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Prove/Disprove: Inverse Function g(x)=x-\frac{1}{x},x>0

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Algebra and square root simplification

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What is the effective interest rate per period for compounding semiannually?

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Points on a Circle: Find Value of 'a

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What Is the Probability of Rolling Neither a Doublet Nor a Sum of 10?

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Why inclusion-exclusion fails for three independent decoders

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How to Prove a Sequence by Induction

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Finding p so (x² - x + p)(11y² - 4y + 2) = 9/2 has one solution

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Few propositional logic questions

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Right inverse, left inverse, binary operations

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Proving x=y when x^n=y^n for odd n

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Prove x^4+x^3y+x^2y^2+xy^3+y^4 > 0 when x,y aren't both zero

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Functions and Relations: Solving for f, g, and h

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Percentage Error of Equilateral Triangle Perimeter

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Why does sin(2x)=0.98 give 50 degrees as a second solution?

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Changing complex numbers in form a+bi

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Proving trigonometric identities in converse

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What is the determinant of a 3x3 matrix?

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Solving for x: Simple Algebraic Equation with Square Roots

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Determine Union of Sets Belonging to Interval

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System of linear equations with fractions

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Number of matrices having unique solution

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Using de Moivre's theorem to solve t³ - 3t² - 3t + 1 = 0

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What is the Correct Value of X in the Histogram Study?

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The product of a vector and the length of a polar coordinate

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How Do I Solve Linear Equations with Variables and Coefficients?

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Solving System of Linear Equations: x_2 Free Variable?

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Demonstration for Re(z), Im(z), Abs(z) and Arg(z)

  • Jhenrique
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Is a square root function an exponential function?

  • jdawg
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How many 5-digit numbers from digits 1,2,2,3,3,4,5,6,6,6,0?

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How Many Ways Can 11 People Be Seated at Two Round Tables?

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Simple conditional probability problem

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Geometric series involving logarithms

  • sooyong94
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Converting x+y+2z-3=2x+3y+4z-4=0 to standard form

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Graphing when section order causes different pass/fail outcomes

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Conditional probability question. Can someone check my work?

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How Many Panels Need to Be Lifted for Security Cable Installation?

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How Do You Sum a Series Using Sigma Notation and Identities?

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Problem about relationships between interest factors

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Finding fractions of water after pouring between glasses

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Sequence of 3/4^(2k). Show is convergent, find sum

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What are the constants in the binomial series expansion for (1+mx)^-n?

  • sooyong94
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How can ln be used to solve a sum to infinity problem?

  • lionely
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Proving the Statement: (1+u^2)^2+(1+u)^2>0

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What Is the Probability of Hearing Counting Stars During a 30-Minute Drive?

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Proving recurrence for power sums of polynomial roots

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Prove that the sum 1/1! + (1+2)/2! + (1+2+2²)/3! + ... equals e² - e

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What does A^c notation represent in matrix theory?

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Why does 2x-1/1-2x equal -1?

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How to write proofs when solving absolute value equations for set theory

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Simple probability question on combinatorics

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What is the solution to the infinite series involving factorials and pi?

  • lionely
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What is the solution to finding d(x) without using trigonometry?

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Poisson vs Binomial approaches yield different results

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Is the median from a cumulative frequency graph accurate?

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Cancelling the Signs in Algebra

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Is the Point (-1/2, -2) Equidistant from Two Perpendicular Lines?

  • Dumbledore211
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Finding A1/B1 for perpendicular lines in terms of A2 and B2

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Effect of matrix transformation on area and orientation

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Finding the nth term and sum of the series 12, 23, 60, 169, 494

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Graph {(x, y) ∈ R+² : X ≥ X’ >0, Y ≥ Y’ > 0}

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What is a number raised to an imaginary power?

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How to quickly check if a number is in sequence A109598

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Geometric Sequence (Only 4 terms and their sums are given)

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Set Theory: Is {a} a Subset of {S}?

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Factorising S² + 6S + 13 to find A and B

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Sin theta= sin theta tan theta

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Proving y= 10^x Using Logarithms to Base e

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Solving "What Matrix is This?" MCQ

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Correct my simple error (property of scalar multiplication)

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Solving equations with exponentials and polynomial terms

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Proof of ax=a: A Simple Proposition in Spivak's Calculus

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Perpendicular distance problem

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Finding a and b in cos⁶(x)+sin⁶(x)+a(cos⁴(x)+sin⁴(x))+b=0

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Probability involving a three card hand.

  • Monstrous Math
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Summation of 1/f(x) where f(x)=√x+√(x+1) from 1 to 24

  • sooyong94
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Algebra basic equations. r-2[1-3(2r+4)] = 61

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Solving for y in an equation with exponential and linear terms

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Factoring 2^15 - 1 and finding a divisor of 2^32767 - 1

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Inertial forces, relative strength, basic q.

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How Do You Derive the Common Ratio in a Geometric Series?

  • sooyong94
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Why does the average equal the midpoint between two numbers?

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Limit of a function with a radical in numerator

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Why is 73√30+93 the standard form instead of 93+73√30?

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Solving for x in Equation (1375sin(x)+794cos(x)=1500)

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Confidence Interval Calculation

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Solving |x²-5|=4|x|

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Solving "tanθ + cotθ = 2": Is it Wrong?

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Determine domain for a trig ratio and the general solution of angle me

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How to Find the Interval of Convergence for this Series?

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Why is my computer giving different answers for logarithmic laws?

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Complex roots of a quartic polynomial

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Proof by contradiction for simple inequality

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Validity of proof that e is irrational using series decomposition

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Proof that the Square Root of 2 is Irrational.

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