General Math Forum

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Proving - properties of quadratic roots

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Inequality Challenge: Prove $b^3+a^3 \le 2$

  • anemone
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Is my solution for the tank word problem correct?

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Solving Equation (Application)

  • Drain Brain
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Mango vendor profit problem with quadratic equation

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High School Why Does Raising a Negative Number to a Power Yield a Negative Result?

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Graduate Question on Elements of Algebra by Euler

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What Does the -1 Index Mean in the Abbreviation km h^-1?

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How Do You Find the Length x in a Geometric Problem with Shaded Areas?

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Find k values for equations with exactly one solution

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Can You Prove Inequality Challenge II?

  • anemone
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Pipe filling problem with combined and individual rates

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Undergrad Why do we need postulate 4 in Euclid's element (P14)?

  • chemistry1
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Factoring-can't find the right factors

  • Simonio
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Factoring x² - 24x - 17280 without trial and error

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Find the minimum of x+y+xy and x+y-xy

  • anemone
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How Do I Solve This Garden Border Problem?

  • Simonio
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High School How to determine if a large fraction can be simplified without guessing

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Equation of ellipse with center at (1,2), vertex at (1,8), minor axis 4

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High School Neat little thing (prime numbers finder)

  • shadowboy13
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Undergrad Number of ways to solve a problem

  • Avichal
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How Do You Solve This Complex Quadratic Equation?

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Solving an Equation with Fractions

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Graduate A Generalized Quadratic Formula

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High School How to calculate final exam grades?

  • summerwonder
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Solve Equation: $a^3+3a^2-51a-107+54\sqrt{3}=0$

  • anemone
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Solve the triangle PQR by finding their angles

  • anemone
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Solving quadratics with fractions

  • Simonio
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Undergrad Easy way to figure out primes? (Powers of 2, not Mersenne)

  • Z.L.
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Find the value of the ratio of m/n

  • anemone
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Graduate Eliminating time parameter from perpendicular harmonic sound waves

  • harmonic_lens
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English terms for math competitions and olympiads

  • Evgeny.Makarov
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Solving $(x+2011)(x+2012)(x+2013)(x+2014)+1=0$

  • anemone
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Graduate Non anthropic decimal sequence origins?

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Graduate Solutions to x^y = y^x with uniqueness and monotonicity

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Trigonometric Identity Correction: Solving a Complex Equation

  • anemone
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High School Is It Possible to Solve These Nine Equations?

  • alikthename
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When must light be considered a particle?

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Is Pi Entirely Random or Does It Contain Hidden Patterns?

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Graduate Prove ζ(2)² = 4ζ(3,1) + 2ζ(2,2) for multiple zeta values

  • Office_Shredder
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High School What Does The Logarithm of the Power of a Number Mean?

  • Euler
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High School Dividing fraction trick, why does it work?

  • Euler
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Finding the roots of quadratic equation

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Prove $BD=2CD$ in Triangle $ABC$

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Graduate Sum of arbitrary vertex to midpoint vectors

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What is the Area of Triangle ODG?

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Integer solutions to 4x² + 9y² = 72z² in parametric form

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Prove: (PC)·(QE) + (PD)·(QF) < 8

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Undergrad Alternative deduction of sum of sine and cosine

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Can You Prove the Average of Trigonometric Numbers Equals Cot 1^o?

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Undergrad What is the Difference Between 'Identically Zero' and 'Zero' in Mathematics?

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Radical Equation Solution: Simplifying and Transposing for Accurate Results?

  • paulmdrdo1
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Calculating the radius of a planet

  • onie mti
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Finding the Point of Intersection: Is (-2, -2.5) the Solution?

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Proving BC=AE+BE in $\triangle ABC$

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Graduate Word/notation for "swallowing constant"?

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Undergrad Can Factorization of Integers Motivate Students in a First Number Theory Course?

  • matqkks
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Solve the trigonometric equation?

  • arroww
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What lessons can we learn from Grisha Perelman's story?

  • ModusPonens
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How do you describe transformations in a sinusoid?

  • mathdrama
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Prove this hyperbolic identities

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Undergrad Point Normal Equation Question

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High School What are the Numbers A and B Given HCF and LCM?

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Undergrad How can we calculate man-days needed to complete a job?

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Find circle through (−3,1) and two intersection points of given circles

  • sktrinh
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How Does Integer Factorization Impact Modern Cryptography and Beyond?

  • matqkks
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What are some good lecture series on YouTube for math and related topics?

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Graduate Is this Polynomial an SOS Polynomial?

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Finding voltage at points Y and Z in a resistor circuit

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High School Inequalities of rational expressions

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Motor and counter-rotating shaft coupling with moment of inertia

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Triangle $PQR$: Find $\tan P,\,\tan Q,\,\tan R$ Values

  • anemone
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High School Keeping track of number divisibility

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Evaluate 1/(-5x2y3) Answer: Is it Correct?

  • mathdrama
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Finding circles with radius 10 tangent to x² + y² = 25 at (3,4)

  • sktrinh
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High School Why is sin(-θ)=-sinθ but cos(-θ)=cosθ?

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Solving quadratic equation problem

  • paulmdrdo1
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Runners' speeds and open bin volume from quadratic equations

  • paulmdrdo1
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Consequences of the Pythagorean Theorem

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Finding time and displacement in projectile motion lab

  • Alelin
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High School Is There a Book Listing Natural Numbers with Unique Properties?

  • Islam Hassan
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How Do I Prove This Trig Identity?

  • mathdrama
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Undergrad Where is the right triangle in sides a, b, c, for a hyperbola?

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Height of nail on tire: why does the graph center at 0, not 26?

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Find the sum of all positive integers a

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Sketch the sinusoidal graphs that satisfy the properties

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Why does |2-x| translate right when subtraction usually means left?

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What is the angular velocity of a hinged pole as a truck accelerates?

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How Does a Spring Affect the Outcome of a Ball and Plate Collision?

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Visualising Topology: How Important is it to Get the Visualisation Clear?

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High School Difference between Logarithms and Exponentials

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Find the sum of 5a, 25b, 125c and 625d

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Maximum volume using AM GM inequality

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High School The undone effect/inverse. Multiply to divide, plus to minus

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