to the right-hand rule?
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Graduate Maxwell aphorism about Probability
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MHB Show GCD of x,y,z is 1: Wave Hello!
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MHB How Many Ways Can You Convert an Explicit Function into an Implicit One?
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High School Spending lots of time writing notes for trivial explanations
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Undergrad What Is the Term for Increasing Angle Sides?
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High School Find Perpendicular Forces Given 20 N at 60 Degrees
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High School Finding Radius from chord length and tangent distance
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MHB How to Solve ∛(7+5√2) - ∛(5√2-7) for Junior Olympiad?
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High School Change in scales causing change in gradient?
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MHB Standard formula for solving simultaneous equations of the form ax + by + c = 0
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MHB Solve V1=(V2-u)/(1-uV2/C2) for V2
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MHB Thioester Isomer Count: ${C}_{4}{H}_{8}OS$ - 4 Possibilities
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Undergrad 2D Fourier transform orientation angle
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Undergrad Can Non-Linear Functions Be Converted to Linear Systems?
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Undergrad Any equation that fits in this shape? (variable concavity)
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Undergrad A lot of exercises to understand topics (Math)
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Undergrad Prove that complete graphs are subgraphs
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MHB How many transmitters are needed to secure a 3x4 castle arrangement?
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MHB Challenge problem #4 Is it possible for all n switches to be on at the end
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Undergrad Explanation for parity difference for # of simple graphs
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Undergrad A nonlinear recurrence relation
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Graduate Calculating Distance from Hand Movements in Surgical Procedures
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Undergrad Understanding a Graph Theory Proof
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High School Could someone verify how this simplifies?
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Undergrad Integer Cevians - Equilateral Triangles
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MHB Solve 2^3x+1=32: Find X Using Logs
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MHB Cobb-Douglas Production Function
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High School Optimizing Sum of Non-Abundant Numbers
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MHB Circumcircles Find a formula relating R,R_1,R_2.
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MHB Determine the values of f(6) and g(6)
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Undergrad How Do I Find the Slope and Intercept of this Crystal Formation Experiment?
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MHB Create an equation for the graph using the y = ae^(bx)cos(cx)
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High School Equations vs. Functions Quadratic and Cubic?
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High School Fermat's little theorem proof?
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Keeping track of different mathematical works
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MHB Why is Angle C Assumed to be Acute and What is the Value of Sin C in ∆ABC?
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High School How do you multiply percents on paper
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MHB Stuck solving a complex equation for T
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MHB Write 2.158 radians in terms of Pi
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MHB Geometric Sequence find the 23rd term.
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MHB Challenge problem #2 Show that 5φ^2n+4(−1)^n is a perfect square
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MHB Solve the nth term for the following list: 1/2, 5/6, 1, 1 1/10
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High School Why Does a^2 + b^2 Have No Solution?
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MHB Could there be an error in the proof of the Poincare conjecture?
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MHB Finding Coordinates of Intersection in Parametric Forms
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Graduate New Discovery: τ - Maths on Facebook
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MHB Length of sides of right triangle with 1 angle and 1 side
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Insights Interview with Mathematician Fresh_42 - Comments
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MHB What is the smallest side length BC of triangle ABC with fixed angle and area?
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MHB Find C's Coordinates for Right Triangle ABC
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MHB Precalculus help --> cos2x=3/5 and 90<x<180
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High School Brushing Up Math Knowledge: Basic Trig Questions
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Undergrad Permutation of identical elements
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