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Undergrad Sum of an Alternating Series
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MHB Inequality Challenge: Prove $x^x \ge (x+1/2)^{x+1}$ for $x>0$
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MHB Antinodes and Nodes on a Waveworm
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High School Lowest value that can get the sin and the cos
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MHB Finding the Product of Roots of a Polynomial with Complex and Real Roots
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MHB Solve x,y,z: Real Solutions $(x,y,z)$
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High School How to be better at getting signs, and letters right in algebra?
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MHB Euler's theorem for calculating mod
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High School What are these type of problems called?
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MHB Numerical Analysis: Interpolating Polynomial
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High School Should Calculators Be Banned in University Math Classes?
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Graduate Does formula exist for this sum?
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Undergrad How Can Congruent Mathematics Enhance Number Theory Education?
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High School Negative Numbers and Logarithms: Is it really wrong?
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MHB Unsolvable Simultaneous Equations: A Mathematician's Dilemma
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High School Can Someone Explain This Trig Picture to Me?
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MHB Find rs: xy = 1 reflected across y = 2x
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Undergrad Writing Scientific Notation: Alternatives to mx10n
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MHB How can I quickly destroy the enemy target and avoid being discovered?
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Undergrad Can you take the inverse of any function?
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Undergrad Marilyn vos Savant: -1x-1=+1, instead of -1
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High School Why can't Scientists and People Understand PEMDAS?
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MHB Can you prove \tan 20^{\circ}+4 \sin 20^{\circ}=\sqrt{3}?
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Undergrad IMO and Undergrad conflictions
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High School Question about trigonometry proofs
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MHB Ask for hint for problem of inequality
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High School What is log (100)? Bachelor of Engineering? Civil Field?
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MHB What is the maximum value of $d_n$ and for which value of $n$ does it occur?
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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
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MHB Coordinate geometry with given parameters.
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MHB Pg345's question at Yahoo Answers regarding motion with uniform acceleration
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Undergrad What is the Hardest Math Course According to David Hilbert?
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Undergrad Learn Prime Number Theorem for 18yos - Impact & Motivation for Math
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Undergrad What's the difference between a relation and a solution set?
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MHB Optimizing Seating Arrangements: Maximizing Capacity and Minimizing Tables
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MHB Solve System of Equations: x, y, z
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MHB Two methods for deriving the quadratic formula that I was not taught in school
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High School Why are zeros after a decimal point significant?
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MHB How Can We Prove that a Recursively Defined Sequence Has a Period of 8?
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Undergrad Why will a composition function of an even function always be even?
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MHB How do I factor a binomial with a coefficient of 4?
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MHB What is the best book on category theory for beginners?
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Graduate Read Mathematics like a newspaper?
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MHB Maximizing Profit: Solving the Transportation Problem for BFE Company
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High School What Are Some Accessible Unsolved Problems in Number Theory for Teens?
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MHB AMC 8 2012 (contest score gender report with percentile)
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High School Is Google's Conversion from Cubic Centimeters to Cubic Meters Incorrect?
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MHB Quadratic and logarithmic models (new post)
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MHB Simplify a trig. expression using a right triangle
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MHB Find AB: Solving $\triangle ABC$ with Given Data
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MHB Know if a constant is on a line.
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MHB Area of a triangle in terms of the tangent function
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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?
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MHB Prove Polynomial Remainder: -2x+5 When Divided by (x-1)(x-2)
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MHB Find Real Solution(s) Challenge
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MHB Volume of a triangle type shape with a square bottom
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MHB Solving for $(x+\dfrac{1}{y})$ Given M=N
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MHB Can the Inequality Challenge be Proven: 2^{\frac{1}{3}}+2^{\frac{2}{3}}<3?
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MHB Mixing Teas: Solve to Find the Amounts of Each Kind!”
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MHB Absolute Value Function Challenge
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MHB CuRio$ty's question at Yahoo Answers regarding a linear homogeneous recursion
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MHB Find the Smallest Integer Challenge
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MHB Real Life Applications of Ceiling and Floor Functions
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High School Why are these graphs so different? y^2=x y=sqrt(x)
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High School Is There a Faster Way to Factor Than Just Guessing Factors?
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High School Real World Applications of Ceiling and Floor Functions
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High School Is the following the only reason why |x| ≠ ±x?
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Discover the Solution to the World's Hardest Easy Problem on Thinkzone.wlonk.com
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Undergrad How Did Mandelbrot Solve Problems with Geometric Intuition Instead of Algebra?
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MHB Sum of Factorial Series: Find the Answer!
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MHB Aju051000's questions at Yahoo Answers involving trigonometry
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MHB Maximizing a 3rd Order Polynomial: Finding Duplicate Solutions
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High School Why are prime numbers suddenly relevant in modern technology?
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MHB How Are Prime Numbers Utilized in Everyday Life and Technology?
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High School Composition: Arithmetic is futile
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MHB Exponents - Numbers with Variables
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MHB What is the exact value of the trig function for pi/180?
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MHB Understanding Dimensional Analysis: Solving for i, j, and k Values
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MHB Finding the outer diameter of an annulus
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Undergrad Let's see if anyone can complete this series
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MHB Determine the positive numbers a
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MHB Richard Perito: Find Quadratic with Roots -1 +/- i√2
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Graduate Pompeiu Problem: Solved & Related to Navier-Stokes?
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Undergrad Does the order of algebraic steps (not operations) matter?
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How to see the forest through the trees? (How not to miss the obvious?
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MHB Is 2B Always Less Than A+C in a Triangle ABC?
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High School How to find sines/cosines without memorization?
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MHB Solve x^2-x-1: Find a & b | Integer Solution
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High School How Do Triangle Similarity and Supplementary Angles Relate in Geometry?
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MHB Math Puzzle: Fill in the 9 Blanks to Satisfy (*)
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MHB Finding a Solution to an Inequality in Natural Numbers
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Undergrad How do I accurately model and calculate costs for different data plans?
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MHB What is the remainder when 1992 is divided by 92 using the CRT?
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MHB Set Planck's constant equal to 1
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High School How Can I Succeed in the Math Olympiad?
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MHB How Does the Law of Cosines Prove a Triangle's Angle and Side Relationships?
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