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Undergrad Sum of an Alternating Series
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Undergrad How to motivate the study of Fermat's Little Theorem
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High School Factoring a number and prime numbers?
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MHB Therefore, the volume of the rectangular prism is 84 units cubed.
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MHB Proving Perpendicular Motion of Two Colliding Spheres
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MHB Calculate Oxygen Mass at RT & Pressure: 78 cm3
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MHB Quadratics: Quadratic Equations
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MHB Quadratics: How to determine parabola equation.
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High School What is Factoring? Explaining Polynomial Factoring in Detail
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Undergrad What is the purpose of cross multiplication in vector multiplication?
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High School How do you solve this simple problem: (-2)^(n-1) = 2^8
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MHB Why is Water Less Dense than Ethanol?
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Undergrad Is there any solution to the equation x^(0.5)+1=0?
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Undergrad Solving Equations with Surds | Get Help Now
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High School Graphing a*b^0.3=constant: Which Variable Goes on the Y-Axis?
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High School Why is the quadratic expression 20*x^2-1 only divisible by 11,19,29....
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High School How Do Variables and Constants Differ in Mathematics?
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MHB Prove 1/x^2+1/xy+1/y^2=1 has no real solution
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MHB Find A in abcd=A(four digital number) is a perfect square ,given ab=2cd+1
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MHB Square Root: Positive & Negative
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MHB How Much Netting Does Rita Need to Cover a Rectangular Area?
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MHB How Do You Calculate Profit from Selling T-Shirts?
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Undergrad How to Calculate an Offset for Centre of Gravity using Weight and Distance?
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MHB How Many Baseball Cards Could Each Person Have Received at the Stadium?
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MHB Find remainder when (2∗4∗6∗8⋯∗2016)−(1∗3∗5∗7⋯∗2015) is divided by 2017
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MHB Finding Missing Angle Within A Triangle
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Undergrad Can Division by Zero Be Solved in Mathematics?
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High School Math olympiad basic number theory problem
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MHB Defining Prime Factors, Greatest Common Factor, Least Common Multiple
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MHB How many triangles can be proclaimed as right angled ?
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High School Is the Proof for If a Divides b^2, then a Divides b Correct?
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MHB Find Value of $x-y+z$ in $x,y,z \in N$
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MHB How to Solve a Log Equation with Different Bases?
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High School What is a good book to learn about elementary mathematics?
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Undergrad Graph Theory: I understanding the corollaries
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MHB Finding Side Lengths: Where to Begin?
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High School Are Hypercomplex Extensions Like g²=i Practically Useful in Mathematics?
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MHB Scaling : ratio and proportion
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MHB What are the steps to solving simultaneous equations using substitution?
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Graduate Every graph GG containing a cycle satisfies g(G)≤2d+1
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MHB Is MathTV the Number One Online Resource for Precalculus Help?
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MHB I need to find the midpoint of ST
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High School Calculate angles from infomation given
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MHB Useful facts Indeed Finding A Mersenne Prime
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MHB Ratios and proportion: Scaling
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MHB Sum of 2 Primes: 45 - (2 Digit Integer)?
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Undergrad The creation of open problems in Mathematics
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MHB Function - one linear, one rational - is the following True or False
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High School What were the contributions of the hidden figures to the early space program?
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MHB Prove a_n=⌊2^n√2⌋ contains infinitely many composite numbers
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MHB Can the Sum of Two Unknown Variables be Determined with Limited Information?
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Graduate Paper About the Riemann Zeta Function
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MHB What is the formula for calculating pulley diameters and rates of revolution?
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MHB Rectangles & Squares - Finding a Numerical Measure
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MHB "Bearing" question - finding distance between two objects
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MHB The Magic of Algebra: Solving Word Problems with Equations
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MHB How many dimes does Ginger have?
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MHB RSA Explained: Intro for Layman, Number Theory Basics
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MHB Analytic Geometry: Lines Problem
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High School Are All Points on a Sphere Considered Dimensions?
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MHB Solving Ratios & Proportions Questions - Get Help Here!
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Undergrad What resources are there for RSA for the layman?
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MHB HSO4^-1 as Arrhenius & Bronsted-Lowry Acid/Base
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MHB Not that Obvious: Missing Numbers In A Table
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MHB Find a solution using the table
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MHB Expressing a polynomial P(x)=(x−a)^2(x−b)^2+1 by two other polynomials
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MHB How Can You Expand a High-Power Binomial Expression Using a Shortcut Technique?
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High School Retired Statistician Proves GCI Theorem
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MHB Length of Wire and Area of Squares: Solving for the Length of Each Piece
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Undergrad Another negative one equals one proof
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Undergrad Angle between vectors via scalar product vs vector product
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MHB [ASK] Is This Debit Question Solvable?
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MHB What is the Perimeter of Triangle ABC?
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MHB Find y-coordinates of the Points
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MHB Find Center and Radius of Circle
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Undergrad Micromass' big October challenge
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MHB How Do A and B as Roots Verify the Properties of a Quadratic Equation?
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MHB How can language proficiency affect understanding of math concepts?
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MHB What are the 11 General Orders of a Sentry in the US Navy?
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MHB How do we find the sum of the roots in a quadratic equation?
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MHB How Do You Write an Expression for the Cost of Running a Machine?
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MHB Finding a third degree polynomial... stumped
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MHB What are f(0), f(1), and f(-1) in the equation f(x)= 2x^2- 3x+ 7?
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MHB Incircle and circumscribed circle prove :d=√(R(R−2r))
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Undergrad Mathematical proofs, physics and time management
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MHB How to Calculate Equilibrium Price with Given Information?
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High School Are there really 4 fundamental math operations?
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MHB Solving Equation: x = sqrt(3x + x^2 - 3sqrt(3x + x^2))
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MHB Prove Triangle Inequality: $\sum_{cyc} \sin A$
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MHB Which Gas Behaves Closest to an Ideal Gas?
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MHB Explaining Copper(2) Oxide Bonding & ECs
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MHB Which method is easier and why?
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MHB Radical Equation Without Constant
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MHB Distance Across I Don't Know Where to Begin
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MHB How can I solve radical equations using the given hint?
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High School Measuring Length: Accurately Calculate Coastline Length
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MHB Can These Expressions Be Factored Correctly?
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MHB How do you factor (p)^3 - 8c^3 when p = (a + b) and b = 2c?
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MHB Factoring x^2 + 64: Is it Possible?
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