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Undergrad Sum of an Alternating Series
Should I live a life of solitude like Newton and Euler?
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High School Solving Composite Functions with Distributive Property
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MHB Quirino27's question at Yahoo Answers (R symmetric implies R^2 symmetric)
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MHB How do I isolate y in terms of x?
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High School What is the solution to this simple sum problem?
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MHB Algebra/Physics problem - kinematics
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Undergrad Why Does Mathematical Induction Prove Formulas True for All Positive Integers?
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MHB *2 values of x for perpendicular vectors
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Graduate Supplementary question to interesting problem post
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High School Need help determining whether to use cosine or sine
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Undergrad Question about PI and infinity
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MHB Determine the greatest value of the following expression
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MHB Angle Sum/Difference Identities: Billy's Pre-calc Math Problem
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MHB Help me with profit maximizing level of output
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MHB Why I always put parentheses around the arguments to any function.
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Graduate Trying to solve any equation ever with Recurrences
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MHB Bryan's question at Yahoo Answers regarding linear recurrence relations
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Undergrad Maths question on using the minimum amount of DVD disc
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MHB Answer Math Problems: 3 1/2 - 2 3/4, etc. | Yahoo! Answers
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MHB Find the value of x^5 + y^5 + z^5.
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High School Transposing formulas/Solving for variables
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High School Help needed, rearranging polynomial for inverse equation
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Undergrad Solving an Exponential Equation with Logarithm Rules
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MHB What is the area of the parallelogram enclosed by a pair of straight lines?
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High School Triangles, what is the minimum amount of data required to
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MHB Homework: Bisectors and Intersection Points of Straight Lines
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MHB More than one equation for a given Trig Graph?
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Graduate Doing theoretical/pure mathematics
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Graduate What Happens When 100 Perfect Logicians with Blue Foreheads Are in a Room?
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Graduate Which is Bigger: y=2013! or z=1007^{2013}?
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MHB Solving Absolute Value Equations
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MHB DW123's question at Yahoo Answers regarding partial fraction decomposition
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MHB Problem Involving a System of Equations
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Graduate Can there be an intelligence which is not evolutionary?
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MHB Finding the coodinates of two lines.
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MHB Counter-intuitive phenomena in math and physics
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High School Calculate Area with D:d:p = 4:1:4
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High School Dot Product: Understand When to Use Each Method
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MHB How can we prove that a Pythagorean triple is primitive?
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Graduate How do scientists visualize or intuitize math?
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Undergrad All possible ways to sum to a number
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Undergrad Sine Wave between two Functions
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High School What Are the Fun Mathematical Equivalencies That Equal One?
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MHB Proof of Triangle Inequality: a+b-c, b+c-a, c+a-b
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Undergrad Which field or theory deals with table mathematics?
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MHB What is the value of gcd(0,0) in mathematics?
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High School How can I differentiate between decimal and dot product notation?
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MHB Is it likely the primary numbering system will be replaced by base 2?
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High School Do Parentheses ALWAYS disappear after distribution?
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MHB Stephanie's question at Yahoo Answers (Domain question)
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MHB Can This Unique Pair of Values Solve the Equation?
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MHB Solving Exponential Equations: Need Help Understanding 2 Questions
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MHB How can the second term be mathematically turned into -j or 1/j?
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High School How do I transform value into screen coordinates
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MHB Why do similar triangles have equal ratios of sides?
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Graduate Solving a 1415-gon Triangle Problem with the Pigeonhole Principle
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MHB Solve Similar Triangles: Help with Homework Question
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MHB Zoe's Question from FB (Perimeter of Lincoln Memorial)
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MHB Can this Simplification Problem be Solved Using Elementary Methods?
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MHB What is a function that satisfies the iterated functional equation $f(f(x))=-x$?
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MHB The Unit Circle, the Sinusoidal Curve, and the Slinky....
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MHB Prove that the expression is divisible by 26460
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High School What is the common way to round up this number?
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MHB Solve System Problem: x^4+y^4=8^2 & x-y=2
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MHB How to Solve a Complex Radical Equation?
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Undergrad Can I Find a Series of Numbers That Add Up to kn?
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MHB Divisors of $2^2.3^3.5^3.7^5$ & $7!$ in the Form of $4n+1$, $3t+1$
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MHB Trig Expression simplification
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Undergrad Ternary Operations outside of coding?
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Undergrad I discovered a formula for the nth term of any sequence of numbers
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MHB What is the equation of a circle touching a parabola in polar coordinates?
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MHB How Can You Simplify This Complex Fraction Problem?
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Undergrad How to find error between non-linear plot and data points?
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Undergrad Unit vector to Right Ascension/Declination
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MHB Find the measure of angle BAC.
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MHB Zero's question at Yahoo Answers regarding polynomial fitting
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MHB What Is the Closest Integer to This Complex Summation?
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High School How do you read/approach symbols?
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Undergrad Proving an Inequality for All n: x1n+...+xnn≥nx1...xn
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MHB Solving for x and k: Positive Ints
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Undergrad Lower and Upper bounds of Polynomial equations
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Graduate Graph theory vs. Diff Eq approaches towards studying complex networks
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MHB Marie's Question from Facebook about Square Roots
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High School A fun and interesting math puzzle
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Undergrad Solve Dot Product Riddle in 3 or 1 Guess
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MHB Finding Max n in $4^{27}+4^{500}+4^\text{n}=\text {k}^2$
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MHB Using Trigonometry for solving a Cubic equation
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Undergrad Sequence resulting from evenly dividing a line
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MHB Understanding Solutions to Quadratic and Radical Equations
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MHB Kkittiee's question at Yahoo Answers involving factoring a cubic polynomial
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MHB Definition of H in pulley diagram
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Graduate Why Are Gauss Words Important in Scientific Research?
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High School Understanding the Cosine Rule: Deriving the Other Two Formulas
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MHB Prove 19 < S < 20: 2008/1000-2008/1009
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Graduate Is infinity factorial equal to the square root of 2 pi?
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MHB Aesity's question at Yahoo Answers regarding a geometric sequence
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Undergrad Solving a Fraction: Calculate Velocity of an Orbit
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MHB Is the Expression Dimensionally Consistent?
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MHB Introductory number theory challenge
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MHB Evaluating a variable expression
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