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.

Threads

What is the Factorization of p^3 - q^3 -p(p^2 - q^2) + q(p - q)^2?

  • mathdad
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

High School Algebra Help Needed: Understanding Algebraic Manipulations and Techniques

  • Jehannum
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3
Replies
4

Exponential Equation: If X is one more than twice Y, what is the value of X?

  • ScrewedIre
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Undergrad Has anyone read "Willful Ignorance" by Herbert Weisberg?

  • UsableThought
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Undergrad Question about the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra

  • DaTario
  • · Replies 14 ·
Replies
14

How Do You Solve These Trigonometric Identities?

  • fluffertoes
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Can high school math prove this inequality?

  • solakis1
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

What is the Factorial Expression for (ax + b)^(-1/2) - [sqrt{ax + b}]/b?

  • mathdad
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Can You Simplify This Complex Algebraic Expression?

  • mathdad
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Factoring With Negative Powers

  • mathdad
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Should I Square Both Trinomials in This Factoring Problem?

  • mathdad
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Is Expanding (x - a)^4 Necessary for Factoring 64(x - a)^4 - x + a?

  • mathdad
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

High School Add two functions, same frequency to produce one greater?

  • grahas
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

Finding X & Y Components of Vectors

  • Coder74
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Factoring Fractional Expression

  • mathdad
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Is this the simplified form of (a + b)^3 - 8c^3?

  • mathdad
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4
Replies
4

Can p^4 + 4 be factored? What about x^2 + 1?

  • mathdad
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

How Do You Factor the Fractional Expression [(a + b)^2]/4 - [a^2b^2]/9?

  • mathdad
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Undergrad Test for inconsistency of system of nonlinear equations

  • e2m2a
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Replies
4

Undergrad Solve Mystery of Phi-Based Equation: Help Colin

  • colinbeaton1
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

High School The definition of a straight-line seems circular?

  • Matth.ew
  • · Replies 16 ·
Replies
16

Graduate Understand Convolution, Singularity, Kernel, etc: Math Reading Guide

  • vktsn0303
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Graduate Math Journal with geometric constructions

  • DaTario
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

High School Online Math Resources: A Big List of the Best Websites for Learning Math

  • jedishrfu
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

639.7.6.97 write an equivalent polar equation

  • karush
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Complex wave forms and fundamentals.... Very very stuck

  • JPorkins
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

High School What is the use of simplifying a question in math?

  • pairofstrings
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Few more questions from 6th Grade text onward ,Please help ?

  • kupid
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Whiteboard Compromise: Long-Lasting Markers for Grad Students

  • SrVishi
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Undergrad Why are there no other gamma functions?

  • MAGNIBORO
  • · Replies 8 ·
Replies
8

High School Can negative roots of a quadratic equation for √E be physically acceptable?

  • Alex_physics
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Is Love Simply a Mathematical Equation?

  • masters1
  • · Replies 10 ·
Replies
10

Is 27 - (a - b)^3 a Difference of Cubes in Precalculus?

  • mathdad
  • · Replies 9 ·
Replies
9

Yes, your factorization is correct.

  • mathdad
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

How do I factor this expression: 3(x + 5)^3 + 2(x + 5)^2?

  • mathdad
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Is there more factoring to come?

  • mathdad
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

How do you factor a cubic function?

  • mathdad
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Is it necessary to expand the quantity before factoring the expression?

  • mathdad
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

Graduate Game Theory: Are the payoff functions πi continuous?

  • vonanka
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

What is the domain for the expression 4/[(t - 1)•sqrt{t}]?

  • mathdad
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

How do you factor expressions like 3(x + h)^4 - 48(x + h)^2?

  • mathdad
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

What is the domain for ax^(1/3) + b?

  • mathdad
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

High School Demise of TI and the Rise of Desmos

  • jedishrfu
  • · Replies 9 ·
Replies
9

Square Root vs Cube Root

  • mathdad
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

Irrational Raised to Irrational

  • mathdad
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Is it Possible for an Absolute Value Equation to Equal a Negative Number?

  • mathdad
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

How Can Rational and Irrational Numbers Combine in Arithmetic Operations?

  • mathdad
  • · Replies 16 ·
Replies
16
Replies
4

Approximation for π and sqrt{2}

  • mathdad
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Solve Radical Equation: 5x√2x-3=4

  • blackfriars
  • · Replies 12 ·
Replies
12

What is the volume of the shipping box?

