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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Graduate Does Infinity Exist in the Real Universe?

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Undergrad Concerning equivalence of sini (sinus pl.(?))

  • Master replies:
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Is \binom{n}{r} even for even n and odd r?

  • mathgirl1
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Graduate Proof using mathematical induction

  • cdummie
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High School Why is 2 greater than the square root of 2?

  • brycenrg
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Undergrad What is the significance of the diagonal line in Cobweb Diagrams?

  • mr.tea
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Undergrad Can you solve the hardest logic problem?

  • Willelm
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Undergrad What is the Calculation for 3D Slope?

  • caters
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Insights Questions About Infinity - Comments

  • micromass
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High School Why is my equation not working for finding the angles of a triangle?

  • LogarithmLuke
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Solving NPV equation for costs

  • myklfitz
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Two cars perpendicular roads and parabola vertex problems

  • leads
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Learning Math: Best Practices for New Grad Students

  • E01
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Generic TVM equation generating 1700 formulas

  • AbrahamA
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Undergrad General Solution To Three Simultaneous Equations

  • DavidZuccaro
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Finding sinΘ when cosΘ = -4/9 in quadrant II

  • courtbits
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Real Zeros of a Polynomial Function

  • Taryn1
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Prove Inequality: IMO $\frac{1}{x^4}+\cdots \geq \frac{128}{3(x+y)^4}$

  • anemone
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Prove that angle BAD equals angle CEA in triangle ABC

  • Mathick
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High School Is There a Way to Simplify This Equation Online?

  • DavidZuccaro
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Graduate Complexity of Go: Calculating the Game Tree Estimate

  • Astudious
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High School How does -h simplify to -1 in a derivative limit?

  • LogarithmLuke
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Graduate Why does f(n)+1 being a perfect square prove f(n) is not?

  • AcousticBruce
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Graduate Coordinate translation on a rotating plane

  • newjerseyrunner
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High School What is the concept of infinity in mathematics?

  • Hamza Abbasi
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Sketching absolute value graph

  • GusGus335
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High School Is Choice A Correct for Comparing GRE Math Quantities?

  • MartinV279
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Undergrad Understanding Infinity: Is Every Number Included?

  • DaMeekie
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Simple Trigonometric Identities

  • courtbits
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Graduate What conditions must a discrete-time waveform satisfy to span all others?

  • RaduAndrei
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Graduate How does the Kalman filter calculate derivatives?

  • haael
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High School A strange inconsistency when calculating area with decimals

  • dmehling
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Undergrad What is a frequency domain and s domain?

  • KittuTarun
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Undergrad What's the logic behind partial fraction decomposition?

  • A.MHF
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Insights Is there a rigorous proof that 1 equals 0.999...?

  • micromass
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Undergrad Is Infinity Divided by Infinity Equal to 1?

  • Einstein's Cat
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High School Natural Logarithms: Are They Equal to Other Logarithms?

  • funlord
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High School Can a^0 Equal 1? A Simple Proof

  • brunopinto90
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Finding speed after motorcycle accident from 12m skid distance

  • bikerguy
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Undergrad Gimblestitch Archmage's Amusing Number Theorem

  • Gimblestitch
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Water Displacement Volume question

  • akarikairi
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Undergrad Circle in the Euclidean space using Euler's Number

  • OrthoJacobian
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Prove: Inequality $9\gt \sqrt{a-1}+\sqrt{19-3a}+\sqrt{2a+9}$

  • anemone
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Black Plastic Lid - Measurement Ratio

  • shamieh
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High School Is f(x) a function or a value?

  • Nicocin
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Undergrad Which One Time Pad Cipher Would Be "Most Unbreakable" ?

  • Point Conception
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Graduate Form factored of the polynomial discriminant

  • Bruno Tolentino
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High School How to Find This without Calculator?

  • basty
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High School Does a cone cut from a sphere have a name?

  • Grimble
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Undergrad What does " to first order" mean ?

