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I Why Does the Complex Conjugate Involve Negating the Argument Theta?
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B Calculating the coprime probability of two integers in a different way
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MHB Optimizing B for Inequality with Floor Function
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I Finding a Rational Function with data (Pade approximation)
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B Cross section (?) of Great Pyramid from drone footage
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MHB Which Polymer Materials Meet These Specific Criteria?
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MHB Solving Permutations Question with Restrictions
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MHB Solving Quadratic Equations with Binary Operator $\otimes$
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I Volume of Solid of Revolution (About the line y = x)
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I Help with rewriting a compound inequality
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MHB Is the Calculation of $(3 \diamond 8) \square 2 = 1940$ Correct?
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MHB What is the Minimum Number of Friends Needed for Unique Dinner Invitations?
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I Moving center of coordinates in the polar graph
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MHB -7.6.69 Determine the value z^* that...
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MHB What is the Binary Operator $\oplus$ and its Significance?
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MHB Image Markup Questions: Refresh Basics in V18 Binary Operators
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I Convergence of this Laplace transformation
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MHB V.02.Binary operator by a*b=a+8b
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MHB How to Solve a Composition of Functions g(f(x))?
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I A question about a small step in the proof of RSA encryption
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I Equation for circle points in 3D
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MHB How Do You Solve Linear Equations with Given Coordinates?
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Insights An Introduction to Theorema Primum
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MHB Can you solve this problem using bar models and ratios?
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I Excellent 3D Graphics thing at math3d.org
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What is the Definition and Properties of a Cross Product in Vector Algebra?
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MHB What Is the Probability of Drawing Specific Ball Colors from a Bag?
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I Is the odd root of an even number always an irrational number?
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I [Congruence class] Proof of modular arithmetic theorem
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I Multiplication and addition definition of congruence classes
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MHB How Do You Calculate the Difference Between d and f?
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MHB Solve System Using Matrix Inverse
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B Round-Robin Matching Teams (Darts)
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I Ancient mathematics/History of mathematics
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I (Elementary number theory) Understanding congruence and modulus
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MHB How Much Will Adam Have After 5 Years of Deposits?
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MHB Compound Interest: $50000 Invested for 3 Years at 7.75%
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MHB Proving Equivalence of f(x) and g(x)
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MHB Proving Equivalence of f(x) and g(x)
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I Extreme value nonexistence proof
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I What is an object with a zero square?
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I Can the Housie Game Incorporate Negative and Decimal Numbers?
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MHB How can I solve these induction and function problems in my French homework?
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I Just for fun: math brain teaser
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MHB How Many Possible Cards Can Be Made with Sasha, Pasha, and Masha?
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MHB Interpolating Points with Continuous Modular Functions?
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MHB How can I solve the problem of $e^x-\ln{x}=4$ without a calculator?
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MHB Find A,B,C for Factorial Equation
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I A function with no max or min at an endpoint
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MHB Get 25% Off - Save on E-Commerce Prices
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MHB Solve $(x^2-7x+11)^{x^2-13x+42}=1$ Equation
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I Five points in space with rational distances that are not co-linear
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I The “philosophical cornerstone” of the Moller-Plesset perturbation theory
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MHB -aux.05 coefficient of determination is 83.0 %
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B What kind of definition is this?
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I How do I use induction more rigorously when making Taylor expansions?
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B It works but why? (Matching experimental data to a random equation)
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MHB Proving trigonometric functions
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MHB New Billboard Dimensions: 4m x (4m + 96cm^2)
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MHB How can I get equal columns and rows from a total?
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A Proving the Equivalence of Local and Global Maxima for Concave Functions
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MHB Solving $\tan^2x + \tan^2{2x} + \cot^2{3x} = 1$ in R
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MHB Complex numbers such that modulus (absolute value) less than or equal to 1.
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MHB Question on velocity and acceleration
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I What are the unique prime factors of -30?
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A Array variable of envelope function (parameter representation)
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MHB Taking Image of a curve about a given line
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A Variation of Catalan Conjecture
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I Question about Inverse Derivative Hyperbola function
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B Cosine of 1 degree and cosine of 60 degrees?
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MHB What Makes Mexico City's History So Fascinating?
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MHB Engineering Mechanics: airplane landing
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I Which kind of function is this?
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I Is arcsec = 1 divided by arccos ? Arcsec = 1/arccos
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A Clarification of Mihăilescu's Theorem (Catalan's Conjecture)
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B Does the Series 1-1+1-1+1... Truly Equal 1/2?
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I Newbie learning Heat Exchanger
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A Does anyone recognize this equation?
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MHB S.aux.26 our-sided die has three blue faces, and one red face.......
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MHB What are the Kinematics of a Particle?
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I How to solve an equation with FMOD in it
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MHB 6.6.61 log(x-10)-log(x-6)=log(2)
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MHB Cantor Diagonalization | Find a Number Not on the List
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MHB Why Is My Solution 9x+-11 Incorrect for the Algebra Problem -6(x+2)+10+3(x-3)?
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MHB Probability of Rolling Sum > 3 with Two Dice
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B Difference between powers of numbers equaling 1
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Insights Physical Applications of the “Tan Rule”
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B Optimizing permutations of hero traits in a computer game
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I Equation to graph a sine wave that acts like a point on a unit circle
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I I found an interesting math result, but now I see a contradiction
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MHB Monotonically convergence to the root
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MHB Find the length x if the shaded area is 1200 cm^2
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I An infinity of points on two unequal lines- an intuitive explanation?
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I Maximum separation on an infinite line
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MHB What are the first two positive x-intercepts for the given sinusoidal function?
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MHB This is sampling distribution can you help me with this problem
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I What is the function that describes this Asymptotic behaviour?
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MHB What is a statistic and how is it used in various settings?
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MHB 1.4.1 complex number by condition
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MHB How would I plot the following signals?
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