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Undergrad Sum of an Alternating Series
MHB Marked Price for 20% Discount Sofa with 25% Profit
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MHB No problem! Always happy to help with math questions.
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MHB Trigonometric inequality bounded by lines
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High School Letters in expressions and formulas
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MHB Find the Two-Digit Number: Exceeds by 4 and 1 Less Than Twice the Units Digit
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High School Calculate Sin/Cos/Tan By Hand - No Calculator Needed!
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MHB Fermat's last theorem (Not to freak, just a special one)
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Graduate Product Log Function - Lambert W Function
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Graduate Optimization with schedule constraints
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High School How can I convert 7.8 x 10^-3 to 39/5000 using a calculator?
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Undergrad Understanding Roots of Unity: Proving Even Distribution with Math
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MHB Determine the degree of each equation in each of the indicated unknowns.
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MHB Solve for $x$: Find Value of x
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Undergrad What is up with people thinking that 1 + 2 + 3 + = -1/12?
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MHB Solve LPP with Charnes Big M Method? Wrong Question?
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MHB Concerning Work Required to Charge a Capacitor
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MHB Partial fraction decomposition
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Undergrad Is There a Geometric Interpretation for the Multiplication or Power of Angles?
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MHB How can positive numbers be used to prove an inequality challenge?
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MHB Cubic Transformations - Graph shown is best represented by the equation:
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MHB How to Construct a Segment of Length $\dfrac {1}{a^3}+\dfrac {1}{b^3}$?
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MHB Solve Quadratic Equation: -2x^2-14x-49
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MHB Factor and remainder theorem question
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MHB How Does the Remainder Theorem Simplify Polynomial Division?
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Tests Question (How to get 100%?)
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High School A Number Raised to the m Power
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MHB Dilution of a Solution Strengths
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MHB What is the value of the expression given these equations?
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MHB Can You Determine the Sum of All Natural Numbers Less Than Their Combined Roots?
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High School How Do Function Transformations Work?
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Undergrad Calculating Gear Ratios With Restrictions
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High School Alternative Proof to show any integer multiplied with 0 is 0
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High School Why are fractals and chaos theory synonymous?
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MHB How to Simplify Radical Expressions with Multiple Radicals?
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Undergrad Are There Any Problems That Cannot Be Solved in Linear Time?
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Undergrad Recreational problem involving circles, cords, and areas
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Undergrad The Sum of All the Natural Numbers
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MHB Change of Position: Word Question
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High School Calculating What Date Will it Be in 50,000 Days
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MHB Sum of two trigonometric terms
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MHB Is the given quantity an integer?
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MHB How do I find the fraction of the job done?
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MHB Dividing quarter of an ellipse
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MHB How Many Posts Are Required for a Rectangular Fence with 8-Meter Gaps?
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Undergrad Is 0 to the Power of 0 Undefined or Equal to 1?
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Undergrad Representations of periodic functions
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High School A quick Trig Identity Question.
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MHB Cube Roots: Solve A+B=C Problem Easily
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Undergrad Mathematical formulation of Linear Programming Problem
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Undergrad Definition of a unique function
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MHB Exponential and Logarithmic Problem
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Graduate Zeta Function -1 1/2 and prime numbers
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MHB Prime numbers vs consecutive natural numbers.
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Undergrad Logarithms and their use in the real world
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How Can You Make Friends and Rivals in a Mathematics Community?
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MHB Plane parallel to the xy plane?
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MHB How to find the intersection point between two lines
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MHB Dominika's question at Yahoo Answers Regarding Convex Functions
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MHB Succession 5 numbers risen up to "3"
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Graduate Why are the Constants e and pi Linked in the Equation e^(i*pi)+1=0?
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Undergrad Least amount of terms for sum.
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MHB How to Distribute in an Algebra Problem
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Graduate Looking for comprehensive list (or link) of even power summations
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MHB Is the Fifth Root of 672 Irrational?
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Graduate Representing the Gamma Function
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Graduate ∑f(n)=1 (n=1 to n), find f(n).
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MHB How to Solve Exponential Equations?
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MHB How do I calculate the center of a square given its position and orientation?
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High School Proving Equations: cscθ - cotθ = (cscθ + cotθ)^-1
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Graduate Can Diverging Function Arguments Predict Function Divergence in Physics?
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Undergrad What does this math statement mean?
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MHB How to Solve Complex Algebraic Equations Involving Square Roots?
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Graduate Were Poincaré's leaps in proofs ever proven to be false?
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High School Need a little help with my Ti-84+ (its graphing the wrong thing)
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MHB Find Equation of Parabola Given Focus & Directrix - Jose's Q&A
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Graduate Hilbert's grand hotel as infinite number of pairs
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Undergrad Mathematical Solution in Inequality
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MHB Prove that S lies on the line AB
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Undergrad What is the process for determining Fourier coefficients?
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MHB Different way to write equation
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MHB Solving $x,y,z$: Equations (1), (2), (3)
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MHB Solutions of the given linear programming problem
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Undergrad Simple coordinate transformation question
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MHB Finding the Min Sum of a Sequence of Numbers in $Z$
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Undergrad Area of a general n-sided polygon
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High School Is There More Than One Solution for Cube Root Equations?
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MHB Is n a Variable or Fixed Constant in the Equation n^lnx = x?
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Graduate How to Find the Apothem of a Regular Polygon
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MHB Locus of Incentre Problem: Find Ellipse
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MHB Prove x ≥ a: Let Real Numbers $x, y, z, a, b, c$
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MHB Find the first digit after the decimal point
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MHB The Time Difference Between Posts
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MHB Proof of Product Formula by Induction: Ruslan's Question on Yahoo Answers
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MHB Evaluating the Sum of $a+b+c$ for Equation $x^5-12x^4+ax^3+bx^2+cx-64=0$
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MHB Is the Product of Two Integers Greater Than 10^2009? Let's Prove It!
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Graduate Nonlinear Least Squares Fitting
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Undergrad Understanding Infinity: How Does It Impact Mathematics and Reality?
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MHB Going Senile at 30: Question on Stack Exchange
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MHB Proving $PA+PB+PC\geq MA+MB+MC$ in $\triangle ABC$
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High School What is Interval Notation and How is it Used?
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