General Math Forum

Join in expert discussion on general math topics that are not applicable to the specific categories. This includes topics are usually high school math level. Homework help is available.

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High School Revisiting an old Math Problem

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Toothpick Squares Sequence for nth # toothpicks

  • artemishunts200
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High School Proof to find fraction inbetween to fraction

  • Taylor_1989
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How to Simplify Fractional Exponents?

  • CSmith1
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Undergrad Should I read original texts by Gauss, Newton, and Euclid in my first year?

  • damabo
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Dbiebs question from Yahoo Answers

  • Yahoo Answers
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Rational exponents expressed as fractions

  • CSmith1
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Determining Diameter of Pipe with Drilled Hole

  • Casio1
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High School Why does inverting the base of a negative exponent cancel the negative?

  • bcheck
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Undergrad Fractional Exponent of Negative Numbers

  • Zalajbeg
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Proof that the product of 4 consecutive numbers is not a perfect square.

  • speencer
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Undergrad Can a number have more than one decimal expansion?

  • Swetasuria
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Undergrad What is the formula for these pattern data sequences?

  • ryan8200
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Integrating Desmos Graphing Software with MHB

  • Jameson
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High School Why do people sometimes call division by zero infinity?

  • sambarbarian
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Undergrad Solve 7 Digit Phone Number Combination Puzzle

  • dipole
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Graduate Nash's Theorem proof in 2by2 games

  • Bipolarity
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What values satisfy x ≤ |x| and other absolute value questions?

  • CSmith1
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Solving a Maths Question: Carpet Tiling for 3.1m x 2.9m Floor

  • casino281
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Solving absolute value problem

  • CSmith1
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High School Understanding Mathematical Induction: Why Do We Use n Instead of k?

  • akshayacse
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Locus of Point R on Line $L$ for Harmonic Progression

  • sbhatnagar
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Undergrad Do proportions hold between different infinite sets?

  • John Cxnnor
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Projectile motion with air resistance and Newton's puzzle

  • chisigma
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Undergrad Finding Centroid Coordinates Under Degree 3 Bezier Curve

  • jjj888
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High School Is all math essentially solving for an unknown variable?

  • Tyrion101
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High School What Is the Internal Working of Calculators?

  • student34
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Undergrad Can Intuitive Mathematics Be Applied in Everyday Situations?

  • xavra42
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High School Complete list of mathematical notations

  • mather
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High School Tank Half Full Time: Solving the Doubling Water Tank Problem

  • Bradyns
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High School The definition of multiplication

  • GarageDweller
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Undergrad Is the simpler proof for Descartes' Rule of Signs valid?

  • Millennial
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Graduate What Are the Best Resources for Learning Mathematical Finance?

  • gangsta316
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Undergrad Unit conversion mm/sqrt(Hz)/degree to m^2/Hz/rad

  • robbie.
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Graduate Physical derivation of the Sin series

  • Storm Butler
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High School Difference between variable and parameter

  • autodidude
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Graduate Tupper's self-referential formula

  • Pythagorean
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High School Solving for x (this should be easy but somehow I keep messing it up)

  • ilovemynny
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Undergrad Problems that are wrong that I must find errors

  • Jkohn
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Graduate Practical detection of similarity ?

  • Stephen Tashi
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Undergrad Geometry question with the perimeter of a circle

  • Jathor
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In any convex 2n-gon there is a diagonal not parallel to any side

  • caffeinemachine
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Undergrad Sine Function with Alternating Peaks and Wavelengths

  • hddd123456789
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Undergrad Mmmmmm Something very interesting I found about inequalities

  • drtg45
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Undergrad Combining Proportionality Statements

  • prosteve037
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Graduate Does Schur's Theorem Apply to Fractions in Ramsey Theory?

  • huey910
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High School How do you prove the area of a rectangle is length times breadth?

  • Avichal
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Is the white region a square or rectangle?

  • sashickman
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Undergrad How do we know if Log(2)_3 is not equal to something like ((x^y)+a)

  • limitkiller
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High School Solve a*(x/1000) = b - x*c for x

  • Biaqua
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High School How is midnight defined in terms of Earth's rotation?

  • Avichal
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High School Are functions a subset of equations?

  • V0ODO0CH1LD
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High School Is Only One Number in Any 100 Consecutive Natural Numbers Divisible by 100?

  • mathsfail
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High School How do you check if a function has an inverse?

  • baby_1
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Undergrad Conventionality when Graphing Transformations.

  • V0ODO0CH1LD
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High School Why do we study right triangles in trigonometry?

  • Avichal
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Graduate Proving the factorial identity for 1/(2i)! − 1/(2i+1)!

  • Paul245
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Calculating piston force in rotating cylinder at 1mm before TDC

  • Casio1
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Free resources on Clifford algebras

  • The Chaz
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Graduate Points inside a rhombus in 3-dimensional sapce

  • rbwang1225
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How to solve linear algebra exercises without memorizing results

  • caffeinemachine
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Share my maths videos on the internet,where?

  • Strongart
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-12.1 find x w\ eq w\ 3 variables

  • karush
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High School How would you graph a square of any dimension?

  • mesa
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Generalized Fibonacci and Lucas Numbers.

  • meow91006
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Where did you get your appreciation of/respect for, math?

  • zoobyshoe
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Undergrad Going from polar coor. to cartesian coor.

  • Marioqwe
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High School What is the error in this mathematical proof?

  • waqarrashid33
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High School The Modulus functionNeed a little Explanation

  • nishantve1
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No. of Polynomials of Degree 5 Divisible By x2-x+1

  • juantheron
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Graduate Irregular tetrahedron (coordinate of vertices)

  • Sebtimos
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High School Greek letters used in mathematics

  • Kutt
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High School Difference between function, equation and formula

  • mather
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Graduate Mathematicians kick away the ladder

  • g.lemaitre
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A great problem in Trigonometry

  • DrunkenOldFool
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Undergrad [Problem Solving] See if you can answer my question.

  • Albert C
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Undergrad How many arithmetic and basic algebra errors do you make

  • g.lemaitre
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Graduate What is the range of the quadratic function f(x,y) = (xy-x^2, xy-y^2)?

  • JohnSimpson
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Graduate A few questions from definitons

  • prane
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Prove trigonometric sum formula and solve tan(2x - π) = sin x

  • nicodemus1
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Why the staircase approximation doesn't make pi equal 4

  • JaredJames
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Sign the e-petition to support pi

  • dimension10
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Gauss's Signature: Characteristics of S

  • CaptainBlack
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Undergrad Error in Algebraic Construction or Computational Translation?

  • WhiskeyHammer
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Undergrad Should a scientist never buy a lottery ticket?

  • EmpaDoc
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How visual-spatial learners approach math and physics

  • Obis
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Graduate The proof given by the book doesn't seem to work.

  • limitkiller
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High School How to tell if an algebra problem should be an inequality

  • Tyrion101
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Origin and solution of the 3 travelers and coins riddle

  • The Chaz
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High School What is the method for solving cosine squared equations?

  • member 422733
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High School Prove Sodoku does not require a guess.

  • Diffy
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Undergrad Euclid's Elements: Proposition 7

  • AntiMe
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Writing hierarchical equations for weighted survey responses

  • kirti
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Undergrad Fermat´s Last theorem - book by Simon Singh

  • CAF123
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Undergrad Determine Origin to Rotate Vector B to Equal A

  • gge
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High School Basic math problem ending in debate.

  • Roscopcoletra
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Graduate Maximizing two interdependent functions alternately

  • Or Entity?
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Free pre-calc exercises with worked solutions online

  • DeusAbscondus
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