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Does heating a substance in a closed room raise the room temperature?

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How Do You Multiply Multiple Percentages Correctly?

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Finding the Range of the given function

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Equation for √x shifted right 2 units and reflected

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Is this the correct implementation of Fermat's Primality Test?

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Problem 48 from Lial's 2001 text - stuck on algebraic proof

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Having problems in multiplying the inequalities

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Angles of certain complex numbers

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Math: Question from KAPLAN (statistics)

  • Kaushik
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Finding individual work rates when two people work together

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Maths: Question on Ratios, proportions, and percentages

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How to solve 2sin(x)cos(x) = √3cos(x)

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Solving 0 = cos²(t) − t sin²(t)

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Linear transformation representation in non-standard basis

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Finding the range of f(x) = 10^(sin x) + 10^(csc x)

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How do you sketch (x^2-5)^2+y^2=16 without a calculator or software?

  • GravitySK
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Factoring: Is (r+y)^3 the same as [(1+y/r)^3∗r^3] ?

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Solving 4*ln(3x)=15 for x

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Using the Law of Sines - Getting a Domain Error on my Calculator

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Might there be a formula to determine when watch hands coincide?

  • ckirmser
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Finding the Simple Interest for a specific year

  • Benjamin_harsh
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Find distance using map measurements

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Why doesn't √16 = ±4 in the equation 2 - √16 = -2?

  • brycenrg
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Square-Root of a binomial squared

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How Do You Prove Two Triangles Are Similar?

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Finding the sum of this trigonometry series

  • songoku
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Geometric distribution with probability 2/3

  • songoku
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Calculate the roots of -t^2-2t+1

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Finding the the area of the surface at one end of the steel

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Square root notation in solving x² = 4

  • issacnewton
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How to Find the Ratio of Areas in a Scalene Triangle?

  • songoku
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How to Graph the Inverse of a Function on a TI-84PlusCE?

  • Witcher
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Graphing θ=π/4 on a Polar Coordinate System

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Eliminating the parameter in parametric logarithmic equations

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Points on either side of a line

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Percentage of a given quantity

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Sketching the graph of a function

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How to factor out s and distribute the power of 6

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Two geometry problems -- lines and straightedges

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How to find the inverse of a complicated function?

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Vector space - polynomials vs. functions

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Finding initial distance when two objects are 50m apart at different times

  • Benjamin_harsh
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Problem regarding simple interest

  • Benjamin_harsh
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Asymptote of x^3 - x^5 / ( x^2 + 1) and similar curves

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Induction proof verification ##2^{n+2} < (n+1)## for all n ##\geq 6##

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What Steps Are Missing to Solve (2x+5)^(x+1)=729?

  • Math100
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Manipulating exponents: not sure how this example is worked out

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Are there any whole numbers that satisfy this equation?

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Formula for reimbursement across overlapping health plans

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How to change variables from x to y in a potential energy function

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Upper bound height and lower bound height of a 3-ary ordered tree

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How Far is the Boat From its Original Position?

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How Do Partial Fractions Relate to Trigonometric Substitution?

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Distributing numbers over n buckets

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What Methods Identify Nonnegative Ranges in Cubic Equations?

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What are the rules for argument division in complex numbers?

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Finding DE:AC when a line through D is parallel to AC

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How Long Before Runners A and B Meet at the Starting Point on a Circular Track?

  • Benjamin_harsh
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Finding distance when two objects meet traveling in opposite directions

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What is the ratio after 1 month given certain conditions?

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Finding roots of an exponential equation

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Distance traveled by object A with constant velocity

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Calculating something correct up to ##x## decimal places

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Is there a simple injection from B to A using tangent function?

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Finding the sum of 1/(n(n+1)) from n=1 to infinity

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Calculating Probability of Choosing Vowels: Common Mistakes and Solutions

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Simplify this fraction containing imaginary numbers

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How do I prove ABA is a singular matrix?

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Evaluate Sum - Couldn't Arrive at Answer

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Calculating Difference Quotients for Scientists

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(Changing) Limits of a Summation

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Finding angle X in triangle with inscribed circle

  • Richard Quispe
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Help with 3D Pythagorean theorem problems

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Why do we try to find if a subset is a subspace of a vector space?

  • musicgold
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Graphing equations with concentric circles and straight lines

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Finding truth value of each propositional variable.

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Seating 4 guests on one side: why is 9C4·4!·9C3·3!·11! wrong?

  • Crystal037
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Why is the middle binomial coefficient the largest combination?

  • Crystal037
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A tricky question with complex numbers

  • Physics lover
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Maximum area of semicircle and square with 8 m perimeter

  • Mathman2013
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Sum of a series that tends to infinity

  • Physics lover
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Complex number roots and exponential equations with arguments

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Calculate the phase angle between two sinusoids

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Stats: Normal distribution, std dev, mean z score -- find x

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How to solve summation equations with different indices

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Field axioms - is there an axiom for multiplication with zero?

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How should I simplify this product expression?

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Where Do Chords of Circles Through A(3,7) and B(6,5) Intersect?

  • Saitama
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Question on Probability - been way too long since college

  • ckirmser
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Why are these two angles equal (x=z)?,

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Cube root long division method

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How to prove that line segment BF=tan x.tan y?

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How do i answer this permutation question?

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Solve polynomial using complex number

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What Is the Probability of Drawing a Specific Marble Color Sequence?

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How to Find the Slope of Points A and B and Compare to Point C?

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Finding the value of a fraction

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