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Undergrad Sum of an Alternating Series
Undergrad How do you create a perfect sphere?
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MHB Solving a System of Equations in N to Find a,b,c
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Forgetting Problems on Tests: Is It Normal?
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MHB How to Solve the Surd Equation Challenge \sqrt{x^2-1}+\sqrt{x-1}=x\sqrt{x}?
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MHB How can we factor $\displaystyle x^4 + 1$ into the difference of two squares?
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MHB Converting a repeating decimal to ratio of integers
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Graduate How Riemann hypothesis would break internet security?
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MHB Divisibility and Digit Counting: Solving the Five-Digit Number Challenge
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MHB Comparing Fractions with Large Numerators and Denominators
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MHB Can Two Numbers with Co-Prime Totients Always Be Found?
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MHB How Can the Area of a Quadrilateral Be Bounded by Its Side Lengths?
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Undergrad Is There a Formula for Prime Number Factorization?
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High School How to derive the surface area of a sphere?
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MHB Why Are Square Roots of Cubes Not Always Equal?
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Undergrad Equivalent form for Binomial Expression?
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MHB How would you simplify this logarithmic expression?
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MHB Can This Product Inequality Be Proven for Positive x and Natural n?
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MHB Solve x^3-3x=\sqrt{x+2}: Get Help Here!
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MHB How Do You Solve for k in a Logarithmic Function with a Given Inverse?
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Graduate Interchanging a position between two reference frames?
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MHB Triangle and circle length and areas
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Undergrad Question regarding cross-linear interpolation
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MHB Finding the Sum of Real Numbers Satisfying Cubic Equations
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High School Struggling with Math: Any Book Recommendations?
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MHB Can You Match Constants to This Cubic Polynomial?
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High School If x<1 what is the maximum value of x?
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Undergrad Relative orientation of two vectors
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Undergrad Solving Oblique Triangles w/o Law of Sines/Cosines
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MHB Ivyrianne's question at Yahoo Answers regarding finding a circle
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MHB Finding the Least Residue of 3^215 (mod 65537)
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MHB Prove Inequality: $x^4,y^4,z^4 \geq 48(y-1)^2(z-1)^2(x-1)^2$
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MHB My methods for solving the July 8, 2013 High School POTW
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High School What is the Meaning of ##:=## in Mathematics?
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Graduate How does the Triangle Inequality apply in this situation?
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MHB Equations with rational degrees
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Undergrad Which mathematicians were most responsible for formalizing mathematics
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MHB Dividing a Quadrilateral into Equal Parts
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MHB Is this proof of x² - y² = 270 being unsolvable valid?
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MHB Position time graphs for different acceleration
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MHB Ivyrianne's question at Yahoo Answers regarding finding the height of a tree
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Undergrad Help with a cartesian problem to find a geocache.
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MHB Proving the Existence of K for Prime P and 10^K Mod P = 1
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MHB Can You Find All 3 Digit Numbers Divisible by 11 with a Special Property?
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MHB Change a Pentagon into a Triangle with Equal Area
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High School Why Do I Get Different Results When Calculating Powers and Indices?
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MHB Geometric Sequences help - (3 given terms, find the rest)
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Graduate I came up with a cool parametric equation
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High School How to check algebraic long division?
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MHB Products and Sums and Proofs....oh, my
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High School Probability: Heads 5x in a Row - Illusion or Reality?
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MHB Evaluating Trigonometric Expression
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High School Predict Next Number in Sequence - 4
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Graduate Radix Economy of Complex Bases
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MHB How do you solve the recurrence relation P(n) = 1 + 5n by induction?
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MHB Find The Smallest Natural Number
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MHB Distance from Oakville to Sudbury: 550km, 8h
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High School Confusion with product-to-sum trig identities
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MHB Prove Parallelogram Point P's Angles are Equal
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High School Can the GCD and Euclidean Algorithm Solve Real Life Problems?
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Undergrad Can My Ideas Be Stolen or Plagiarized From These Forums?
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Graduate What is the pattern in factorials and squares?
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MHB Can you prove this trigonometric inequality?
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High School How to rearrange this equation?
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High School What is the intuition behind n^0 and why is it equal to 1?
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High School Did I Multiply My Tickets Correctly?
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Undergrad Understanding if you come up with an equation or an identity
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Graduate How and what to teach on a first year elementary number theory course.
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High School Wanting to understand too much
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High School Why Does (0+1)! Equal 1 in Mathematics?
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MHB Find A Polynomial With Lowest Degree
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MHB Solving Absolute Value Inequalities: Steps & Link to Yahoo! Answers
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High School How to re-arrange formula with an exponent
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Undergrad Defining geometry within a cartesian coordinate system
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MHB Equation: √(x+13) - √(7-x) = 2
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MHB Prove: Quadratic Inequality of Points on Semicircle O
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MHB Suggestions for algebra books.
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MHB Prove Sum and Difference Sine?
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MHB Emma's question at Yahoo Answers regarding solving a trigonometric equation
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MHB Find the nth term of the sequence.
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Graduate Issue with Fourier Series of an even function.
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MHB Solve A Trigonometric Equation
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MHB Unlock the Code - Solve the Challenge!
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MHB Jamie's question from Yahoo Answers regarding centroids
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MHB Checking Work from 2-71 in University Physics (Warning: there is a lot of it)
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MHB Solve Simple Inequality: x < 0 or x > 2
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MHB How and what to teach on an elementary number theory course.
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MHB Solve Equation: (7x+1)^(1/3)+(-x^2+x+8)^(1/3)+(x^2-8x-1)^(1/3)=2
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Undergrad Difference of Quintics, Sextics, and Septics
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High School What Are Heuristics (in Math)?
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MHB Jalen's question at Yahoo Answers regarding finding the equation of a circle
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Undergrad Isolating variables from sine-function, I'm stuck
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MHB Proving the Formula of Fibonacci Numbers
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Graduate Is Feynman's Lecture on Algebra Still Relevant Today?
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MHB Can you simplify this surd expression without a calculator?
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MHB Equation of page of unfolded paper with a crease
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Graduate Help in calculating the square of a number in sexagesimal notation?
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High School Is it carelessness or something else? (Having trouble reading certain
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MHB Prove Inequality IMO-2012: a2a3⋯an=1
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MHB Sq. FD + sq. DB = sq. BF Almagest Ch 10 Book I Ptolemy
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