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Undergrad Sum of an Alternating Series
MHB Which is Smaller: Comparing Mathematical Expressions A and B?
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Undergrad Reducing a mathematical expression
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Graduate Minimum time window needed to capture frequencies
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MHB Webpage title: Calculating Coulombs in a Nickel Coin
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High School Any Good Books on History of Math?
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Undergrad Finding power figures from graph data
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High School Are There Only Three Ways to Solve Quadratic Equation?
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News Basel II: Numerical instabilities to stabilize banks?
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High School Are Logarithms Useless? Why Need them Given Exponents?
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MHB Can someone explain this? (Speed=Distance*Time)
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High School How to Convert 180 Ton to kN/m?
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MHB Harmonic Numbers Identity Proof?
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MHB Why is my teacher calling 2m+(50s)(0.5m/s) pure piffle?
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Graduate Squaring the Circle: A Practical Squaring Construction
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High School Finding the remainder of an algebraic quotient
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High School Permutations and combinations - is square a rectangle?
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Undergrad Challenge 22: Half Again As Big
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MHB Solution Set in interval notation for inequality
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Graduate Even and Odd functions - Fourier Series
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Undergrad How Can I Compute High Precision Square Roots for Special Relativity Homework?
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High School Understand the Golden Ratio - Get Help Here
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Undergrad HELP with trigonometric identites
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MyMathLab Grading Error: "When You See It...
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Graduate Time Dilation Calculator: 1/(sqrt 1-(v/c)^2) Explained
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MHB Help Calculating Angle $\alpha$ in Sketch
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Undergrad Computing Mass Distribution in Statics Problems
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MHB Evaluating an Expression with $k^{101}=1$ and $k\ne1$
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MHB Find the sum of the real roots
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Graduate LSQ Notation: Unusual Notation Explained by Herget 1948
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High School Pre-Calc. Question: Graphing Rational Functions
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Graduate Losing energy during Fast Fourier Transform
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Undergrad Construct a regular grid in a rectangular box in 3 dimensional space
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MHB Sum of k-powers and divisibility
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MHB Parameterisation of quadric surfaces of order 2
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MHB Secondary Identity Confirmation
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Graduate Feynman's status as a mathematician
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MHB Possible Miscalculation on Identity-Completion
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MHB Finding function given new input
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MHB Translation of Sentence Into An Equation
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MHB Finding the LCD of two expressions
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MHB Finding the LCM of two expressions
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MHB Find Formula for nth Term in Tuff Sequence
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MHB No. of real solution of exponential equation
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MHB Using Angle Difference to Get Exact Value
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MHB Rational Expression word problem
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MHB Function Long division question
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MHB What Is the Remaining Balance After a Partial Discounted Payment?
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MHB How Do You Calculate the Discount Date Using the Dating Method?
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Graduate Conjecture about the Prime Zeta Function
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Graduate V.I. Arnol'd's Mathematical Trivium
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MHB CTS and show the roots in this form
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Undergrad Probability of Having Two Boys - Riddle
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High School If a sum is 0, is the summand 0?
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MHB Solving for $\theta$: Which Value is a Counterexample?
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High School Is Absolute Value a Useless Concept?
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Undergrad Do we now express mm as the letter m with a superscript?
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MHB Tests of Divisibility- Simple tricks
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MHB Why does raising a number to the power of 0 always result in 1?
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MHB Help to solve binominal theorem
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MHB Computing The Arbitrary-Precision Nth Root Of Positive (X) In PHP
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MHB Solve for x & y: Simultaneous Equations
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High School Digital Root: A Strangely Interesting Operation
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Graduate These words should never be uttered by mathematicians
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Undergrad Multiplication by different units
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High School Why Isn't x/0 = x, Instead of Undefined?
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MHB Finding Domain & Range of $$y=\sqrt{x^2+y^2}$$
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MHB Find Integer $k$: x^2-x+k Divides x^13+x+90
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MHB Find x (Radians): Solve sec(2π/3 + x) = 2
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High School Need Help With Factoring Polynomials
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High School Linear (1st power), Quadratic (2nd power) what's Next?
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Who knows this formula and its solution?
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Undergrad What is tan θ in this diagram?
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MHB Perfect Numbers: Proving Even Exponents
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Undergrad Challenge 23: Fractional exponents
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Graduate Applications of Grothendieck's work
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Graduate Why will this function always be an integer?
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MHB Find the smallest possible degree of a polynomial
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MHB Comparing $7$ and $\sqrt{2}+\sqrt{5}+\sqrt{11}$: Which is Bigger?
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Undergrad Solution for two unknowns with two equations
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Undergrad Mathematical discoveries caused by misprints?
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MHB Solving for $\dfrac {a^{12}+7}{a^4}$ with $a^2-a-1=0$
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MHB Find Real Root: $x^5-10x^3+20x-12=0$
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High School What does det mean in physics and math?
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MHB What Are the Focus Areas in the Course Algorithms and Complexity?
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MHB Unravel the Mystery: 5 Different Rooms, 5 Different Dimensions
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MHB Prove a triangle is equilateral
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MHB Calculating Bond Value - 3.5 Yr Holding, 8% Coupon
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MHB How do you find the composition of functions in the given pairs?
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High School Graph Remainders: See 1-200 Divided by 1-9
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Graduate Determining A Finite Value of Infinity
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High School Calculate Circle Radius/Diameter from Surface Area
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MHB What is the solution to this hard system of equations?
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High School Can You Define "Term" and "Expression" in Math?
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MHB Solving a Challenging Number Sequence Problem
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Graduate Why is the term space commonly used in geometry but not in algebra?
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MHB Adding Trigonometric Functions
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High School How to Construct a Decagon Using a Protractor and Compass
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Graduate Trivial/pointless math puzzle I'm too stupid to solve
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MHB Solving for AB & AC: Find the Solution
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MHB Finding $\angle ACB$ in $\triangle ABC$
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