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.

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What are the dimensions of the shapes in this tangram problem?

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Solve for frequency & angle in dispersion equation

  • NiToNi
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Prove the sum of a² and d² is equal the sum of b² and c².

  • anemone
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Undergrad What main branches of mathematics are there?

  • Mathmanman
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Using Substitution to Solve Cubic Equations

  • Harry2
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Undergrad Silly theoretical area question

  • tim9000
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Proving $a^2-3a-19$ is Not Divisible by 289

  • kaliprasad
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How Do You Calculate the Entry Velocity of a Ball into a Basketball Hoop?

  • Mango12
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Force of Friction: 0.5kg Ball & 0.381m Net

  • Mango12
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Solve Parallelogram: Lengths X & Y, Angle Z, A=15in, B=20.5in

  • Storminnorman
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Undergrad Pulling a negative out of a square root

  • Mr Davis 97
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Steps to Success: A Non-Business Math Student's Guide

  • karush
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Angular momentum and a basketball

  • Mango12
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High School Solving 'Hundepuzzle' with High School Maths Only

  • pioneerboy
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Solve Exponent Questions: (2^2015)*(5^2019)

  • Mord3Kay
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Undergrad Bin Packing Problem Variation with Restricted Bins & Items

  • Mentallic
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*Simultaneous equation 4 variables

  • karush
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High School Representation of (x-7) and (x+1)

  • #neutrino
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High School What Is b^2-4ac? Quadratic Formula Explained

  • askor
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Undergrad Solve for a constant in an equation

  • Dean Whaley
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Undergrad How to Prove an Inverse Function Using Equating Square Roots?

  • #neutrino
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Prove the sum is less than 2016

  • anemone
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Calculate the sides of a triangle knowing its area, perimeter and angle A.

  • loquetedigo
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Undergrad Greatest common factor with exponents of first input

  • DirichletHole
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Undergrad Brainstorm and confusion of concepts

  • Bruno Tolentino
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Undergrad What is the connection between Ramanujan and the value of infinity?

  • Evenus1
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Who disliked/was bad at Math in High School?

  • Berigs
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Graduate How Can the Sum of All Natural Numbers Equal -1/12?

  • rollingstein
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Can $\sqrt{8}^{\sqrt{7}}$ Ever Be Greater Than $\sqrt{7}^{\sqrt{8}}$?

  • anemone
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High School How can i solve joint proportion?

  • the legion
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Undergrad Resolve for C: A[(B+C)^D-C^D]=E

  • MrXY
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Help with Non-Triangle Proof Needed

  • prior
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Insights The Millennium Prize Problems: Part I - Comments

  • kreil
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Undergrad Lifting a square tile by one of its corners

  • Ocata
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Inverse trigonometric functions

  • Guest2
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High School Summation Formula for Adding by 3's: n(2n+1)/3

  • NameIsUnique
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Graduate What Connects Different Types of Geometry in Mathematics?

  • tgt
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High School How do you eliminate one term of several in a denominator?

  • 5P@N
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Undergrad Can b always be greater than 0?

  • Alpharup
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Why does this proportion work?

  • mathgeek7365
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Undergrad Is N Divisible by 2, 3, 5, or 7?

  • Cosmos
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Find positive integer solutions

  • anemone
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High School Determining Y without X: Solutions Explained

  • ThanaH
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Undergrad Is a^2+c Always a Prime Number Under Certain Conditions?

  • shivakumar06
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Graduate Fascinating number theory relationship

  • willr12
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High School The how to represent an inequality in a graph question

  • #neutrino
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Is Floor Function Equality Proven for All Non-Negative x?

  • anemone
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Insights Partial Fractions Decomposition - Comments

  • Mark44
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High School What does this notation "<>" mean?

  • 5P@N
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Undergrad The Value of 100! to 110! Factorial Problem

  • Cosmos
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Graduate Testing primes using factorials

  • binbots
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Fractions/brackets/parentheses and powers.

  • Jackie In Italy
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Finding Symmetries of a Function

  • megacat8921
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How to fit a quadratic function to two points?

  • samir
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Is $10^a\lt 127$ True for the Real Root of $x^3-3x-3=0$?

  • anemone
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High School What kind of formula is this and how is it to be retraced?

  • SansaStark
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Why Does an Inequality Sign Flip?

  • emacat
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Undergrad New Year's Day Puzzle Question....

  • Cosmos
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High School Multiplying and dividing real and complex numbers

  • Einstein's Cat
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How can trigonometric functions be simplified using specific values?

  • Guest2
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Graduate Theorems that can't be proved by induction

  • Fredrik
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Undergrad Comparing Powers: A Mental Technique

  • vin300
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Graduate What is a Russian style in mathematics?

  • Demystifier
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How Many Digits in the Number $2^{100}$?

  • kaliprasad
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Undergrad Compound Interest & Number e Connection

  • Warp
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Undergrad Does the equation x^x^x^x^x^...=n hold true for all numbers?

  • MAGNIBORO
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High School Why is the number zero crucial in math and science?

  • {~}
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Are the Roots of cx^2 + 2ax +b = 0 Real?

  • Lytk
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High School Why are dimensions always at right angles?

  • Sangam Swadik
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The Search for an 'A' Whose Powers All Start with 9

  • Albert1
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World's hardest easy geometry problem

  • livinonaprayer
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High School Who and when - simple piece of geometry

  • julian
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Undergrad Hexagon's rotating in a larger hexagon

  • thorpie
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Undergrad Explaining imaginary numbers to laypeople

  • DaveC426913
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Cube Root Challenge: Prove Inequality

  • anemone
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Graduate Looking for a multivariate function with certain properties

  • Asteropaeus
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Inequality Challenge: Prove Real $a,b,c,x,y,z$

  • anemone
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Can you prove the Floor Function Challenge?

  • anemone
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Graduate Volume in n Dimensions: Understanding the Meaning of n=0

  • Sheldon Cooper
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Graduate Envelope(s) of the Sinc function

  • greswd
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Challenge of Square Root Problem

  • anemone
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Undergrad How many ways a number can be written as components sum?

  • Adel Makram
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High School What are Mathematical Operations?

  • Drakkith
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Find all combinations of a,b,c

  • Albert1
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Graduate Archimedes' area of a sphere proof; proposition 2

  • Ebenshap
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Find the Smallest of A and B: $A-B=98$ with Multiple of 19 Digit-sum

  • Albert1
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Find x_1+x_3+x_5+--------+x_999

  • Albert1
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Prove it should have no solution

  • Albert1
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Prove 1000th Progression of an Algebraic Series is Less than 1/79

  • anemone
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Undergrad How to Factorize a Large Number for Permutations?

  • Nader AbdlGhani
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I just want to know one divergent formula

  • justone
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Comparing Factorials and Exponentials: Which is Greater?

  • anemone
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Graduate How can we prove that integers can be defined as odd or even?

  • Alpharup
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Minimum Perimeter of a Trapezoid: Find R & P

  • Albert1
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What is the Math TV playlist and how can I access it?

  • dkotschessaa
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High School Volume of a cylinder and radius

  • John997766
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