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Undergrad Sum of an Alternating Series
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MHB What Integer Values Satisfy the Equation xy^2=54 with Constraints?
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MHB Finding the speed of the wind and an airplane in still air
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MHB Discover the Dimensions of a 7" Tablet Screen with a Missing Leg Solution
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Undergrad How to Simplify a Non-Linear Equation: (x - 2)^3 = x^2(x - 6)
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Undergrad Summing sinusoids of different frequency
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Undergrad This Proof is right about sums and limits?
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Graduate Discrete Fourier series derivation
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MHB Solve Proving 2 Triangles Cong. w/ Diam & Eq. Triangle (2-Col Proof)
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MHB Proving $\sqrt[3]{a-b}+\sqrt[3]{b-c}+\sqrt[3]{c-a}\ne 0$ with 3 Real Numbers
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Dream Chalk (not a pipe dream anymore)
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Undergrad Is the 4th Dimension More Than Just Time?
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High School Is there a Development of "Average Algebra"?
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MHB Given a range value, find the correspoding domain value
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MHB Is 7 the Answer to This Simple Riddle?
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MHB Help My 11th Grader Decode Assignment
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High School Can a Christmas Tree have evenly spaced lights with no leftover string?
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MHB Problem with cross multiplication
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High School Doing Fractional Exponents on Basic Scientific Calculator
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High School Cos(-pi/4) & Sec(pi/4): What's the Difference?
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MHB Can You Prove This Triangle Inequality Without A Hint?
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MHB Finding Perfect Square Combinations: $m,n\in N$
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Undergrad Finding the value of A and B (Another problem)
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MHB Prime numbers proof by contradiction
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MHB Solve $x^4+4x^2+6=x$ for all Complex Numbers
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Graduate When to introduce absolute value in hyperbola expression?
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High School Definition of Principal Square Root?
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MHB Show That $9$ Doesn't Divide $a^2-3$
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High School I suck at Calculations, am I bad at Math?
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Undergrad Find the value of point A and B
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MHB Prove Inequality Challenge for $a\in \Bbb{Z^+}$
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MHB Find the Value of $a_{2008}$ in the Sequence
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MHB Find Perfect Square $m,n \in N$ with $m^2-4n$ & $n^2-4m$
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MHB Roots of Equation: y^3+6y^2+11y+6 & 12y+8
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Graduate Can complex numbers, chaos theory, fractals, and power laws exist independently?
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Graduate How to solve a recursion relation with a constant using hints?
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Undergrad Solution for a polynomial system of three equations
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MHB Solving for $2012x^2-2010y^2+2011x-2011y-2011$ with $x,y\in R$
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Undergrad Finding a closed form expression given decimal approximation
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MHB Can inequality be proven with positive real numbers and fractions?
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Graduate Relation between "widths" of non-paralleogram
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Math nickname for the name "Khalil"?
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MHB All solutions to equation problem
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MHB Write a trigonometric expression as an algebraic expression
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Undergrad Solve exp(x)=x^4 with a Slide Rule
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Undergrad Definable relationships between 4 variables with 2 equations
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MHB Problem Chinese remainder Theorem
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MHB What is meant by the unique integers Q and R in the quotient remainder theorem?
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MHB Finding $\overline {AD} \times \overline {CD}$ in $\triangle APB$
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Graduate Kronecker Delta in Legendre Series
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Graduate AKS vs. Fermat Primality Tests
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MHB Comparison between x²+y²+z² and 1/x²+1/y²+1/z²
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MHB What Is the Maximum Value of \(a\) in This Polynomial Inequality?
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MHB Quotient remainder theorem problem.
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Undergrad Where does the nomenclature "eigen" originate?
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High School What Would Math be Like Without Zero?
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Graduate Understanding Tristram Shandy's Argument About His Autobiography
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Undergrad Binomial Coefficient Factorial Derivation
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Undergrad Number of ways in a 3D lattice
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MHB What is the value of Angle BAD in a trapezoid with specific conditions?
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MHB Find Ratio of a:b When $1364+(a+b)=a\times b$
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Undergrad Is This Simple Algorithm the Key to Finding the Next Largest Prime Number?
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High School Difference Between an Equation and Function?
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High School Eight-Letter Word Search: abcbabcb Pattern
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MHB Is This Trigonometric Identity Valid for All Values?
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MHB Prove Inequality For $x,y,z>0$ When $xyz=1$
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Graduate Find the minimum without Calculus or Graphing
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Undergrad Ronda Rousey's Estimated Earnings: Math Check for UFC 190 Fight
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Undergrad Negative numbers anomaly? And i?
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Graduate Is the sum of all natural numbers equal to -1/12?
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High School What is the formula for winning at Pentago?
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Undergrad Multiplying or dividing an equation with variables
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MHB [Geometry + Algebra] Integrated Questions
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MHB Quadratic Equation Roots and Coefficients: Solving for Unknowns
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Undergrad Is There a Binomial Formula for Circles, Spheres, and Tori?
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Graduate Relationship between Cross-Correlation and Convolution
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MHB Find $a,b,k$: Solving Equations
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MHB Find Min of x+y+z for Real x,y,z ≤ 3/2
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Graduate Is (∞ - 1) < ∞ True for Inequalities with Infinity?
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MHB Prove Algebra Challenge: $(x,y,z,a,b,c)$ Equation
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High School Can N be any number when divided by infinity?
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High School Prove Bisecting Angle Theorem - 5 Min Exercise
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High School Octahedron in Cube: Proving the Possibility
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MHB Find the maximum and minimum of an expression
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Undergrad Expressing recursive sequences explicitly
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MHB Solving Equations with High-Power Terms
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MHB Why Must One Leg of a Primitive Pythagorean Triple Be a Multiple of 3?
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MHB Finding the Greatest EVEN Factor of X: Solving the GCD of m,n=2
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MHB Find the Sides of Triangle DEF: A Challenge!
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Undergrad Why are circles infinitely smooth if they have degrees?
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Graduate Can Infinity Be Measured Through Geometric Concepts?
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Graduate Writing [itex]x^3[/itex] in Legendre base
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MHB Proving Identity: Tan(Tan⁻¹(x) + Tan⁻¹(y))
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High School Is There a Trick to Remembering the Trigonometric Functions?
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Undergrad Best way to solve a system of complex equations?
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MHB So the exact value of Cos(-pi/3) is 1/2.
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Undergrad Trigonometry: Analyzing and Graphing a Cosine Function
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MHB Evaluate $\frac{z-y}{z-x}$ for $x,\,y,\,z$ Real Numbers
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MHB Prove the product is less than or equal to 1
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MHB Equations for Lagrange-Laguerre mesh
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