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Graduate Pells equation for D prime and =n*n-3

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Graduate Solving tri-linear interpolation parameters

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Graduate Does every element of order 2 in a finite group have a complement in the group?

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Graduate Why do we say morphisms preserve the structure/operations?

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Undergrad Linear combination of two numbers

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Undergrad How Can I Infer the Expression of A in a Non-Trivial Solution?

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Undergrad Are there primitive roots in Z_32?

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Isomorphism Between Vector Spaces: A Real Life Analogy

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Graduate Dropping a rule in vector spaces

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Graduate Intuition for Quotient Ring in Polynomials

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Undergrad Dimension of the null space of A transpose

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Undergrad How Can You Prove the Cross Product in Vector Mathematics?

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Graduate Finding permutations of a stabilizer subgroup of An

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Graduate Number of positive divisiors with gcd condition

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A link for Linear Algebra Problem solvers REA

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Undergrad Modular Arithmetic and Diophantine Equations

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Graduate Finding Roots of Bivariate Polynomial Surfaces: A Slice Technique Approach

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Graduate Can Two Intersecting Planes be Found from a Parametric Line Equation in ℝ^{3}?

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Basis & Dimension of 2x2 Matrix Subspaces: W1 & W2

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Undergrad Using Determinant Identities to solve

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Graduate Does n*a ALWAYS mean to a + a + + a (n times) where + is the group operation?

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Graduate A Distribution Analysis formula.

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Undergrad Calculating the Length of a Complex Vector

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Graduate Infinite dimensional vector spaces without basis?

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Answer: Anti-Symmetric Matrix: Necessary 0's Diagonal?

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Graduate What is the meanning of this propisition ?

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Undergrad Equivalence of the nullspace and eigenvectors corresponding to zero eigenvalue

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Undergrad A possible more general form of Euler's identity

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Graduate From a vector space to the projective space

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Undergrad What are some applications of prime numbers other than cryptography

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Undergrad Dot Product Projection: What Does A Dot B Mean?

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Graduate A Theorem on Squares and Congruences

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Graduate Conjecture: There exists no number k s.t. k^2+2 is a multiple of 7

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Undergrad Invertiable for all values of theta

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High School Why Use Vectors? Learn About Vector Basics

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Graduate Intersections of axes and affine space

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X^(2^n) + x + 1 is reducible over Z2 for n>2

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Graduate Redundancy in definition of vector space?

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Graduate Eigenvectors with at least one positive component

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Undergrad Solution x spanning columns of A

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Graduate Proof that exists prime btw n<p<n

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Graduate Is the Taylor Series Method Valid for Proving the Irrationality of ln(π)?

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Graduate Affine Varieties and the Vanishing Ideal

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Undergrad What is the proof of this theorem in linear algebra ?

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Undergrad Operations over infinite decimals numbers

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Graduate Can Spherical Symmetry Techniques Extend Plane Symmetries?

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Undergrad What Real Life Examples Exist for an Inverse Linear Transform?

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Graduate Understanding Scalar Transformations in Matrix Dimensions

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Undergrad Linear Independence: Is this true?

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Graduate Generalizing Linear Independence: Beyond R^n and into Matrix Spaces

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How can rotation matrices be used to motivate students?

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Graduate What is the best way to think about an R-algebra?

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Graduate Proof of ∏(√n) Increment for Centered Polygonal Numbers w/ Prime Index

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Graduate Groups of prime order structurally distinct?

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Graduate How Can One Visualize a Group?

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Graduate Determinant of row interchange proof

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Graduate Ring Homomorphism: unit in R implies unit in R'

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Graduate Is There a Predictable Pattern in Prime Exponent Series Gaps?

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Graduate Question about generator of cyclic group

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Graduate Characteristic - must be on an integral domain? Books disagree?

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Graduate Quotient of the Mutlplicative Monoid of a Ring

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Graduate Can Subgroups Have a Volume in Linear Matrix Spaces?

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Graduate Unique set of vectors normal to a hyperplane

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Graduate Tridiagonal matrices multiplication

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High School Equivalent Matrices: Definition & A=B

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Undergrad Why is it not possible for the columns of a matrix to span R^2 even if

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Graduate Applications of Cayley-Hamilton theorem

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Graduate Matrices and linear transformations.

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Undergrad What is the Parametric Description of Span{u,v,w}?

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Undergrad Notation of Matrices: Question from Niles

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Prove that such a permutation exists.

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Undergrad Equivalence Relations in A={a,b,c,d}: Proving the Bell Number Theorem

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Undergrad Cube Roots of 1 in Polar Form: Stephen's Question

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High School Determining wheter point lie on line

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What is the Maximum Norm Proof for Matrix A?

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Undergrad How did the idea determinants come up?

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Graduate Regularity of P and Markov chains

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Undergrad A question about linear transformations

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Undergrad Matrix Problem: Solving for H(^T)*H with P and H matrices

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High School Is x1+x2=x3+x4 a linear equation?

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Determinants and Rank: Solving for det(A) Given Rank(A)=4

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Undergrad Can one determine the surf/circumf with a geometrical figure

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Graduate Residues and non residues of general quadratic congruences

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Undergrad Interseccion of two planes in R3

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Graduate How to find a basis for the vector space of real numbers over the field Q?

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Undergrad Linear Functions: Showing Properties for Multi-Vars

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Graduate Dot product between arrays: basis representation of an image

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Graduate Examine Structurally Distinct Abelian Groups with Primary Decomposition Thm

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Undergrad Are Vectors Parallel If Dot Product Equals Product of Norms?

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Undergrad What does this definition mean ?

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Graduate Monoid of specifications for a group

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Graduate Which subspaces retain nondegeneracy of a bilinear form?

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Graduate Consecutive integers such that the prime divisors of each is less or equal to 3

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Graduate Dot and Cross Product from Rotation Matrix

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Undergrad Is there a Whole Number Multiple of Pi Closest to a Whole Number?

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Graduate Proving Existence of Basis in Vector Spaces

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Undergrad Linear dependence and independence; linear combinations

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Undergrad Why is b considered an element of R^m in the Ax=b theorem?

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Graduate Logarithm of 2x2 Matrix: A General Guide

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High School How Do You Find the Inner Product of Vectors in Polar Coordinates?

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