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Undergrad Sum of an Alternating Series
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MHB Find Max & Min for $\frac{n}{f(n)}$ when $n\in N$ and $9<n<100$
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Undergrad Exact number of possible chess games
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MHB Proof of $a^{2a}\times b^{2b}\times c^{2c}>a^{b+c}\times b^{c+a}\times c^{a+b}$
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Graduate P≠NP: Simplicity of Exponential Functions
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MHB How Does Snell's Law Predict Light Behavior Across Multiple Layers?
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Graduate Irrational Roots Theorems for Polynomial Functions
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High School Is the sine function defined at pi/2?
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MHB Maxwell's equations for displacement current
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Graduate Direct product representation of a function?
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Undergrad How can I convert directly between two non-power-of-ten bases?
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High School Log(x) do you assume base 10 or base e?
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Graduate Existence of point(s) within k distance of other fixed points
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Undergrad Circle w/ circumference equals to that of an ellipse
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Graduate How Can You Optimize a Binary Ruler for Efficient Distance Measurement?
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MHB How do you find the direction of a displacement current?
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MHB Can We Construct a Triangle with Given Lengths and Find Its Area?
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MHB Integer S most close to A and less than A
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High School Shoudn't the fraction -2/-1 be less than one?
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Undergrad Equal sign or approximation sign?
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Graduate Adding increasing fractions without averaging numerators
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MHB What is the Minimum Value of a Mathematical Function with Specific Constraints?
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MHB Man's Age Now: Find Out His Digit Sum Born Year
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Undergrad Determaning a function from a progression?
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MHB The numbers of non-primes in S
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MHB Solving for A: 1 - 1/(1+2+...+2013)
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MHB Prove Identity: (1+sin(x))/(1-sin(x))=2tan^2(x)+1+2tan(x)sec(x)
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MHB Simple Algebra? This is from a 10 year olds homework
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MHB Drawing Elliptic Abacus with pgfplots and tikz
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Undergrad On the same straight line there cannot be constructed two....
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Undergrad I'm missing something re: proof by induction
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Undergrad Euclid's elements book 3 proposition 20
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Graduate Applying Osborn's Rule to Odd/Even Products of Hyperbolic Sines
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Undergrad Understanding Perpendicularity in a Plane
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Graduate Horn angles and Euclid's elements
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Graduate Euclid's elements proposition 15 book 3
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High School Why does flipping the order of numbers in a basic percent problem work?
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MHB How to find the answer sin 120.
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Undergrad What are the mathematical rules for adding consecutive numbers and squares?
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MHB Can you prove the trigonometry challenge with angles of a triangle?
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MHB Solve Equation: $1-2a+2a^2+2a^3+a^4$
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MHB Can Positive Integers Satisfy the Equation $ab+bc+ca=1+5\sqrt{a^2+b^2+c^2}$?
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Graduate Volume of a tetraedron in function of the areas
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MHB Can Kolya Win at the Stone Pile Game?
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Undergrad Does math get more interesting after Calc II?
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Graduate Volume of a tetrahedron regular
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MHB Geometric Shapes in Everyday Life
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High School Is Euclid's Elements Effective for Honors Geometry?
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Undergrad Is a Very Large Number the Same as Infinity?
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Undergrad What Fourier transform be called? Correlation or convolution?
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MHB Solve Algebra Challenge: Find $\dfrac{x}{x+y}+\dfrac{y}{y+z}+\dfrac{z}{z+x}$
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Undergrad How does the cost of debt formula account for tax deductions?
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High School Why Does a Function Have Unique X-Coordinates?
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MHB Calculating RSA Signature at Message m=2 w/o Hash Function
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Undergrad Formulae for calculating the area of a quadrilateral non-cyclic
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High School How to present fractions of a percent to a layman
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Graduate Discrete Fourier Transform of Sine Function
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Graduate In(x) Closed Form Formula: Does It Exist?
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MHB Is ElGamal Signature Scheme Secure Without Using a Hash Function?
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MHB How can we find the private key?
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MHB Mechanics work-energy question
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Undergrad Can Poker Chip Arrangements Be Optimized for Maximum Profit?
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MHB Inequality Challenge: Prove $1/(u-1)+1/(v-1)+1/(x-1)+1/(y-1)>0$
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MHB Sum of Two Squares: Applications & Motivation
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MHB Electric Field of Thick Infinite Sheet of Charge
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MHB How can we find the decrypted message?
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MHB Uncovering Overlooked Solutions: Solving a Triple Integer Equation
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MHB How does the Pohlig-Hellman algorithm work?
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Simplifying Complicated Concepts: Explained with Examples
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MHB Find all three-digit integers.
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Undergrad Sum of Two Squares: Intro to Number Theory
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Graduate For How Large an 'n' can the Carmichael Function of n be 2?
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Undergrad Math Trouble in Physics Land: Logarithms
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MHB How to simplify a diabolical expression involving radicals
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Graduate Isosceles triangle in information theory
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News James Stewart's house is for sale
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High School Terms in a geometric mean equation
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Graduate How are Fourier Series and Fourier transform are related?
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Graduate Condition for Power Diophantine Equation
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Graduate False Calculus: A Mathematical Paradox
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MHB Solving Pot Roast & Math Problems: A Walkthrough
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High School How accurate is pythagorean theorem?
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High School How accurate is the square root of a number?
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Undergrad Hyperbola Transformations in Clapeyron-Mendeleev Coordinates
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Undergrad How was the Sine function programmed? The actual equation?
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MHB Weird ratio issue (multiple time flows between fictional realms)
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Undergrad Parameterization of Sum of Squares
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Undergrad Proof of irrationality of sqrt(2)
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MHB How to Solve Trigonometric Equation sin2x = sqrt(2)/2 Using Algebra?
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Graduate Is there any object or something 'antimathematical'
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MHB Very basic binary/number systems questions?
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MHB Can Ricky's Guests Turn the Tables? - June 5
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Graduate Sum formula for the modified Bessel function
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Graduate Area of trapezoid formed by slicing a cylinder
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MHB Solving 7x=210: Must x be a Multiple of 12?
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Undergrad Interesting 8x8 chess board counting problem
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High School Solving Inequalities: How Do I Determine the Correct Answer?
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Undergrad Why Do Physicists Use 'Per' When Multiplying Units?
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MHB How Can Real-Life Scenarios Help Understand the Lowest Common Multiple?
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MHB What is the origin of action at a distance forces?
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