General Math Forum

Join in expert discussion on general math topics that are not applicable to the specific categories. This includes topics are usually high school math level. Homework help is available.

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High School Can Infinity Be Considered Even?

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Algorithm: maximize sum of increasing functions

  • Pereskia
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Solve Odd Math Puzzle: a^2+b^2=k(ab+1)

  • mathpleb
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Undergrad Comparing two absolute value equations

  • marksyncm
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Partial Volume of a Cylinder Calculation

  • CivCalc
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Undergrad Proof without words for Heron's formula

  • Let'sthink
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Can the Root Function Solve Inequalities?

  • lfdahl
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How much money did chad spend on the shirt and shoes ?

  • amotta1
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Prove Even Integer is Multiple of 4: Contradiction Approach

  • cbarker1
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Find Last Two Digits of ${2017}^{82}$

  • Deanmark
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Proving Divisibility by 6 Using Mathematical Induction

  • Monoxdifly
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High School What are multiplication and division?

  • Ashish Shukla
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How Can You Memorize Efficiently Like Benoit Mandelbrot?

  • Devil Moo
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Weighted Criteria and comparing different investments

  • rbv27
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What is the difference between a linear spline and a linear B-spline?

  • mathmari
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Second week precal, x^1/2 + 3x^−1/2 = 54x^−3/2

  • cloakndagger
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High School Has anyone seen this logarithmic spiral creation before?

  • dave202
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Find Remainder When Divided by 19

  • Deanmark
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High School Using reference angles to evaluate trig function

  • sparkie
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High School Do numbers derived from successive differences have a name?

  • ktoz
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Arithmetic problem: What is the capacity of each Breaker"?

  • Penguin1
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High School Can Multiple Outputs from a Single Input Help in Constructing Non-Linear Curves?

  • pairofstrings
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High School Divisibility by p^p: A, B, C Sol'ns & More

  • Terry Coates
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High School What are some commonly used mathematical constants and their purposes?

  • pairofstrings
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High School Instant Runoff Voting and How Safe Movies Win

  • jedishrfu
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Biggest science or math pet peeve

  • Greg Bernhardt
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Have You Ever Won a Random Drawing Prize?

  • kyphysics
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Are scientific and mathematical discoveries due to creativity

  • Ricster55
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High School Question about the Delta and Nabla symbols

  • SemM
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High School Sine/Cosine behaving like a linear function

  • Neck
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Why is the Yorke-Kaplan conjecture still unresolved?

  • Joppy
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How Far Will a 30 kg Cart Move in 3 Seconds with a 10 N Push?

  • karush
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Proper method to calculate damage per second for Role Playing Games

  • dillonte
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2.38 throw a glob of puddy straight up toward the ceiling

  • karush
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High School Difference Quotient vs ARC of a Function

  • opus
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GCD Proving Assistance - Get Help Now!

  • Joe20
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High School How Can Trigonometry Calculate Distances in Surveying?

  • OldWorldBlues
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High School Simple Question About Term(s) re: Fermat

  • Janosh89
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Equilateral triangle within a circumscribed circle

  • Yankel
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Is there an other way to show the proposition ?

  • evinda
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Undergrad Can the Double Summation be Simplified?

  • Josie Jones
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Undergrad Teacher needs maths assistance please

  • Laser Eyes
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Undergrad No Way to Solve π(x) from Riemann's Zeta Function?

  • nomadreid
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Is the Calculation for Eb6 Displacement Correct?

  • karush
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Find Integer $n$: Reversed Digits = 999 - Prime < 6000

  • lfdahl
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Undergrad Are Physicists better math puzzle solvers than mathematicans?

  • Pleonasm
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A daredevil is shot out of a cannon

  • karush
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Determine the number of integers for which the congruence is true

  • lfdahl
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Find the smallest A satisfying the inequality

  • lfdahl
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High School What is the fair way to distribute costs and why?

  • davidwinth
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Graduate Movie "Hidden Figures" [Spoilers]

  • russ_watters
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Prove the nested radicals identity √(n−√(n+√(n−√(n+....

  • lfdahl
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High School Where do new math ideas come from and how are they explored?

  • Greg Bernhardt
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Find the maximal value of a^4b+b^4c+c^4a

  • lfdahl
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Eb6 What is the plane’s total displacement

  • karush
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How Does Constant Acceleration Affect Antelope Speed Over 70 Meters?

  • karush
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High School Are These Radian Equations Correct?

  • paulo84
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Find the maximal number of subsets, k.

  • lfdahl
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Leonard Eugene Dickson's story: details?

  • nomadreid
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Graduate Examples of fractal structure in prime partition numbers?

  • Ventrella
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High School Calculating Rod Speeds with Algebraic Formulas

  • demackison
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Solution to the Riemann Hypothesis in plain English

  • Zebobez
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Eb 4.d determine the magnitude and direction of V

  • karush
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High School Why is cos^-1 used in the first example but not the second?

  • PhyiscsisNeat
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Undergrad Primes and Polynomials

  • JimBob81345
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High School Understanding A Middle Ordinate In Terms Of Geometry

  • tomtomtom1
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Undergrad Is this a compound angle? What's the geometric meaning?

  • xXNightEagleXx
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Prove a_0+a_1+…+a_2016>3^(2017)−1

  • lfdahl
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UP.2.33 The jumping flea problem

  • karush
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What is an Integral Multiple of 4?

  • cbarker1
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Undergrad What is significance of eulers number

  • rishi kesh
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High School Radian unit -- Why neglected in dimensional analysis?

  • Mr Genius
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AO+BO+CO≥6r where r is the radius of the inscribed circle

  • solakis1
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Undergrad For every finite integer sequence there's a pattern- source?

  • nomadreid
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High School Which mathematical objects are more common in nature?

  • PainterGuy
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Finding equation from logarithmic graph

  • dsm7272
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What is the Proof for the Trigonometric Sum Identity?

  • lfdahl
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High School Leap Year Issues: What's the Deal with February?

  • Xilus
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Undergrad What is the Proof of an Inequality for Three Positive Numbers?

  • tomwilliam2
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High School Clarification about Fractal Dimensions

  • Tracey3
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High School Finding the Equation to Place RGB=255 128 0 on a Long Thin Shape

  • Wes Turner
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UP 2.1 Rocket Average Velocity

  • karush
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High School Self learn calculus for UK A-levels?

  • member 624364
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Given a,b∈T, a^2−ab+b^2 divides a^2b^2, Prove that T is finite

  • lfdahl
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High School Can multivariate non-negative polynomials always be written as a sum of squares?

  • Danijel
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High School Remainder of polynomial division

  • songoku
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Undergrad [Signal and system] Function with fourier series a[k] = 1

  • Duke Le
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Show, that (7+5√2)^(1/3)+(7−5√2)^(1/3) is an integer

  • lfdahl
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Undergrad What is the name of this field of science please?

  • Jamesgough007
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Not all the roots are real iff a^2_1<a_2

  • lfdahl
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Undergrad What is the structure and purpose of abstracts in math papers?

  • flamengo
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Math Problem Solving: Resources for Fun & Learning

  • Arman777
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Prove a number is divisible by a number?

  • TinaSprout
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