  • mathdad
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

How can I solve more complex exponential equations?

  • mathdad
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Replies
6

Maximize City Kid Earnings: Peas & Carrots

  • zarahzehri01
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Undergrad Why combination and permutation is useless in physics

  • tze liu
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Visual proof log(ab) = log a + log b

  • Ppp1
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

Insights Conceptual Difficulties in the Roles of Variables - Comments

  • haruspex
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

High School What are some strategies to prove trigonometric results

  • donaldparida
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Mastering Word Problems: A Key Skill for Success in Applied Mathematics

  • mathdad
  • · Replies 10 ·
Replies
10

How do you simplify sqrt{12x^7}?

  • mathdad
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Why Isn't the Law of Tangents Taught in High School Trigonometry?

  • mathdad
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Calculating Amount of Pure Acid Needed for Desired Solution

  • mathdad
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

How Old is Lee Based on the Given Mathematical Problem?

  • mathdad
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Finding the Length of the Right Angle Bisector

  • Heatherirving
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Is the Plane MKPN Possible Inside Pyramid ABCD?

  • Lancelot1
  • · Replies 8 ·
Replies
8

Basic Math - Learn the Basics of Mathematics

  • Ande Yashwanth
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

High School Why Must the Expression Inside a Square Root Be Non-Negative?

  • mech-eng
  • · Replies 16 ·
Replies
16

Inequality c≤√[(x−a^2+(y−b)^2+(z−c)^2]+√(x2+y2+z2)

  • solakis1
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

Can you find x using the trigonometry of circle sectors?

  • dmn509
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Infinite Isosceles Triangles w/ Integer Sides & Areas

  • kaliprasad
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Prove √(a^2+b^2)≤ √[(x−a)^2+(y−b)^2]+√(x^2+y^2)

  • solakis1
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

How Hot is 10 Degrees Celsius Compared to 5 Degrees Celsius?

  • Monoxdifly
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

High School Is this plane correctly drawn?

  • momentum
  • · Replies 15 ·
Replies
15

Undergrad How do I rearrange this equation and make x the subject

  • John Connor
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

How do I use inequalities to find f(3) when d is 5?

  • Ilikebugs
  • · Replies 20 ·
Replies
20

High School Factorial and the commutative property of multiplication

  • Terrestrial officer
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

Logarithm Equation: Rewriting log-x to log -x^2

  • Heatherirving
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

Squaring Radical Within A Radical

  • mathdad
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Rules of Exponents (4)^(1/5) * (4)^(1/5)

  • mathdad
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

Calculating the Sixth Root of 3

  • mathdad
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

High School Graph of lines going through the origin

  • mech-eng
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

High School Can You Solve This Simple Geometry Problem with Just a Ruler and Pencil?

  • dextercioby
  • · Replies 23 ·
Replies
23
Replies
5

Determining if a sequence is arithmetic

  • fluffertoes
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

Undergrad Explaining the Vertical Line Feature in Graphing Equations

  • Ned Eterminita
  • · Replies 37 ·
2
Replies
37

Undergrad Bertrand's Postulate and Erdős' Proof

  • Gear300
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Settle a bet between me and my wife

  • velocity_boy
  • · Replies 25 ·
Replies
25

Precalculus Chapter Test Questions

  • mathdad
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

Calculating Volume of Water Flow in a 14mm Diameter Pipe at 2m/s

  • mathdad
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

High School Uses for formulas for sum and product of quadratic roots

  • symbolipoint
  • · Replies 9 ·
Replies
9

What is the Area of a Quadrilateral with Given Coordinates?

  • Ilikebugs
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

High School Can you solve Penrose's chess problem and win a bonus prize?

  • Auto-Didact
  • · Replies 179 ·
6
Replies
179

High School How Can Logarithms Solve for n in This Equation?

  • vcsharp2003
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

Graduate Finite series and product of Gammas

  • ShayanJ
  • · Replies 8 ·
Replies
8

Undergrad The largest n such that K_n can be expressed as the union of

  • Terrell
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

A,B,C,D cocyclic prove AC^2=AB×AD+BC^2

  • Albert1
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Where is Bisector Valley? Uncovering Its Location

  • Ilikebugs
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3