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Using Power-of-a-Point Theorem in Geometric Proofs

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What is the cross product of two 3D vectors?

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How many solutions does 10sin(x)=x have?

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[tex](ax+by)^2 \leq ax^2+by^2[/tex] for every a,b which satisfy

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How to Solve Exponential Equations with Different Bases?

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Rectangular fence optimization with different material costs

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Simplifying 2^3 / 2^0 - 2^-1 with exponent laws

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Using Ptolemy's Theorem to prove simple (yet unique) cases?

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Solving 5^(2x) - 16^x + 3 = 0 with exponential substitution

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Rewriting (2/y^(1/2))-8 with radicals

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2log(x-1) + logx = logx + log4

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Why is C(2n,n) always even?

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Solving for the Inverse Function of a Quadratic Equation

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Problem with expected value (Random Walk)

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Help with solving compound and rational inequalities

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How to solve a Non-Square Matrix Equation?

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Expressing a decimal number in radians in terms of pi in a fraction

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Determinants from any row or column

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Solving cos θ = 1/2 in the range 0° to 360°

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Partial fraction decomposition for .

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What is the solution to this parabola word problem?

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Normal distribution problem with package weight specifications

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What Are the Chances of Water Rationing Over a Decade in Southland?

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Identifying Triogonometric Identities - ?

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Finding the absolute value (modulus) and solving equation

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Calculate the confidence interval (Statistics problem)

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Find the X and Y point in the graph

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Expectation of a random variable

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Early repayment of a loan compounded daily

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Calculate the standard deviance (statistics)

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Converting binomial theorem sigma notation to expanded form

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Simplifying interval unions and intersections

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Geometry with polygons formed within drawn stars

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Match the inequalities with the corresponding statements.

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Having Trouble: Solving a Trigonometric Equation using Identities ?

  • nukeman
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Finding the concentration of X

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Set Theory Symbols: Is A ∩ C ⊆ B Equal?

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How Many Local Maxima Does F(x) = (sin(Nx)^2)/(sin(x)^2) Have?

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Word Problem: Finding a Number with -5 and 2 in the Equation

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Proof concerning infinite sets

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Phase shift and sinusoidal curve fitting - Finding .

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Solving for interest rate in a financial equation with exponent 22

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Is Matrix Multiplication Commutative?

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Mathematical induction and arithmetic progression

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Probability distribution, find constant

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Solving |x^2 + 6x + 16| < 8 with absolute value cases

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Pythagorean Identities - finding sin and cos ?

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Solve 2(sin(x))^2+3sin(x)=-1 on [0,2π)

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Dividing [0, 2π] into 4 subintervals to graph y = -4 sin x

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What is the remainder when 4101 is divided by 101?

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Does moment affect the combined vector calculation?

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Calculate Crane Height from Angle Measurement

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Complex analysis and complex plane

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Double quadratic equation 4n²+9m²-240n-720m+18000=0

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Precal, Inequalities involving absolute value

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Prove that 2n ≤ 2^n by induction.

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How to start with cubic splines interpolation

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Trig Question: Exact value of

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Perimeter of a sidewalk around a circular roundabout with 30m width

  • Femme_physics
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Exam problem : solve exponential withh log? This one is killin me

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Solving the missing data for this Traverse

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Find zeros of quadratic equation

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What is the solution to (sinx)*(lnx)= 0 over [0, 2pi]?

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Evaluating a piecewise function at x = 5

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How Do Vectors Solve Real-World Problems?

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Finding dimensions of a rectangle rotated inside another rectangle

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Understanding Solutions to Quadratic Inequalities

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When to use sin and cos for vector components?

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Quadratic inequality-interval notation

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Factor 2e^3x - 5xe^3x and 4lnx - 3ylnx

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Trigonometry, find the minimum of tan(a).tan(b).tan(c)

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What is the name of this shape with unequal sides?

  • Femme_physics
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What Is the Significance of the Number 495 in Digit Rearrangement?

  • Cbray
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If xy^2 = ab^2 : Does xy = ab?

  • Femme_physics
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Why do sin, cos, tan, and their reciprocals have different domains?

  • name_ask17
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The probability that a new drug will cure a skin rash is 0.82.

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How do I write this interesting piecewise function?

  • JosephK
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Finding limits with conjugate and L'Hôpital's rule

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FInding domains of ln problems

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Graphical and numerical solutions of equation

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Kinematics problem, ball drop.

  • AlchemistK
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Trig proof with two angles and many functions

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How Do You Calculate cos(a-b) from Given Sine and Cosine Values?

  • Michael_Light
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Two trigometric functions intersect point

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Solve for y in 16y2 -24xy -300y +x2 + 400x = 0

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Why does moving sinx and lnx to different sides give different solutions?

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When does a polynomial graph cross vs touch the x-axis?

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Why do sine and cosine have different x intercept patterns?

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Counting Surjective Maps from a Finite Set to Itself

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Solving sin(x)/sin(x+215) = ab/cd

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Proving cos(x)² = 1/(1+tan(x)²)

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Proving Trig Equation: cosx + cos3x +cos5x = sin6x/2sinx

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Show that x is a square expression

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Two unknowns in trigonometric calculation?

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Prove cos θ/(1-tan θ) + sin θ/(1-cot θ) = sin θ + cos θ

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Showing stability under scaling and additivity of distriubtions

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Finding the Smallest n for Real z^n in Complex Numbers

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Creating a list from 0 to 2π in 0.1 radian increments

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