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Undergrad Sum of an Alternating Series
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Undergrad Multiplying the two inequalities
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MHB SAT Math: Greatest Possible Area of Triangle (7, 10)
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Graduate Areas of a series of annular sectors
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Undergrad Does point really exist?a mathematical concep
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Undergrad How to derive a function from an irregular table of values?
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High School I can't remember how to solve equations with logarithms/exponents
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High School Pi Day Misconception: Is Pi an Irrational Number?
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MHB Moment of Force F & P: Calculation & Solution
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MHB Solving Trig Equation: Find the Answer Quickly
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High School Understanding the Relationship Between Sine Waves and Sine Angles?
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MHB What Is the Acceleration and Tension in a Two-Mass System on an Inclined Plane?
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High School Ax+b=0 is one-variable linear equation
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Welcome to PF! Improving Math/Physics Together
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High School Pythagoras Theorem: Is Variance of a Straight Line Zero?
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MHB Determine Compositions of Functions
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MHB How to Find the Volume of a Tetrahedron?
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MHB Evaluate ab+bc+ca Given Real Numbers
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MHB Calculate $(ab,p^4)$: Prime Number Exercise
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Graduate Still looking for a list of Ramanujan identities, very expensive
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High School How can Logarithms be applied to real life situations and examples?
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Undergrad Irrational^rational = rational
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MHB Is simplification of sin(x) * (1 - sqrt(cos(x)) possible?
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MHB Find the largest positive real root
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High School Quadratic equation - how to understand the impact of the middle term?
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MHB What are the values of a_n and b_n for a given sequence?
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MHB Jackin's question at Yahoo Answers regarding a linear recurrence
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MHB Solve $a_n>0$ Math Problem for $a_n$ with Given Sequence
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MHB Finding the acceleration of a soldier dropeed into a snow bank
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Undergrad Function that equals 1 at x=0, but 0 everywhere else?
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MHB How can $5^{1985}-1$ be factored into three integers greater than $5^{100}$?
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MHB Find zeros of the function... check my answers? f(x)= x^2+16x+62?
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MHB Finding $a+b$ given $(3a+b)^2+6a-2b=1544$
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MHB Solving $(a,b)=1 \Rightarrow (a^m,b^n)=1$ without Primes
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MHB Cocktail "Recursive": Alcohol, Water & Final Composition
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High School Function/Curve that goes through certain points?
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MHB Is the area of a parallelogram equal to a/b times sine alpha?
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MHB Solve $25^a+9^a+4^a=15^a+10^a+6^a$ Equation
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MHB Trentan's question at Yahoo Answers regarding a trigonometric equation
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MHB Prove that number is not a perfect square
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MHB What is the value of the sum of reciprocals of the roots in a cubic equation?
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MHB Triangle and logarithm problem
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Undergrad Approximation of values from non-closed form equation.
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MHB Angle of Elevation: Calculating Height of Statue
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MHB What is the value of $\dfrac{f(-5)+f(9)}{4}$ in the Polynomial Challenge III?
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MHB Integration Formulas: Do We Really Need to Memorize Them?
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Undergrad Can Multiple Periods Determine a Fundamental Period in Functions?
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Graduate Challenge 11: Sequence of Primes
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Graduate What is wrong with my summation formula?
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High School What is 0/0 and why does it cause so much confusion?
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Graduate Redundancy in mathematical properties
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Graduate Parody math paper - defining properties
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MHB Solve Equation II: $\frac{25x-2}{4}=\frac{13x+4}{3}$
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Graduate Number Theory - Proving x is not a perfect square?
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MHB Show the result of the sum of a series isn't a prime number
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MHB Stopping a Spaceship: Calculating the Required Force from Backthrusters
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Undergrad Is the Fourth Dimension Really Time or Something Else?
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MHB Finding values a, b, c, d, e, f
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Graduate Famous math problems in machine learning and AI ?
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High School What is Common Core 32 -12 and how can I solve it?
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MHB Electrostatic Force: Effects of Distance
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MHB Elastic Collision of 2 Masses: Calculating \(v'\) and \(V_0'\)
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Undergrad Looking for a specific math notation
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High School Why Is the Order of Operations Important in Math?
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Undergrad Determining quantities as vectors or not
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MHB The Reflection Property of a Hyperbola
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MHB There are no a,b such that a^n-b^n|a^n+b^n
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Undergrad Find Out How Many Combinations of n Squares Exist
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MHB Prove Trigonometric Equality: $tan 1^o+tan 5^o+tan 9^o = tan 177^o-45$
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High School Confusing Students with Fractions
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High School Proportional Segments Theorem
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MHB Difference between distance from two fixed points is a positive constant
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High School Dividing with Units: An Introduction to Math Problem Solving
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MHB Show the trigonometric equation has no solutions
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MHB How can I continue,in order to show that 2^b-1 does not divide 2^a+1?
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MHB Solve a Math Problem w/ Elementary Methods: An Infinite Product Show
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Undergrad Why is the parallelogram rule for the addition of forces as it is?
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MHB Solve the Math Puzzle: 15|2^(4n)-1
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MHB Show that 1^m+2^m+....+(n-2)^m+(n-1)^m is divisible by n
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MHB Explaining Integer Equations: Why -1 at the End?
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MHB Object Oscillation & Spring Shortening: Find the Answer!
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MHB Show that x^2+y^2 is not a square
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High School What is the Constructibility of the Square Root of 2?
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Undergrad Source for aperture information
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MHB Converting r=4+4cos(theta) into rectangular form
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MHB Show that the number a is not a square of an integer
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Graduate Is it okay to post just identities on arXiv?
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MHB Solve Equation $\sqrt[3]{a-1}+\sqrt[3]{a}+\sqrt[3]{a+1}=0$ in Real Numbers
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Graduate Need sources to search for gamma function infinite series identities.
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MHB Can You Crack This Advanced Trigonometry Problem?
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MHB Applications Diophantine Equations
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High School Seeming paradox when squaring distance depending on units
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MHB What Is the Least Positive Integer x Satisfying These Congruences?
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MHB Prove Inequality: $ab+c, bc+a, ca+b \geq 18$
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High School Reduction of decimals when multiplying with a number with 15 decimals
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MHB Easy Identity Question: Proving 2cos(x)sin(x) = sin(2x)
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MHB Finding $max(a+b+c)$ Given $a\in Z, b,c\in R$
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Undergrad How to Find the Area of a Triangle Using Basic Trigonometry?
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MHB How to Solve Simultaneous Equations with Multiplication Symbols?
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MHB Solving 3 Equations for x, y & z in R
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