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Undergrad Sum of an Alternating Series
Undergrad Factoring 4th degree polynomials.
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High School What Does the Floor Function Identity Mean?
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MHB Is 1 + 10 equal to 9 in this group?
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MHB How to find angles of a triangle
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MHB GCD: Fastest Method to Simplify Fractions
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Undergrad How Much Force is Needed to Ground a Flying Jet?
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MHB Prove 1989/2-1988/3+1987/4-...-2/1989+1/1990=1/996+3/997+5/998+...+1989/1990
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MHB How do I solve 2x/7 = 2x^2 using division and substitution?
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MHB Find the value of 3/a + 3/a² + 3/a³.
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MHB Last 2 Digits of $2^{2n}(2^{2n+1}-1)$
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MHB Einstein-Pythagorus Theorem: E=ma^2+mb^2=mc^2
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MHB No Rational Roots of $x^n+\cdots+1=0$
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MHB Proving Equality: a^4+b^4+(a-b)^4=c^4+d^4+(c-d)^4
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Undergrad Can √(a^2+2ab-2ac+b^2+2bc+c^2) Be Complex?
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Undergrad Using a semicolon in a functin argument. eg. f = f(x, y; t)
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MHB Gabriel's question at Yahoo Answers regarding polynomial division and remainders
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MHB Efficient Family Bridge Crossing Strategy
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Undergrad Polynomial to represent a linear rectangle element
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MHB Determine the ratio of two angles in a triangle.
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MHB Uncovering the Mysteries of Nuclear Physics: A Practice Test and Worksheet
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MHB Cutting an elephant-sized hole in a sheet of paper
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High School What Does the Notation [7,8) Represent?
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Undergrad How To Solve These Equations? (Deleted Post)
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Undergrad Is Categorizing Mathematics into 10 Levels Effective?
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Graduate Find global minimum of f(x1,x2, xn), with many local minima
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High School Is all Math nothing more than addition?
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Undergrad 2D trilateration with 3 sensors
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Undergrad What is a Knot Vector and How Do You Define It?
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MHB Find x and y values that satisfy the given conditions
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MHB What is the Formula for the Area of a Triangle and When Does Equality Hold?
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MHB Can You Solve This Equation with Quadratic Formula?
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Undergrad How do we know Pi is Constant?
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MHB Figuring Out Glue Usage for 216,000
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MHB Find Distance between Poles Given Hanging Cable
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MHB Prove Inequality: 1 < √3 < 2 ⇒ 6 < 3^√3 < 7
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MHB If You Know What I Mean's question at Yahoo Answers regarding summations
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Undergrad Can Basic Addition Reach Higher Level Mathematics? A Mathematician's Perspective
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MHB Find the number of line and column where the number 2002 stays.
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MHB What Is the Value of \( P(n+1) \) in the Polynomial Problem from IMO 1981?
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Undergrad Optimal Methods for Factoring Equations
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How does mathematics make you feel
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Undergrad Solving Train Network Traps: Graph Theory Resources
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Undergrad Number and sum of prime factors of a number
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Undergrad Same Areas of Trapezoid within Triangle, why?
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Undergrad What is the Mathematics of the Mesh?
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Undergrad Finite sum formula for tangent (trigonometry)
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High School Help Me Solve Equationsystem Problem with x & y
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MHB Find all real solutions of the given equation.
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Undergrad Turn Envelope Wave into one Sine Wave
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Undergrad The circumference of an ellipse
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MHB Max & Min of xy for $x^2-xy+2y^2=116$
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MHB Help required to calculate change in tempo over time
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MHB What are the steps to find the roots of a cubic equation?
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Undergrad How can you solve the 12 ball puzzle with a twisted balance scale?
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MHB Ann's question at Yahoo Answers (At most two roots)
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MHB Factor Polynomial: x^3-27, Find A, B, C
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Undergrad Gauß Formula: Is This a New Discovery?
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High School Set 4.5x - 9(1-x) to Equal -1 with TI 83 Calculator
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Undergrad Koch snowflake and planck length
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High School Newpaper reports on Pi Day 3.14
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MHB Lacey's question at Yahoo Answers regarding a quadratic equation
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MHB Diagonal Crossing Challenge: 800x200 Rectangle
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MHB Triangular prism on top of rectangular prism in the shape of a house......
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MHB Calculating the Length of BC: A Geometric Exploration
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Undergrad Is the Equation x^{a^b} = (x^{a^{b-1}})^a True for All Natural Numbers?
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High School My interests and skills do not coincide
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Undergrad What is the point of studying maths at a very high level?
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High School Can you please teach me the properties of absolute values
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Undergrad How can I rotate a coordinate system and write functions in the rotated system?
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Undergrad Issue with understanding aspects of moments
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MHB Find the 100th term of a given sequence.
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MHB Prediction of Motion After Ideal Collision - Masses M & m
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MHB Can You Prove Equal Proportions in a Liquid Mixture?
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MHB Welcome to the Math Challenge Board
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MHB What is the angle of NMC in triangle ABC with given measurements?
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High School Is Algebraic Equality True? $\frac{x+y}{(x^2+y^2)} = \frac{1}{x+y}$
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Reading a lot of maths make me hungry?
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High School Patterns Found on Y=1 Graph: Explore and Learn
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MHB Is the Given Equality True Only for an Isosceles Triangle?
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High School Optimizing Mathematical Typography: The Preferred Font for Academic Documents
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High School Using only the numbers 3, 3, 3 and 3 once and + - * / once find 7?
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Undergrad Loan financing algebra question
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Undergrad Recommend some good maths textbooks?
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High School How did they get |x|=±x? How did they know y=0 is also a solution?
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MHB Current Through A half-wave rectifier
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Undergrad Why is it impossible to solve y explicitly in this equation?
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High School Confused About Squareroots & Absolute Values
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MHB Ilovethepopper's question at Yahoo Answers concerning the width of a hexagon
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MHB Can you Solve This Putnam 2012 Problem about Acute Triangles?
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Undergrad Finding vertices given opposite vertices
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MHB What is the Relationship Between the Golden Ratio and the Fibonacci Sequence?
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MHB Constant term in a binomial expansion
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High School Whole exponent vs. fraction exponent
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MHB Prove the sum equals 0 provided another given sum equals 1
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MHB Jordan's Question from Facebook (About Regression)
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MHB Finding 2d-2c from Equation with 4 Roots
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MHB Jordan's Question from Facebook (About Exponential Functions)
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High School What is x in this arithmetic problem?
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Undergrad Prove AM:GM Inequality: Best Methods
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High School What is the Degree of this Curve?
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