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Solve AM GM HM Inequality for a+b+c=0

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Solve Quadratic Equations: Find |a-b| for n=a,b

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Finding z in complex equations and square roots of 3+4i

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Calculating backlog in quarters

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Show that cos(π/5) equals half the golden ratio

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Find Minimum Value of T^2 in Normal to Parabola y^2 = 4ax at (at^2, 2at)

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Why does adding 4.3×10⁸ and 2.5×10⁷ require showing 455?

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Proving 1/(sec∅−tan∅) ≡ sec∅+tan∅

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Probability question on students

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Probability of rolling a sum of 7 with loaded dice

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Division vs subtraction with fractions

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Finding area of rectangle formed by roots of quartic polynomial

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How do I convert 2cis(-pi/3)cis(pi/6) into cartesian form?

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Find Min Distance b/w Parabolas: 7/(4*root2)

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Calculating Variance for Y=3x^2+3x+3

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Complex numbers in trigonometry form

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Show that set {(x,y) in Z | 5x+7y divisible by 3} is symmetric

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Finding the length and width of rectangle

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Making a piecewise function continuous everywhere

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Is the Numerical Dissolution Time Calculation for a Sphere Accurate?

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Proving A - (B ∩ C) = (A - B) ∪ (A - C) in Discrete Math

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Component of vector A = 2i + 3j along vector B = i + j

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How do sine, cosine and tangent extend beyond right triangle ratios?

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Proving three vectors are coplanar

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Proving cos(cos-1(x)) Lies in [-1,1]

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Proving trigonometric equations

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Angular momentum and energy conservation with rotating disk

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Find an expression in terms of v in terms of p, b and a

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Prove that if x,y, and z are integers and

  • Bashyboy
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Sequence Limits: Difference of radicals

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Converting to Polar and Cartesian form

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Prove that x^n-y^n is divisible by x-y

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Can You Solve Trigonometric Equations Involving Sine and Cosine?

  • physior
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What does OR mean in trigonometric solution formulas?

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Why Is the Value '2' Used in Calculating Coin Variance?

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Domain of a composite function

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Using the difference formula to find tan(15°)

  • Charlie Prieto
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Find and simplify fg(x) and gf(x) for rational functions

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Are my equations for two player zero-sum games correct?

  • Jimbrisky
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Finding intersection points of y=3x² and y=3^x by graphing

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The graph of an exponential function given by f (x) = A(b^x)+c

  • Niaboc67
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Find the number of bacteria after 12 hours?

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Number of bacteria in a culture

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Number of unique integer factors

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Minimum Distance between two curves

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Possible Values of k for a Quadratic Inequality: 2x^2 + kx + 9 = 0

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Cosine question. Scalar product.

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Formula of shortest distance between two skewed lines

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Monotonically decreasing/increasing

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Is sequence 1/(n-1) necessarily bounded?

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Precalculus problems, don't understand

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Solving for X: The Logarithmic Equations

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Limit problem involving a double factorial

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Range of validity for Binomial Series

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Solving (3x+5)^{-4}=64 from Serge Lang's Basic Mathematics

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What are the mean and median of a die rolled 600 times?

  • Mr Davis 97
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How Do You Solve for the Adjacent Side Using Cosine?

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Observations, unit of analysis, and variables

  • Mr Davis 97
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How to Approach an Induction Proof for a Product Ratio Inequality?

  • Thomas Rainey
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Coordinate transformation parameterization

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Solving asinx + bcosx = c and choosing correct angles

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Functional equation problem ( edited )

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Parametric equation to cartesian

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Counting supplementary angle pairs and combining polygons

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What Direction and Distance Must the Ship Sail to Reach 125km East of Guam?

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Why does adding x to a quadratic shift the parabola left and down?

  • JohnnyIngrim
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How do I solve X=e^y for y?

  • Mrencko
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Plane in 3-space not parallel to xy- zx- or zy- plane

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Rearranging to give y = mx + c

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Why Should You Learn to Think in Radians for Trigonometry?

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If 137 + 276 = 435, what is 731 + 672?

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Orthogonal and Parallel Vectors

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How does skew and range affect standard deviation

  • Mr Davis 97
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Two equations to solve simultaneously

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Finding the modulus and argument of a complex number

  • Bashyboy
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Drawing triangles given sides and angles

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Trig -- An airplane is ascending at an angle of 10 degrees

  • Hierophant
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Statistics: Degeneracy and Multiplicity

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Adv. Functions: Rate of Change in Rational Functions

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Why can you multiply inside modulus by i in complex loci?

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Help checking my proof by induction for an algebraic sum

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Inverse matrix word problem, matrix arithmetic

  • IrinaK.
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Discontinuous/Continuous Functions

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Probability: having trouble with explanations

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What is the correct way to divide complex polynomials in two steps?

  • iamjon.smith
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How do I know this point lies on the line in the plane?

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Matrices: word problem, transition matrix

  • IrinaK.
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Intermediate Algebra -- Maximize profit when manufacturing clothes

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Formula of nth term of a pattern

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Complex Radical or Complex Root?

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Binomial series with coeficients in arithmetic progression

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How Do You Solve for x2 in the Equation a1b1/x1 = a2b2/x2?

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Examples in lin.alg. where closure/addition axioms don't hold

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Prove Inequality n! > n^3 for n > 5 w/ M.I.

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Properties of natural log and absolute value

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