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Undergrad Sum of an Alternating Series
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High School Arithmetic progression, Geometric progression and Harmonic progression
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Are Decimals Still Relevant in Today's Number System?
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MHB Fourier Transform Help: Issues Solving for a & b
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High School Natural Numbers contain all the Primes
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MHB [ASK] A Line Intercepting A Circle
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Undergrad Possible simple formula for ellipse circumference
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MHB Components, Projection, and Resolution
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MHB Find Direction Angles: Calculate & Understand
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MHB How Does the Number of Metro Stations Affect the Color of Connecting Lines?
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MHB 1.1.21 simplify rational expression
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MHB Finding an Alternative Solution to Doubtful Numerator Steps
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MHB Sustainable Gardening Tips for Beginners
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MHB Trigonometry Help: Model Daylight Hours in Lowell, MA 2020
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Undergrad Not a trained mathematician, but this seems to work consistently
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MHB Are You Struggling with Quadratic Equations?
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MHB Calculate Volume & Surface Area of a Cylinder Without Lid
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MHB Can Parallelograms Be Constructed in a Convex Hexagon?
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High School What is a tangent? (multiple meanings)
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High School Is this way of teaching the quadratic solutions really anything new?
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MHB Work energy principle and power
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Graduate Shinichi Mochizuki's ABC Conjecture and Replication Crisis in Maths
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MHB Finding Solutions for $(1+sin^42\theta) = 17(1+sin2\theta)^4$ in $[0,2\pi ]$
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MHB Work energy principle and power
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Graduate Moments and forces in different frames of reference
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MHB Can this forum help me improve my word problem skills?
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MHB Basic problem about investment (basic percentages, and econ/finance).
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MHB 5.6.28 find domain of x in ABS
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MHB Work energy principle and power
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High School Find Optimal Int Ratios to Approximate Pi
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MHB Work energy principle and power
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High School Is this curve quadratic or exponential?
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MHB How Much Would I Earn If I Worked 4 Weeks On and 4 Weeks Off?
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MHB The work energy principle and power
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MHB Counting Color Combinations in 12 Triangles
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MHB Sinusoidal Functions (I for this)
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MHB What Is the Domain and Range of y=cos(3(x - 45°)) +2?
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MHB Adam's Circles: Splitting & Connecting Segments
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MHB 2.4.10 3 circles one intersection
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MHB Find Half a Number's Reciprocal Increased by Half its Reciprocal
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Undergrad I need to write a paper on mathematical chemistry -- Any suggestions?
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MHB Calculate the Length & Potential Energy of a Sliding Box on a Ramp
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MHB Absolute value of real numbers
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MHB Geom Ch: Prove $AB=x^3$ Given $\triangle ABC$ & $\triangle AEF$
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MHB Decrease in Potential Energy of a Sliding Tile
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MHB Calculating Kinetic Energy After Collision of Balls A & B
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MHB 5.t.11 find x for the imaginary factors
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MHB How to Tackle Pre-Calculus Problems Effectively?
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MHB -11.7.94 Find the rectangular equation
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High School 3700 Year Old Babylonian Tablet of Trigonometry Tables
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MHB How to Use the Midpoint Formula to Find the Other Endpoint of a Line Segment?
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MHB Problem about equilateral triangles
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Undergrad Alternative Proofs To Euclid's Propositions
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MHB 7.8.99 find PS, VS Period, graph
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MHB Can I Solve for c by Replacing b with a Value Greater Than 0?
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MHB ASK: Time for Alan & Brian to Paint House Together?
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MHB Slope Intercept Equation with parallel
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MHB Evaluating Arithmetic Expression
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MHB Can You Find the Angle in This Isosceles Triangle Problem?
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MHB Finding x in Degrees: Solving a Quadratic Equation for Trigonometric Functions
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MHB 8.aux.27 Simplify the trig expression
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MHB How can you solve $5^{x^2+8}=125^{2x}$ for x?
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MHB Momentum of Falling Ball X & Ball Y: A Physics Puzzle
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MHB How Can You Rewrite an Equation to Express y as a Function of x?
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High School What Does It Mean If an Expression Is Equal to Another Expression?
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MHB What is the solution to the logarithmic equation with different bases?
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MHB -2.4.27 find center and radius of circle
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MHB Are there GRE options for triangles?
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Graduate Where is the usual sensationalism? (Riemann Hypothesis)
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MHB 6.6.63 ln(7-x)+ln(1-x)=ln(25-x)
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High School Will there be a time when drawings stop being useful in mathematics?
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High School Calculating Football RPM: Accuracy Guidance
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Undergrad Apparent angular velocity (inclined orbit)?
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MHB Creating a Number Rotation: Step-by-Step Guide
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MHB Help with Pre Calc: Get Answers & Guidance
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MHB Mechanics- connected particles
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MHB Mechanics- General motion in a straight line.
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MHB Solving Mathematics in Plato's Writings: La leçon de Platon
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MHB General motion in a straight line
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MHB Mechanics- General motion in a straight line.
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MHB Can a Philologist Crack Complex Math in Plato's Music Theory?
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MHB Can the Inequality of the Sum be Proven Using the Cube Root of -1?
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MHB Mechanics- General motion in a straight line.
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MHB General motion in a straight line.
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Undergrad Is the proof of the KRK endgame theorem rigorous and original?
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MHB Mil.navy.01 completing the square
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Undergrad Calculate m (slope) of a line given the angle in degrees
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Undergrad Construct a mathematical formula
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MHB Finding the Center of a Circle
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MHB Mechanics- general motion in a straight line.
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MHB ACT.trig.01 What is the period of the function csc 4x
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