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Why can sin(θ) equal 1 if the hypotenuse must be longest?

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Can you prove the trig identities given A + B + C = 180 degrees?

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Using the Method of Differences to Find the Sum of a Series

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How Accurate Are These Trigonometry Compound Angle Calculations?

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Finding terms of sequence where a_{n+1} = |a_n| - 1

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Area Under Curve of y=5x^2+3 from 0 to 2

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Finding area under y=x² from x=0 to x=2 using rectangles

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How Do You Factor a Quartic Polynomial into Quadratics?

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How Many Ways Can a Postman Deliver 4 Wrong Letters to 4 Houses?

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Sketching Graphs using Eigenvalues

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Sum of floor functions with arithmetic sequence argument

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Using Bayes Theorem to Calculate Probability of a Student Being a Geek

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Is the Function f(x) Odd or Even? Proving with Real Numbers

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Finding height using angle of elevation

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Irrational number to an irrational power

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Solving X + 1/X = 90 using the quadratic formula

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Simplifying Expression with Laws of Exponents

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Laws of Exponents II: Simplify Expression

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Express with at least one less pair of absolute value signs

  • wifi
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Finding the probability distribution of total typos in a 269-page book

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If x^n=y^n and n is odd, then x=y.

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Trigonometry Word problem with angles of elevation

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Proving a^2 < b^2 when 0 ≤ a < b

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How Do You Plot Complex Numbers on a Plane?

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Analytic Geometry / Vectors - Find point with min distance to plane

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Proving x=y=z in an Algebraic Equation with Real Numbers

  • sam300
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Proving sin2x = 2tanx/(1+tan²x) and a second identity

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Solving a F of g of x Chart Placement Exam Question

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Prove: Inequality of Sums of Square Roots of Positive Reals

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Calculating the Probability of Winning in Risk: A Closed-Form Solution

  • Big-Daddy
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Equation of ellipse: complex plane

  • jackscholar
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Normal and binomial distribution: using Z-scores to find answer

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Probability of Seeing a Sword in 5-Card Hand - 5 Times

  • ParisSpart
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Analytic Geometry / Vectors - Finding an Angle Bissector

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Finding cubic function from table of values

  • JazzMasterKC
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Finding Bearings: Solve Triangle ABD Problem

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Simplifying Powers and Parentheses: (27-3y6)1/3 Solution

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Minimum value of 1/x + 4/y + 9/z with x + y + z = 1

  • Saitama
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Calculating E(X+Y+Z/X) and E(W/X+Y)

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What Is the Minimum Upper Bound of P(X>=5) Given -10<=X<=10 and E(X)=2?

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Finding a vector as a linear combination using cosine law

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Why does the determinant form of a plane have a 1 in the vector?

  • Jbreezy
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Combinations of algebraic functions

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Geometric Proof of Vector Triple Product: Find Coefficients b and c

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Solve system with rational expressions in x and y

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How to translate from polar to cartesian coordinates:

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Probability for a ball choosing game from infinite amount

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Not understanding what the question is asking. Volume of solid

  • Jbreezy
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Probability of winning Risk with 1 attacker vs. 1 or 2 defenders

  • Big-Daddy
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Equation of plane parallel vectors

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Irrational Equation - I end up in a dead end

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Proving a binomial sum identity for DNA replication efficiency

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Possbility (Gambling Question)

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How Do You Find the Equation of a Plane Perpendicular to the YZ-Plane?

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How many segments on a gridded cuboid?

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Why doesn't this radical equation have a solution?

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Why Is the Sum of 1/2 (n+1)/2?

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System of equations with 2 parameters

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Finding basis for 2×2 matrices where b=d

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Arithmetic progression used to determine geometric progression

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Summation with index starting at i=4 instead of i=1

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Solving Roots of Unity with De Moivre's Theorem

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Lim of trig functions. Does it exist?

  • mathgeek69
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When is (ay - bx)² + 4(a - x)(b - y) = 0 for rational numbers?

  • JanEnClaesen
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How Does the Limit of tan^-1(1/(x-pi))/(pi-x) Behave as x Approaches pi?

  • mathgeek69
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What is the Vector Equation for Finding the Vertices of a Parallelepiped?

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Find the solution if it exists.

  • mathgeek69
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Find Length of P in Vector Norm Given Plane

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Law Of Sines, deducing addition formula

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Inverse function of inequality function

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Solving the Puzzle: Speed of Two Buses

  • gunslinger
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What is the correct way to combine two argand diagrams for Complex Numbers?

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Graphing sinusoidal voltage v = 6sin(314t + π/2)

  • will.i.am2
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Arithemtic and geometric progession

  • Government$
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Rewriting an expression what math operation did my teacher do?

  • Femme_physics
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Phase difference and power from voltage and current phasors

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Simplifying parallel resistance formula with || notation

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Proving Polynomial Property: Get Hint Here

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Equation of circle in 3 dimensions

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Summing Infinite Series: A Shortcut Using Differentiation

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How Do I Prove This Tautology?

  • Rome_Leader
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What is the limit of (3x³ + cos(x)) / (sin(x) - x³) as x approaches infinity?

  • mathgeek69
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When Will the Rabbit Population Recover After a Myxomatosis Outbreak?

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Trigonometry Problem Solving Question

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Finding height and distance for projectile motion at different angles

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Projection of a distance in rectangular coordinates

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Determining if functions are invertible on specific intervals

  • mathgeek69
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Factor and simplify (PREcalculus)

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Finding the number of arrangements

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I'm having trouble factoring this rational expression.

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What Happens to 'a' When Multiplying by 2x?

  • AlexKalm
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Finding f(f(2)) from the functional equation 2+f(x)f(y)=f(x)+f(y)+f(xy)

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Exponential decay and half life problem

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What is the best way to solve a system of linear equations?

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Matrix Determinants: Find x for Invertibility

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What Is the Probability That Both Peter and Simon Get Poisoned?

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Selecting 3 persons sitting round a table

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