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Solving the Cistern Filling Problem in 19 Hours

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Have I done the quadratic equation correctly?

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Solving .002x - .000001x² = .50 with the quadratic formula

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Finding the pattern rule for 3, 9, 81, 65, 61, 37

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Derivatives: Checking your work, how?

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Set theory - expression describing subset

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Solve Log Problem: n^6 = log_2n(1944) = log_n(486√2)

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How to Prove a Trigonometric Identity

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Finding S(n-1) given Sn = n² + 2n

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Applications of math - Root finding

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Why show intermediate steps when graphing function transformations

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How to solve for x and y with Lagrange functions?

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Bayesian Inference: Prob of Dry Pavement Outside House

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Make e the subject of 10b + 5be - 3e + 7c

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Given a general probability, determining the probability in a set

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How Can I Solve for Tau in These Two Equations?

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Solve Equation: 4x - 1/3 - 2x + 7/6 = 5/2

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Roots and coeffecients of polynomial equations

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Is y = 8.8 correct for 8y - 31 = 13 - 3y?

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How Do You Solve z^3 = sqrt(3) - i Using De Moivre's Theorem?

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Solving √3 sin θ + cos θ = 1 using the a sin θ + b cos θ = c method

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Probability question on permits

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Trigonometric Identities Section

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Proof by Induction: Showing AnAm = An+m

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Geometric interpretation and vector problem

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Simplest way to approximate sqrt of complex numbers

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Gaussian Elimination: Translating text into equations

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Expanding brackets with fractions

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Why is (2 + 5)2 equal to 9 and not 49?

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Probability of 0, 1, or 2 defective items in a binomial distribution

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Make F the sunject of the formula

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Chebyshev interval for stock vs bond fund returns

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Solving Hospital Room Charges: k1, k2, and Cost per Day

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Smallest N Value for 4-Digit Consecutive Integers Divisible by 2010^2

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Simplify Exponents and Confirm with Wolfram Alpha: (54-3y)3 * (5y-2)2 Solution

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Excel/MINITAB graphing - scaling the x axis

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What is the Vector Equation of Planes?

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Properties of integers:math induction

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The physical meaning of the PDE?

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Can complex numbers be used to show a pattern in exponents?

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Expanding Brackets: Find Out Where You Went Wrong

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How many more students are needed to raise the average SAT score to 84?

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Would this have been marked correct?

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Profit function for desk and bookcase production

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How to Write Powers in Text Format on Websites?

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Solving 0.5m^4/5 = 2u^1/5 for m

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Finding tan²(x) + cot²(x) + csc²(x) + sec²(x) when tan(x) + cot(x) = 4

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Drawing an Argand diagram for complex numbers

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Is 2u√(um) the same as 2u^(3/2)m^(1/2)?

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What does 'natural position' mean for a permutation?

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Imaginary number -i raised to negative power

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Finding an ellipse equation from 5 points for orbital prediction

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Probability Question (Random Variables and CDF)

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What Is the Probability Ralph Uses an Umbrella If Laura Does Not?

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How do I rotate a coordinate system by 45 degrees?

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Solving Math Formulaes: X/5 to X-5 with Lagranges Equation

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Estimate amount of possums in the park

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Expected Sequences in a Random Events

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Constructing an Argand Diagram - My First Attempt

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Linear Algebra - Eigenvector question

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Do These Vector Lines Intersect or Are They Skew?

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Probability Question: 4 layers, 4 flavours

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What are these +2's and +3's used for in solving first-degree equations?

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Find x: Solving Equations for x in y=2/x and y=e^(x-4)

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Simplify sin θ sec θ + cos θ csc θ

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Fourth roots of -1+√3i and solving z⁸+2z⁴+4=0

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Express -1/2(1+i√3) in exponential form and solve (w+2)^4 = -1/2(1+i√3)

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Linerization of square root of sin(2x)

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Normal distribution head-scratcher

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Piecewise function of the following function given

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Finding the Number of Lines from A to B in a 4x7 Rectangle

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How to Properly Enter Data for 3D Charting?

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Solving nP4 = 8(nP3) for n

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How to Prove the Even Permutations in Sn Form a Group?

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Making a piecewise function continuous

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Explicit Formula for Sum of Series

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Finding least upper and greatest lower bounds for inequalities

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How Do You Calculate the Volume of a Diagonally Cut Half-Cylinder?

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Solving Fraction Problems: Unitary Method

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Graph analysis - how closely histogram fits poisson curve

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Graphing f(x)=(x-1)³(x+1)²(x+3) with intercepts

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Extracting the question (D.E.)

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How Can I Factorise Equations with 2 Brackets?

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Probability of Correctly Predicting 6 Numbers from 45

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Converting Mixed Numbers to Improper Fractions

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Calculating Compound Interest: January 2010 Cash Balance Analysis

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How Do You Find the Argument of the Sum of Two Complex Numbers?

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Line intersecting curve 4y + 3x^2 = 7

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