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Undergrad Sum of an Alternating Series
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Undergrad Is long division for a non-polynomic function possible?
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What is the largest real number one can write within 200 characters?
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Undergrad Why degree measure of angles are further divided in min,sec
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Undergrad What non-polynomial functions can be "factored"?
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MHB What Are the Real Solutions for This Equation?
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MHB Find Min of $\frac{a(x^2+y^2+z^2)+9xyz}{xy+yz+zx}$ for $x+y+z=1$
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MHB Changing subject of formula help sites
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Insights Perfect Secrecy and the Unbreakable Cipher - Comments
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High School Logarithm of Napier, constant "e"
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High School How do you get cos{(a+b)}=cos{a}cos{b} - sin{a}sin{b}?
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Undergrad Why Are Longitudinal Lines Perpendicular to the Equator?
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MHB Finding Integer Roots of $h+k=2016$
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MHB What Is the Transformation Test in Mathematics?
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Undergrad Frequency of a constant function
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High School Test Yourself: The Married Problem - 80% Get Wrong?
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MHB Solve Quadratic Equation: 2E(S+Wn)2
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MHB Triangle Challenge: Evaluate $\cos \angle B$
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MHB Solve for x: 4^(x-5) = 7^(2x-1) | Equation Help
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High School Consecutive integers, each relatively prime to some k
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High School Volume Hypersphere: 4D Sphere Equation
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High School What does this Change in Representing a Function mean?
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MHB Anatomy of piece-wise functions
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High School Solving for b in C = sqrt(a^2 + b^2)
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Undergrad Solve Car Talk's "Dollars and Envelopes" Riddle
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High School Is there a specific way to pronounce subscripts in symbols?
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MHB [ASK] Height of an Icosahedron
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Undergrad Calculate top of curve, and the time it takes to get there
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MHB Can This Trigonometric Inequality Be Proven for All Real Numbers?
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MHB Equal graphs polar and rectangular
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MHB Inequality: $(1+a)^7(1+b)^7(1+c)^7 > 7^7 a^4b^4c^4$
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MHB Which is Greater? $\cos(\cos 1))$ vs $\cos(\cos(\cos 1)))$
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MHB Expressing Vectors in x-y Coordinates & Calculating Magnitude & Direction
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High School Reading Legendre's Elements of Geometry
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Undergrad How can we use a base e system to count and represent numbers?
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MHB Maximizing the Expression with $a+b+c=2012$
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High School Looking for internet famous math prob on dist law.
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High School Imaginary number manipulations
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Banished to a deserted island and FLT
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Undergrad Creating a formula for the cost of pollution through time
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Can Equations Be Purely Aesthetic?
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Graduate Angle Trisection: Learn a New Solution Here!
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MHB Perfect Cube & Square: 5-Digit Number
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MHB Percentage question reall EASY for you.
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MHB Math Notation: How to explicitly specify the domain of a function symbolically?
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MHB Trigonometry mountain assessment problem
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Undergrad What are the necessary trig functions for finding the rotation formula?
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High School Quadratic term's relationships
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MHB Max Value of a: Positive Integer Solutions
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Undergrad How to Define a Shape Based on Variables
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MHB Evaluating Sum Compute: n+1 Roots
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High School Why Solve Quadratics? Practical Examples of Their Use
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MHB [ASK] Distance from the Upper Base to the Center of Dodecahedron
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MHB Need to know the official name of these type of fraction problems
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Is Being a Math Major Really That Difficult?
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Undergrad Is this a fair description of mathematics (in one sentence)?
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MHB Transpose Formula: Solve x=7-2y | Get Help Now
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Undergrad What is Determinisitic Operations Research?
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Undergrad Alternative Ways To Find The Remainder of A/B?
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Undergrad Prove that A:B is greater than C:D?
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Graduate Question about continued fraction representations
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MHB Finding Angle C in Triangle ABC
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MHB Is tan(36°) always equal to √(5-2√5) for regular pentagons?
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MHB Solving Polar Form of $\sin x$: Simple Equations
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High School Need help with algebra in proving kinetic energy is not conserved
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MHB What is the last odd digit in the factorial sequence?
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Undergrad What are some cool parametric equations for a butterfly curve?
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MHB How can you maximize a trigonometric expression?
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MHB Arithmetic and geometric sequence
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High School What Determines the Placement of Orange Circles in This IQ Test Pattern?
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Undergrad Optimizing Prisoner Strategy for the Hat Riddle: A Simple Solution
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MHB Can the Polar Form of $y=x^3$ be Plotted on W|A?
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MHB Inequality of logarithm function
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MHB Combination of field and particle methods for fluid dynamics
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High School Heard of Another Kind of "Rational" (Fraction) Addition?
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MHB Inequality Challenge: Prove $\ge 0$ for All $a,b,c$
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Undergrad Can a Cat Catch a Mouse Running in a Circle at the Same Speed?
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MHB Inequality Challenge: Prove $\sum_{1}^{n}$
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Undergrad Geometrical Problem: What is the Value of DC?
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Undergrad Solving a Tricky Nonlinear Equation System: A Quest for Closed Form Solutions
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MHB Is This System of Equations Impossible to Solve?
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MHB Can you factorize this trigonometric expression?
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High School Reducing Fractions: Learn the Basics and Get Answers
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Undergrad General formulae for the roots of a cubic equation
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Undergrad What is the surprising function discovered in these equations?
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Undergrad List of quantitative methods for optimization
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MHB Find the sum of the first 17 terms of the arithmetic series
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MHB Solving $3p^4-5q^4-4r^2=26$ for $p,q,r$
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MHB Find the 79th term in the sequence
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Insights The Monographic Substitution Cipher: From Julius Caesar to the KGB - Comments
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Interview with a Mathematical Physicist: John Baez Part 1 - Comments
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Undergrad Creating a Discontinuous 3D Function for Quantum Dots
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MHB Find the Value of $f(102)$ for $f(x)$ of Degree 100
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Undergrad How many combinations of unique arrangements are there?
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What is Pi Day and why do nerds celebrate it?
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