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Undergrad Sum of an Alternating Series
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High School Help understanding metric units
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MHB How can I express this trigonometric equation using cosine of 3x?
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MHB What is the Role of Jordan Exchange in the Simplex Method?
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MHB A logical sequence: 1 - 1 - 3 - 6 - 18 - ?
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Undergrad Continued Fractions: Motivation & Real Life Applications
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MHB How many weights of each type are needed at a gym to total 3180 pounds?
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MHB What is the sum of real roots for $q^4-7q^3+14q^2-14q+4=0$?
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MHB Another word problem involving a linear system.
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Graduate Will P Ever Equal NP as Technology Advances?
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MHB Find Largest a in Polynomial Factorization
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Undergrad Proving that \sqrt{p} is irrational
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MHB How Can I Determine the Values of p, q, r, and s in This Mathematical Problem?
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Graduate Some questions about what math ##is## in general
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Graduate Approximating Arctangent and Natural Log
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Undergrad What is the Arrow chasing a soldier paradox and can anyone explain it?
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Undergrad What are some good shortcuts for undergrad-level math and below?
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MHB No problem, glad I could contribute! Have a great day :)
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High School I don't understand how this equation calculates angle for hexagons
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MHB View Attachment to Understanding Taxes
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Undergrad Jay's question at Yahoo Answers regarding a proof by mathematical induction
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MHB Cot(θ) = tan(2θ - 3π) find 0 < θ < 2π
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Graduate How can a degenerate gambler escape his eternal punishment in hell?
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MHB Express the value in a single fraction
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MHB How Much Power is Needed to Pump Water Up 10 Meters and Out at High Speed?
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How can exponent rules be solved without deleting the question?
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MHB Proving the Congruence of Primes of the Form x² + 5y² (mod 20)
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MHB Writing equation from a description
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High School Manually calculate Arccosine and Arctangent
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MHB Working with numbers and variables
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High School Word problems: mathematical descriptions of stated quantities
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High School Translate into mathematical form
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MHB How many bills of each type are there in a wallet with $\$460$?
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MHB Prove Statement: View Attachment
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MHB Last 6 Digits of 7^10000: 000001
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Undergrad Finding the period of a sinusoid
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Undergrad Linear Logrithmic voltage to Frequency
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Graduate Some insights about the Riemann hypothesis needed
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Graduate Can an Immortal Snail Ever Reach the End of a Stretching Rubber Band?
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Graduate Volume of n-dimensional sphere
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Undergrad Can we find each curve/plane a corresponding function
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Undergrad What is the notation of an inverse gradient?
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MHB What Are the Possible Values of k Given Specific Conditions?
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High School Why is the Factorial of Zero Defined as One?
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MHB Solve Exponential Equation: 2+√2^x + 2-√2^x =4
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MHB Understanding how to do money problems?
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MHB Convert r = 5sin(2θ) to rectangular coordinates
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Graduate Wish to solve exponential congruence equation
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MHB Is There a Larger Interval Where \(k^2 + k + n\) Generates Only Primes?
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MHB Inverse of the function and find if is surjective/injective
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MHB Verify Algebraic Statement for Philosophy of Time Essay
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Graduate Graph Amplitude and Phase of x(n) and x(t)
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MHB HUGGIE BUGGIE's question at Yahoo Answers regarding calculating a sum
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MHB Clock Word Problem: Solve in 2 Steps w/ Hints
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Undergrad Coefficients of trinomial theorem
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MHB Evaluate 80t - 20s + 60r - 50q + 70p
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MHB What are the last four digits of a_{2012}?
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MHB Is the shorter solution the smarter solution?
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MHB Find the radius of the small circle O_2
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Undergrad How to rotate Cartesian coordinate system?
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High School How to Solve Simultaneous Equations Involving λ and m?
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MHB Manipulating Exponents to Simplify Fractional Expressions
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Undergrad Anything than can happen, will happen, given enough time
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MHB Algebra word problem: the angle between the hands of a clock
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MHB Solving for a+b+c in $\triangle ABC$
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Graduate How to solve this functional (recurrence) equation ?
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MHB Evaluate 2012+((a - b)(b - c)(c - a))/(abc)
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Undergrad Missing Numbers in Consecutive List
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MHB Why Does 0.27 Degrees Equal 3π/2000 in Trigonometry?
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Graduate Why is 51 considered the first uninteresting number?
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High School What is the correct way to calculate the discriminant in a quadratic equation?
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High School Discovered a neat formula (equilateral triangles)
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High School Solving -x^n: Pre-Calculus Confusion
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MHB Finding Period, Amplitude, and Phase Shift in Trig Expressions
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MHB How Do You Calculate Heat Transfer with Limited Information?
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MHB Discovering Rational Roots for Simplifying Polynomials
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MHB Finding b_n - Binomial theorem problem
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Undergrad Calculating the Expected Value of the Double-On-Coin-Flip Paradox
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Undergrad How do Unit Vectors Behave in Triangular Coordinate Systems?
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Undergrad Roots of a nth degree polynomial
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MHB How to Solve for 10000a + 100b + c Given Specific Equations?
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MHB Maximize Trapezoid Area with 3 Equal Sides | Leprofece Answer
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Graduate Number of Primes between two integers
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MHB Factoring 4th degree polynomial.
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High School Logarithms: (log8(x))^2 vs log8(x)^2
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Undergrad Possible combinations of numbers for 3,4,5,6,7 (up to 9?)
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High School How to Solve Algebraic Equations with Fractions: (1/n) = (n/100)
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MHB Find Nearest Integer to $\dfrac{1}{k^3-2009}$
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MHB Find the values of the parameter "q"
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MHB Division with square roots at the base
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Undergrad Deriving the formula from a graph
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MHB Find the smallest positive integer k
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Graduate Approximation to an average of integer square roots
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MHB Solving a Quadratic Binom: Who's Right?
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Undergrad Generating square vector field
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Undergrad Getting i^3 = -i using laws of surds
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MHB [Unsolved] How many "magic squares" (combinatorial)?
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MHB The student made a mistake in his counting
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MHB When Are the Equivalence and Inequality Met?
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MHB Arithmetic Sequence: Find Initial Term & Sum to 243
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