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Undergrad Sum of an Alternating Series
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MHB Integral of sine = 27/2+ln^2(2)+ln(2)
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Undergrad Limit of Extension: Can Function Have Different Limit?
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MHB What is the current in a wire loop outside a solenoid with a changing current?
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MHB Explaining Number Systems to Students: Ideas & Solutions
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MHB Challenge problem #1 Solve 2x^2y^2−2xy+x^2+y^2−2x−2y+3=0
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Graduate Looking for a method of solution/inversion for x*Tanh[x]
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MHB How to Verify the Complex Integral Equals π/(1+n)?
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MHB Solving for Slit Width-Wavelength Ratio at $\pm90°$ Diffraction Pattern
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MHB Calculating real world Liquid gas values
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MHB The Chromatic Number of the Plane is at Least 5
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MHB Rearranging simple equation by making x the subject: 205 = ((4*pi*x*f)/c)^2
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High School Mistake in my complex exponentiation: where?
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Undergrad Long math equation for my sister's 25th birthday please
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MHB Find position vector using midpoint of two other vectors
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Is Math Certain? Biochemistry Senior Seeks Answer
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MHB Geocaching: Solve a+b=c c/b=b/a Problem
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MHB Need help figuring out how to calculate new calendar
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MHB Can you help me solve (3-2/3)(1-5/7)?
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MHB Finding last digits of 983389^389
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MHB Find Probability of Male Mouse Given Gray: 8 Mice, 3 Males
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MHB Carl Sontag's Interest & Discount Note Comparison
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MHB Can the Partial Sum of a Difficult Series be Solved with Induction?
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MHB Left-Tailed Test Rejects Null Hypothesis at 0.05 Level
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MHB Fish Pond Challenge: Show Equilibrium Variation with $R_f$
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MHB Max Horizontal Displacement of Projectile and its Velocity at T
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Undergrad Explaining the size of a water molecule
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High School Find the missing energy value given a set of data (Hypothetical question)
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MHB Need Help with finding the area of this figure
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MHB What is the maximum death rate I should allow?
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Undergrad Sinusoids as Complex numbers (multiplication query)
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MHB Exponential Functions Problem, find k and a in f(x)=ka^(−x)
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MHB How Many Rolls of Dice to Get Sum 12?
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MHB Solve Logarithms Problems: Find Profit & Interest Rate
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MHB Bridge Game: Does Luck Matter?
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MHB Find the probability that each group has an equal amount of odd and even numbers
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MHB A hard integral gives a simple closed form, π/(4a)^3
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MHB Finding the Distance from Point P to AC on an ABCD.EFGH Cube
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MHB How to know if plane is perpendicular to another plane?
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MHB Confusing answer from Wolfram Alpha
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Undergrad Why is the Signal from a Discrete Fourier Transform considered periodic?
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Undergrad Area between two closed curves
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What are Some Effective Online Resources for Learning Math?
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MHB What is the probability that he is having pizza?
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MHB Calculating G's Distance from BH on an ABCD.EFGH Cube
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Undergrad What number classification does i*e, or i*sqrt(2) belong to?
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MHB What Is the Distance Between Lines HO and PB in a Cuboid?
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MHB Find the ratios of the areas of the four regions
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High School Number of palindromes made of n digits
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Undergrad When does an inequality indicate a maximum or minimum value?
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Undergrad Why tan x=x as x approaches 0?
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MHB Trigonometric product challenge
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MHB Large Prime number unable to compute
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MHB Variation of the shared birthday problem
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Undergrad Periodic Functions: Meaning of 1-Periodicity
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MHB A logarithm formula involving the mascheroni constant
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MHB Find the best function grouping with an iterative method
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MHB What Is the Correct Equation for the Tangent of a Circle at a Given Point?
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Normalization of Bessel functions of the first kind
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MHB [ASK] Tangent of a Circle (Again)
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MHB Converting USD 1 to £ s d in 1927: Formula & Calculation
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MHB Contradictory Scalene Obtuse Tn Heights
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What is the Collatz Conjecture and How Can High Schoolers Have Fun With It?
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Undergrad Improper Integrals: Definite & Indefinite | Bounds -1 to 1
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MHB Is \(\theta=360^\circ-\beta\) When \(\sin(\beta)=\frac{1}{3}\)?
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MHB [ASK] Reflection of a Line by Another Line
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MHB Reflecting B(3,-1) on Line g: 4y + x - 15 = 0
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MHB Circle Equation: Solving for x^2 + y^2 + Ax + By = 0 w/y=4/3x
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MHB Probability of winning a point on serve in tennis
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MHB Angular speed of 2 pulleys on a belt
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MHB How do you calculate the area and arc length of region ABCD using given values?
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MHB Ratio of areas of squares - Challenging problem
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MHB What do you call this type of problem?
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Undergrad Interpretation of the Fourier Transform of a Cauchy Distribution
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MHB Probability of Spin Resulting in Even # or <4
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MHB What is the probability of selecting two males given that both are grey?
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MHB Can You Outrun a Velociraptor in a Circular Enclosure?
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MHB What is the resultant force and angle for two forces acting on an object?
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MHB Evaluate the definite integral x/√(e^x+(2+x)^2)
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MHB Conditional Probability and Venn Diagrams
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MHB Help with Math Homework: Conditional Probability - 19/30
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Graduate How Can a Monotonic Spatial Function Uniquely Map 3D Integer Coordinates?
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Undergrad Is there another way that these statements can all be true?
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MHB [ASK] What is the area of the wall?
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MHB Quadratic Equation Help: Find 3 Points to Determine Answer
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Undergrad How Can Jensen's Inequality Be Used to Prove a Vector Magnitude Relationship?
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MHB [ASK] find abc if a^2bc^3=5^3 and ab^2=5^6
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High School Characteristics of the parent logarithmic function
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MHB F(x) = x2-7 and g(x) = x- 3, find (f º g )(x) [2]
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Quick question about linearization using the small angle method
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MHB Skype is a communication software and a notebook is a small portable computer.
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MHB Math Resources for Beginners: Learn with Ease
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MHB What is the axis of symmetry of quadratic function f(x)=-2x^2-(1/2)
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MHB What is the tv screen area in square inches of a
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MHB Is 2/3 Always the Same as 4/6?
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MHB Solving radical equations x√3+x√2=1
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MHB Simple algebra solve (1-x)(1-0.03)^2 = 0.667
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MHB How would I prove this by induction?
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