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Undergrad Sum of an Alternating Series
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MHB How Does Gauss' Law Apply to Infinite Oppositely Charged Plates?
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MHB Deriving the Voltage Equation: Using Kinematics to Show V=(mv^2/2q)
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Undergrad Understanding the Physical Meaning of Pi in a Circle
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MHB Can you simplify a monstrous remainder problem using modular arithmetic?
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MHB Expression containing coefficients of a quadratic equation
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High School Most Efficient Method for Counting
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MHB Prove $\dfrac{a^3}{c}+\dfrac{b^3}{d}\ge 1$ with Algebra Challenge
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High School Issue with Ramanujan Summation
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MHB Find "h" & "k" Given a,b,c,d,f,g: Method Explained
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MHB Polynomial Challenge: Find Real Solutions
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MHB Equation With Integer Solutions
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High School Generalization of Archimedes' Trammel?
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MHB Prove Inequality of $x$ and $y$ with $x^3-y^3=2$ and $x^5-y^5\ge 4$
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Undergrad Does X times 0 always equal 0 or are there exceptions?
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Undergrad Remainders, need Help proving a simple notion
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MHB Where Do the Diagonals of a Parallelogram Intersect?
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Graduate Can a Tree Visit Every Cell in a Cubic Lattice Blindly?
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Undergrad Do we need to think in some other way?
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MHB How do you find the volume of a parallelepiped using its vertices?
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MHB Ratio of the Area of Similar Polygons
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MHB [ASK] Can Abacus be Used to Multiply Two Single Digits?
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MHB Prove Positive Fraction + Inverse is ≥2
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MHB Find the ratio of Alan and Jenny's speeds
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Undergrad Solving complex formulas and higher order polynomials
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Undergrad Can someone define what a tuple is for me?
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High School Divide Chocolates: Division & Fraction Homework for Kids
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MHB Prove the minimum is greater than or equal to 8
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MHB Proving $\frac{a}{b^2+4}+\frac{b}{a^2+4}\ge \frac{1}{2}$ with $a+b=ab$
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High School How do I "step by step" (nx)^2?
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MHB Proving Trig Identity: (Sin2x-tanx)/cos2x=tanx
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MHB How to Solve for x in a Logarithmic Equation?
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MHB Triangle Challenge: Proving Inequality of Sides
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Undergrad Can Rationals Be Factored with Non-Natural Exponents?
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MHB Finding the Maximum Value of n for a Given Equation
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MHB Area and angles of iso triangle given find sides
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MHB Inequality challenge for all positive (but not zero) real a, b and c
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MHB How many Numbers can appear as product?
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MHB Solving Multiples Problems with Distinct Digits
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Undergrad Interesting maths problems -- can you share some?
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High School Unit Circle and Other Trig Questions
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Undergrad Al-Khwarizmi's 6th quadratic case
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MHB Finding Points Parallel to a Plane
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MHB Find solutions in natural numbers
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MHB A line passing through two points
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MHB How can we find the formula of the force?
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MHB Calculating Speed: Solving a Distance and Time Problem
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High School Can someone solve this exponential equation for me?
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MHB Therefore, Kenny scores 31 points in the last test.
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Undergrad Symmetric injective mapping from N² to N
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MHB Comparison between two numbers
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MHB What is the Sum of Roots for $P(x)=x^3-2x^2-x+1$ with $x_1>x_2>x_3$?
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MHB Expressing a ratio as a fraction, decimal and percentage
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Undergrad Rearranging an equation and drawing a blank
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Graduate Solving a Scheduling Problem with Diophantine Equations
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MHB Proof that ax^2 + bx + c has No Rational Zeroes if a,b, and c are Odd
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Graduate Proof of expanded divided difference?
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Undergrad What Is the Term for Models That Can't Scale Accurately in All Ratios?
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High School Which number set does log(0) belong to?
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Undergrad A question regarding "Who is born earlier in time"
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MHB Is 2017^4+4^{2017} a Prime Number?
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Graduate Formula using rational numbers
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MHB Integer Solutions - Solve $a^2+b^2+c^2 + a + b+ c = 1$
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MHB Is $3^{2520}+4^{4038}$ Prime?
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MHB Calculating the Angle between Ship and Rock
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High School Arrange Mathematical Operation Using 0-9 to Match the Post Number
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MHB What is the highest 3 digit prime factor of ${2000 \choose 1000}$?
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MHB What are the uses of the top and bottom beads on a Chinese abacus?
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Graduate What is the Theorem regarding the number of polynomial zeros modulo p and H?
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MHB Completing the square using algebra tiles
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Undergrad Is this an integer programming problem?
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Undergrad Why can't logs have a negative base?
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MHB Finding the Minimum Value of a Parabola: Tips and Techniques
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Undergrad Trigonometry Identity Question
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MHB What to do when "second differences" are different?
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High School Square Root Simplified: Understanding the Result as a Single Nonnegative Number
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Undergrad What is Highest Math Used in Social Sciences?
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Graduate How to treat negative integer factorial function?
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MHB Can You Prove $a > \sqrt[9]{8}$ is a Root of a Polynomial with $1 < a < 2$?
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Undergrad Find Pythagoras Triples w/ Given Hypotenuse
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MHB Finding a^-3 + b^-3; Can someone check if what I did is right?
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MHB Quadrilaterals with diagonals that don't bisect one another
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Undergrad How to calculate the deviation of points from a curve?
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Undergrad Angle vs Time Graph: What is it Called?
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Graduate Is there a way to define the center of an infinite sphere?
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MHB Proving Inequality Challenge: $a,\,b,\,c$ | Real Numbers
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MHB Calculate the area of a triangle knowing its perimeter and 2 heights
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MHB Parabolic Trajectory Of Water Stream
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Insights Why Do People Say That 1 and .999 Are Equal? - Comments
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High School Creating a Grid w/Square Elements for a Cayley Table
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MHB Can Inequality be Proven for Positive Reals a and b?
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High School Is it possible to evenly spaced out objects?
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Graduate Unsolved Mystery: A Diophantine Equation with an Unusual Set of Integers
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High School Few questions about graphing....
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MHB How Do You Simplify Complex Fractional Expressions?
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High School Do people who tend to be great at math suck at statistics?
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Undergrad Proof Practice Ideas: Books, Exercises, & Theorems
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MHB What numbers is Ron thinking of for his Mystery Number?
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Graduate Relationships between the roots
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High School Math ideas for NCCTM Math Fair Contest?
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