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Graduate Solution for Goldbach Conjecture

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Undergrad Can You Find a Number n with Rational Square Roots for n-7, n, and n+7?

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Undergrad Extending a vector in 3D space by a known magnitude

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Graduate Can there be more than one definition of a GROUP?

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Undergrad Is image and range of a LT the same thing ? (Why are they named like that)

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Undergrad How can you determine if a vector is perpendicular to a plane?

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Undergrad The Odd Only Spiral (A twist on the ulam spiral with an interesting property)

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How Do Sets W, Y, and Z Intersect?

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High School How can I solve equations by rearranging them?

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Graduate Relationship between eigenvalues and matrix rank

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Find the Inverse of a Vector: Solve for x in Terms of b

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Undergrad Linear independance and span (Definition)

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Graduate So, no prefixes...Do planes in higher dimensions satisfy Euclid's definition?

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Graduate Inductive proof of the lines in the plane recurrence relation

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Undergrad Nonhomogeneous system of linear equations

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Graduate Why must Hom sets be disjoint for different pairs of objects?

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Graduate Homogeneous least squares

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Graduate Is (n+1)(2n+1) Always a Multiple of 6 for All Natural Numbers n?

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Graduate Proving one element in the symmetric group (s>=3) commutes with all element

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Undergrad About vector space and subspaces

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Graduate For separable extensions, why may we argue as if they're finite?

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Undergrad How to prove a function is vector valued

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Undergrad Transformation Matrix from x-axis

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Graduate Determine optimal vectors for least squares

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Graduate Counting Theorem: Creating Squares w/ 8 Equilateral Triangles

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High School Dimension of the circle in the plane is 1

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Graduate 2^k+1 never divisible by u(8x-1) in integers

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Graduate Eigenvalue Solvers for Structural Dynamics

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Graduate Determinant of symmetric matrix with non negative integer element

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Graduate Is the Determinant of a Symmetric Matrix with Zero Diagonal Elements Non-Zero?

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Graduate Proving Adjoint of an Operator in Hilbert Space: Common Mistakes Explained

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Graduate Prime Ideals: Abstract Algebra Example

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Undergrad Finding basis of a column space/row space

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Graduate Understanding the Normalization of Pauli Matrix in Quantum Mechanics

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Undergrad Find if Parametric equations are perpendicular

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Graduate How to rotate a 3D complex vector?

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Graduate Images of f1 and f2 in the quotient ring R/(x1,x2)R

  • naturemath
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Undergrad Are There Relationships Between the Column Vectors of a Matrix and Its Inverse?

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Graduate Proving the Relationship between Operators on a Finite-Dimensional Space

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Graduate Are There Ordered Fields Beyond Real Numbers and Rationals?

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Graduate Why is x^p - a irreducible over a field of characteristic p?

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Undergrad Positive definitive matrix in wikipedia

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Graduate Demonstrating that (im τ) \cap (ker τ) is the Zero Space

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Undergrad Can the Angle Between Two 7-Dimensional Vectors Be Calculated?

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Graduate Can a Non-Zero Tensor Product of Modules Be Zero?

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Finding elements in a quotient ring

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Proving Z[√(-3)] is not a euclidean domain

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Graduate A way to express scalar triple product from inter-vector angles?

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Graduate Nonzero divisor in a quotient ring

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What Are the Units in the Ring $\mathbb{Z}[\sqrt{-7}]$?

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Graduate Multiplication of incompatible matrices

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High School Why substitution method works for systems of equations

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Graduate Efficiency and the Euclidean Algorithm

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Finding the units in the ring F[x]

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Undergrad Inverse of Lower Triangular Matrix

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Graduate About the number of irreducible elements in UFD ring

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Graduate The Asymtotic Eiegen Values of a Circulant matrix

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Graduate Dimension formulas for Lie algebras

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Maximizing Your Tips and Tricks for Focusing on Key Elements

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Finding All $2\times 2$ Matrices That Satisfy $A^2=A$

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Undergrad Can a Field Also Be a Vector Space?

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Graduate What is meant by can be identified with

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Undergrad Determinats,dependence, span, basis.

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Graduate Capturing n basis vectors by single one

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Graduate Galois Theory: Degree of Q(ω)/Q & Why 6 Basis Vectors?

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Recommendations for a Massive Algebra Text

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What is the Correct Method to Determine the Coplanarity of Vectors?

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Undergrad Is a vector in a vectorspace its own projection onto that vectorspace?

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Graduate Which algebraic structure applies when solving linear systems with two variables?

  • ksmith630
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Algebraic Structure to solve a linear system of 2 variables?

  • ksmith630
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Graduate Eigenvalue of overlapping block matrix

  • eegyan
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Graduate How Does Modular Arithmetic Prove Divisibility by 17 in Number Theory?

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Graduate Solutions to Polignac's and Twin Prime's Conjecture

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Undergrad How can a basis in a vector space be used to determine linear independence?

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Graduate Is H X-s-permutable in N Given X May Not Be a Subset of N?

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Graduate Quotient groups of permutations

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Find polynomials in S, then find basis for ideal (S)

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Graduate Find Best Combinations of Non-Overlapping Matrix Elements

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Undergrad What Are the Requirements for a Subset to Be Considered a Subspace?

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Graduate Ring Theory: Eisenstein's Criterion & Z[x]/pZ[x]

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Graduate Combining two sets of regular sequence

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Graduate Subfields of finitely generated algebras

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Graduate Prove Eigenvalue λ=0 is Only Solution to Ax=0 for All x

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Undergrad How do you tell what a vector space will look like from it's spanning set.

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Graduate What symbol is used for linear operator actions?

  • sunjin09
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Undergrad Reminder on how to find eigenvectors

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Undergrad [Numerical] Why is it better to solve Ax=b instead of calculating inv(A)

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Undergrad How to Find the Sum of Roots of the Polynomial \( x^{100} - 3x + 2 = 0 \)?

  • Cade
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Undergrad What is an Integral Solution in Equations?

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Graduate Upper Hessenberg zero-column sum matrix

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Undergrad Inverse of Matrix - Product Form

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Is this the perfect outfit for an Abstract Algebra class?

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Graduate Is an infinite series of random numbers possible?

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Graduate How Accurate Are the Bounds for Eigenvalues in Circulant Matrices?

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Graduate Product of Ideals makes no sense to me

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Graduate Why <v,v> >= 0? Understanding Inner Product Definition

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Polynomial of degree 3. splitting field.

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Undergrad Characteristic equation formula for a nxn matrix ?

  • sid9221
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Undergrad Difference between an eigenspace and an eigenvector ?

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