General Math Forum

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How Do You Calculate (a+b)(a+c)(b+c) for Roots of a Cubic Equation?

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IBV10 using displacement vectors

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Evaluating $M+N$ Given Triangle Congruency and Side Lengths

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Find First Term in Arithmetic Series | Alycia's Question

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Finding the Value of $f(84)$ in an Integer Function

  • Albert1
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What are the four roots of this challenging equation?

  • anemone
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Graduate What Are the Odd Relationships Between Integers and Their Representations?

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Can a Googol Be Written as n^2-m^2?

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Solving for $abcd$ Given Real Numbers

  • anemone
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High School Multiplication precedes Negation

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High School How to find the X coordinate of a point using trigonometry?

  • Miroslava89
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How to Calculate the Value of a Given Sum in Mathematics?

  • hxthanh
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Find the number of pairs of consecutive integers

  • anemone
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Quadratic Equations: Cedric Cajigas' Qs Answered

  • MarkFL
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Length of a third side of triangle

  • Joystar77
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Prove that triangle PQR is isosceles

  • anemone
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How will I know when I've met my match?

  • Tyrion101
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High School Intuitive thinking about ratios

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Fractals in relatively prime integers

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High School Understanding inverse functions

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Undergrad Can Mathematical Sharpness Puzzles Challenge Your Problem-Solving Skills?

  • lendav_rott
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Where is the minimum intensity point between two bright lights?

  • MarkFL
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What is the dot product formula for constant force work?

  • cbarker1
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Graduate Is there a nice formula for the following function?

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Undergrad Why don't most textbooks help the readers to get abstract concepts?

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Graduate Fermat Last Theorem: A proof for a special case

  • mohamadh95
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Arrange t_1, t_2, t_3 and t_4 in decreasing order

  • anemone
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Graduate Discover the Largest Known Prime: 2^57,885,161-1

  • MostlyHarmless
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Undergrad Disproving Pythagorean Theorem

  • Big Gus
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Graduate Interpretation for identity with binomial coefficients

  • techmologist
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What are the Missing Equations for Solving a Puzzling Torque Problem?

  • Ackbach
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What are some engaging topics for 6th-12th grade science education?

  • PhysicsatTen
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Analogy Between Long Division and Polynomial Long Division

  • Ackbach
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Creating an absolute value equation from an inequallity

  • karush
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Inequality Challenge: Prove $x^x \ge (x+1/2)^{x+1}$ for $x>0$

  • anemone
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Antinodes and Nodes on a Waveworm

  • tristancohn
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High School Lowest value that can get the sin and the cos

  • Hepic
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Finding the Product of Roots of a Polynomial with Complex and Real Roots

  • anemone
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Solve x,y,z: Real Solutions $(x,y,z)$

  • anemone
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High School How to be better at getting signs, and letters right in algebra?

  • Tyrion101
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Euler's theorem for calculating mod

  • ATroelstein
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High School What are these type of problems called?

  • shadowboy13
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Numerical Analysis: Interpolating Polynomial

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High School Should Calculators Be Banned in University Math Classes?

  • Turion
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Graduate Does formula exist for this sum?

  • db453r
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Undergrad How Can Congruent Mathematics Enhance Number Theory Education?

  • matqkks
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High School Negative Numbers and Logarithms: Is it really wrong?

  • Hepic
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Unsolvable Simultaneous Equations: A Mathematician's Dilemma

  • anemone
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High School Can Someone Explain This Trig Picture to Me?

  • Meadman23
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Find rs: xy = 1 reflected across y = 2x

  • anemone
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Undergrad Writing Scientific Notation: Alternatives to mx10n

  • zachfoltz
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How can I quickly destroy the enemy target and avoid being discovered?

  • MarkFL
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Undergrad Can you take the inverse of any function?

  • ZeroPivot
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Undergrad Marilyn vos Savant: -1x-1=+1, instead of -1

  • AllyScientific
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High School Why can't Scientists and People Understand PEMDAS?

  • ZeroPivot
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Can you prove \tan 20^{\circ}+4 \sin 20^{\circ}=\sqrt{3}?

  • anemone
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Undergrad IMO and Undergrad conflictions

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High School Question about trigonometry proofs

  • CuriousBanker
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Ask for hint for problem of inequality

  • anemone
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High School What is log (100)? Bachelor of Engineering? Civil Field?

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Undergrad How do you isolate for y when 0 = 2y + e^y

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Undergrad CMRR formula gives wrong result

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Undergrad Proving that every non-negative integer can be expressed in binary

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Undergrad Understanding Inverse Trig Functions: Solving for Phi in Cos Using Inverse Sin

  • chrisa88
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Coordinate geometry with given parameters.

  • Aguy1
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Undergrad What is the Hardest Math Course According to David Hilbert?

  • ZeroPivot
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Undergrad Learn Prime Number Theorem for 18yos - Impact & Motivation for Math

  • matqkks
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Undergrad What's the difference between a relation and a solution set?

  • Atran
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Solve System of Equations: x, y, z

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High School Why are zeros after a decimal point significant?

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How Can We Prove that a Recursively Defined Sequence Has a Period of 8?

  • anemone
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Undergrad Why will a composition function of an even function always be even?

  • robertmatthew
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How do I factor a binomial with a coefficient of 4?

  • slowle4rner
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What is the best book on category theory for beginners?

  • alyafey22
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Graduate Read Mathematics like a newspaper?

  • AhmedEzz
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High School What Are Some Accessible Unsolved Problems in Number Theory for Teens?

  • matqkks
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AMC 8 2012 (contest score gender report with percentile)

  • veronica1999
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High School Is Google's Conversion from Cubic Centimeters to Cubic Meters Incorrect?

  • Frangelo
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Quadratic and logarithmic models (new post)

  • needalgebra
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Simplify a trig. expression using a right triangle

  • bnosam
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Find AB: Solving $\triangle ABC$ with Given Data

  • Albert1
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Know if a constant is on a line.

  • phrox
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Area of a triangle in terms of the tangent function

  • Bushy
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Undergrad What is the equation of the angle bisector formed by two intersecting lines?

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Graduate What is so special about elliptic curves?

  • pierce15
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Prove Polynomial Remainder: -2x+5 When Divided by (x-1)(x-2)

  • gobindo
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Find Real Solution(s) Challenge

  • anemone
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Volume of a triangle type shape with a square bottom

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Solving for $(x+\dfrac{1}{y})$ Given M=N

  • Albert1
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Mixing Teas: Solve to Find the Amounts of Each Kind!”

  • linapril
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Absolute Value Function Challenge

  • anemone
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