  • dyn
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Some miscallenous multi choice questions

  • Fermat1
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Undergrad The Power of Math: How It Shapes Our World

  • Satonam
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Ratio problem: finding boys last year given girl ratio changes

  • teddunner
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Undergrad Solving Nonlinear System: \alpha,\beta,\gamma from A,B,C

  • Bruno Tolentino
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Graduate Important pi question (when these numbers will reoccur)

  • 9I.
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High School Converting cubic cm to cubic m and kg/m^3 to g/cm^3 etc

  • Cliff Hanley
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Proving $(x^2+1)(y^2+4)(z^2+9) \ge 100$ for $6x+3y+2z=10+xyz$

  • anemone
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Graduate How can we converge to transcendental numbers beyond e?

  • Bob3141592
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High School Converting decimals to fractions

  • Cliff Hanley
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Physics license plate with DXDP=H/2

  • RedneckPhysics
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Graduate Perfect squares in the interval (n, 2n) for n > 4

  • Raffaele
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Finding Domain of f(x)=\frac{1}{x^{2}-x-6}

  • badatmath
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Graduate Sum of number of divisors of first N natural numbers

  • suchith
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Prove Inequality: $(x+y)^2/2+ (x+y)/4 \ge x\sqrt{y}+y\sqrt{x}$

  • anemone
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Undergrad Without any loss of generality

  • Kostas Tzim
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Find the Ratio of $\overline{BD}: \overline{CD}$ in $\triangle ABC$

  • Albert1
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Graduate Proving $\sqrt{2}+\sqrt{3} \gt \pi$: A Mathematical Challenge

  • anemone
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Undergrad Why is pi equal to 3.14159...?

  • Stephanus
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Undergrad The Trigonometery functions in other presentation

  • DaniV
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Undergrad Locus of centers in a triangle formed by a point on an ellipse and its two foci

  • gianeshwar
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Sum of 1/n2 or 61/36: Which is Bigger?

  • Albert1
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Graduate Solving this set of trigonometric equations

  • Kallol
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Undergrad Cubic Formula: Is There a Unique Way to Write It?

  • Bruno Tolentino
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Finding $x$ and $y$ Given $A, G, H \in N$ and $A+G+H=49$

  • Albert1
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Undergrad Simplifying √(x-2)² in a rational expression

  • Mr Davis 97
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Max n for Sum of 3 Numbers Multiple of 27 in A

  • Albert1
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Undergrad What is the optimal way to divide a picture into jigsaw puzzle pieces?

  • DaveC426913
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Graduate Cyclic Permutations: εijk, Even or Odd?

  • Karol
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Find all real solutions to x+y+xy=11 and x²+xy+y²=19

  • Albert1
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High School I have a quick question on square roots.

  • DTRapture
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How to find a general solution to sec2 2x = 1– tan 2x

  • arejet
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Undergrad Order of transformation of functions?

  • Mr Davis 97
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High School Bidmas (brackets; indices; divide/multiply; add/subtract)

  • Cliff Hanley
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Undergrad Value of studying number theory?

  • Mirero
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Triangle OP_iQ_i equilateral and finding P_2003*Q_2003

  • ranjan69
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Graduate Showing that the Ratio of Two Expressions is Always Greater Than 1

  • brainpushups
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High School Technical Order of Operation Question

  • starrynight108
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Proving $x^2+y^2\ge 2$ with Given $x^3-y^3=2$ and $x^5-y^5\ge 4$

  • anemone
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High School Why triangulation gives different angles for objects with equal apparent size

  • ViolentCorpse
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A Fact I Observed While Looking at the Proof of the Pythagorean Theorem.

  • caffeinemachine
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High School Comprehensive textbook series from algebra to calculus

  • Ben Cohen
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Graduate Solve Trigonometric Problem for Dynamics: 4th Hint Equation

  • manongistong
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Undergrad England's Court of Appeal Rules On Meaning of 'One'

  • StevieTNZ
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