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MHB Can the Euler Totient Function Ever Divide n/5 for Any Positive Integer n?
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MHB Non-recursive formula for the $n$th term of a linear homogeneous recurrence
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MHB Darshit P's question at Yahoo Answers regarding conservation of energy
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MHB Is the Dividing Problem Involving Primes Solvable?
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MHB Question 1 AQA AS Maths Pure Core 1, May 2011
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Graduate Was Giuseppe Peano Influenced by Euclid in Developing Axiomatic Systems?
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MHB Find the integer values of p and q.
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MHB How to Evaluate the Expression (ab + a + 1)/b Given Specific Conditions?
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MHB Basic trig question - finding the period of a sinusoid
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MHB What is the simplest method for solving polynomial equations?
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Graduate Is the Goldbach Conjecture Finally Proven? New Proof on arXiv Sparks Debate
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MHB Can You Solve These Number Theory Challenges?
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Undergrad Start learning more about fractals
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MHB What values of k make x^2 + 12x + k factorable over the integers?
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High School What is the formula for calculating partitions for a given set of numbers?
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MHB Solving for simultaneous equations
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Undergrad Difficult riddle about impatient people
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Undergrad Find ab given its relationship to the number 432
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MHB Lucky12213's question at Yahoo Answers regarding projectile motion
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Undergrad What is it like to pursue a masters in mathematics?
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MHB Calculating Scale on a School Map
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Graduate Is there such a thing as a virtual dimension
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High School Difference Between Equations & Functions
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Mathematicians Who Became Physicists
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MHB Solve System of Equations for a×b×c×d
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Undergrad Solving Target Math w/ Drone: Max Thrust & Torque
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High School Interesting logic puzzles and brain teasers
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Undergrad Ratio of product to difference - terminology?
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High School Online Binary converter capable of 64 digits and has explain answer
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MHB Stephen's question at Yahoo Answers regarding an inhomogeneous linear recurrence
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Undergrad Equation/mathematical model to a fitted line
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MHB Prove $(xyz)^8=1$ for $x,y,z \in R$
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MHB What is the Sum of Two Sixth Powers?
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MHB Share My Books with MHB: Fernando Revilla
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MHB Simplifying Rational Expression
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High School Is Taking the Principal Square Root Always Necessary?
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Undergrad Logarithm problem, differences
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MHB Help with O Level Math 4024 Exam Questions
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MHB Find the Radius of 4th Circle When All are Tangent: Hint d/2
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MHB Prove Inequality: $\frac{1}{2}$ Bound w/ x,y,z>0
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MHB Publication of a New Proof of an Old Theorem
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Graduate A revelation regarding problem solving especially for tough contests.
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MHB Is gravity caused by a massless particle like the photon?
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MHB Approximating Pi to Different Digits
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MHB Finding whether a coin is fake
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MHB Find the largest value in a sequence
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MHB Solving a Non-Linear System: Approaches and Techniques
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Undergrad Product of a sequence identities
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MHB Is g(n)=8n/15 Only When n Is Divisible by 3 and 5?
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High School EMBARRASSED to ask this- calculating slope
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MHB Finding a+b Given f(x)=x^3-6x^2+17x
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High School Is perpendicularity transitive?
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Online Interactive Curve (B-Spline, NURBS) Software?
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MHB SSome Help's question at Yahoo Answers regarding a linear recurrence equation
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MHB Distance Between Erie & Buffalo: 17 to 83 Miles
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MHB Solving for A and B in p(x) and q(x) to prove A²+3B²=4
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Undergrad Linear recurrence = closed form?
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Graduate What is the highest level of math you've learned?
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MHB Can This Algebraic Inequality Be Proven Using AM-GM and GM-HM Methods?
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High School Finding the area of a triangle on a graph
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MHB Solve Quartic Polynomial: Find Coefficients & Values of q - Yahoo! Answers
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Undergrad Math Induction: Where Does the >2xk Come From?
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MHB Proving LCM Inequality for Positive Integers
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MHB How Do You Solve This Specific Quadratic Equation?
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MHB Why Is No Work Done Against the Weight of a Skier Moving Down a Slope?
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High School Form 8 Digit Number with 7s, 6s & 0s
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Undergrad What is the comparison rate for this homeloan?
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MHB Evaluate 2/α + 3β²: Find Value w/o Equation Solving
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MHB Q(x) is a strictly convex function, show that G is positive definite
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High School Can We Divide Vectors?
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Undergrad What is the solution of x^2=ln(x)
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MHB Is There a Power of 3 That Ends in 001?
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MHB Find Integer $n$ in Range $100$ to $1997$
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MHB 6n^3 + 3 is not a perfect 6th power.
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MHB How Can You Calculate the Area of a Triangle in an Orthogonal Coordinate System?
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High School How Do You Find The Exact Value Of Square Root of 3, 5, 7, 11?
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Undergrad What Is the Origin of the Last x! in the Factorial Equation (x + y)!?
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MHB Coordinates of Hexagon Vertices in Base (AC, AD)
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MHB Simplification of an equation based on exponent rules
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MHB Navigating the Elevator to Rescue the 5 People
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MHB Find x such that the given trigonometric expression equals zero.
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Undergrad Determining whether grid coordinates lie within a circle
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Undergrad How many cars can pass thru a road in time t ?
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MHB Can we express cos(pi/11) using radicals?
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Undergrad Golden Ratio Dragon Fractal (figured it out)
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High School Is the Center of Mass Also the Midpoint of a Triangle?
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High School Is the Square Root of 2 an Irrational Number?
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Undergrad An algorithm for data compression?
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Graduate John Nash, Newton and F. Lee Baily walk into a bar.
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MHB Mohammed's question in facebook
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High School Square Numbers Easily: A Simple Technique
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High School What makes the Fibonacci sequence and its related concepts golden?
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MHB Crack the Code: A Puzzle Challenge!
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MHB How to Simplify Nested Radicals?
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High School Hello, what are these kind of math problems called
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MHB What is the minimum value of $n$ for a nonnegative polynomial with degree $d$?
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MHB How should I interpret this question?
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MHB Tom's question at Yahoo Answers regarding proof by induction
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