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Coupon Collection Problem Variation

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How do you solve cos(α+θ)=0 for different values of α?

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Is this equation involving the acceleration of gravity correct?

  • Huzaifa
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Find the domain of the inverse of a function

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Find the coordinates of a point C from the given line, point and circle

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Sinusoidal Functions: Niagara Falls Skywheel....

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Combinatorics: Seating Problem

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Express logarithm in another variable

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Distance from a point on a circle to an arbitrary axis

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Find the HCF of the numbers A and B

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Sketch the function by hand -- I'm confused on how to do this

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What Is the Other Number If HCF Is 33 and LCM Is 264?

  • chwala
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Problem involving different numbers of apple, banana and mango trees

  • chwala
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Solving the Equation ##10ax+bx=22x##

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Find the LCM of the following numbers

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Maximizing Area: Solving Quadratic Applications with Triangles and Rectangles

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Game theory: competitive auction for the money in a chest

  • Master1022
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Find the angular velocity of this linkage

  • Noob of the Maths
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Probability: Dice Game between 20- and 12-sided dice with re-rolls

  • Master1022
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Calculating nth Term of Sequences: What Now?

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Intersection of two line segments from uniform distribution

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How can we interpret the inverse matrix of a robot's arm?

  • Poetria
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Comparing Solutions of Quadratic Equations: Real vs Imaginary Roots

  • hackedagainanda
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Game theory: dice game to aim for sum no greater than 9

  • Master1022
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Finding the transformation of a matrix

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Bayes Theorem: coin flips and posterior predictive distribution

  • Master1022
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Combinatorics: calculating Oz Lotto odds for divisions

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Matching couples at a party (mean and variance)

  • Master1022
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Find the ratio of men to women

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Adding two sinusoidal waves of same frequency but out of phase

  • souky101
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Finding Orthogonal Matrices: 2 Solutions and Help

  • Poetria
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Dice Game: 6-sided die vs 20-sided die

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Proof by contradiction - any non-zero number divided by itself is 1

  • musicgold
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Combinatorics: Counting quadrilaterals in triangle pattern

  • Master1022
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Basic coin toss problem to get 1 head, but with a different method

  • Master1022
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Proof: Multiplication is commutative

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Multiplication -- prove this one by induction

  • rb120134
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Finding roots and complex roots of a determinant

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Matrix Function - Check Understanding

  • Poetria
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How to calculate the probability of winning top prize of lottery?

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Find vector ##x## and ##y## by considering the vector diagram

  • chwala
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Conditional probability and criminal DNA analysis

  • Moara
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Observation of events and analysis of the associated Hypotheses

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Why it doesn't sum to one in this simple naive Bayes classification?

  • Karagoz
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Cambridge Interview Question (pet peeve + demo)

  • Simon Bridge
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Area of interior triangle of pyramid normal to a side length

  • member 428835
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Quick question about simplifying radical expressions

  • hackedagainanda
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Solve the problem in the given cyclic quadrilateral

  • chwala
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Bound correlation coefficient for three random variables

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Probability of Getting 1 Jack when taking 5 cards from a deck

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Number of Die Throws until you get a repeated number

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If the inverse image of the image of a set via some function is equal....

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Software for finding functions

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Determine which functions are rational

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Prove an equation involving inverse circular functions

  • brotherbobby
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Elements of the set {6a + 2b} where a and b....

  • Math100
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Vector decomposition - gravity

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Limit calculation involving log and trig functions

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Please check/confirm if the set is correct

  • Math100
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Another Elements-in-the-Set Question

  • Math100
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Equation for a line through an origin

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Finding the elements of these sets

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Is the curve r = tan(t) defined at t = 0?

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Elements in Sets: Check/Confirm Answers

  • Math100
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What is the correct interpretation of the standard error of the sample mean?

  • Addez123
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Combinatorics and set cardinality

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How to interpret the Standard Error in this experiment?

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Combinatorics question about the four-letter sequence "GRIT"

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Compute the number of positive integer divisors of 10

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Prove that if n^2 is a multiple of 2, then n is multiple of 2

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Expected value question -- Probabilities when tossing two coins

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I want to interpolate two values in Excel

  • steven757
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Determine whether the given function is odd or even

  • chwala
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What is the proof for the rare trig identity with tan/tan = other/other?

  • Blanchdog
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Prove a rational fraction is equal to another

  • brotherbobby
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How to simplify an iterated trigonometric expression

  • Leo Liu
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4cos(2x) = 8sin(x)cos(x) -- Help with identities

  • Vol
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How Old is John Now Based on Past and Future Age Calculations?

  • harpazo
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How do I set up the correct equations for this age word problem?

  • harpazo
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What is the Linear Equation for Dollar Value of a Product Over Time?

  • nycmathguy
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Two Age Word Problems: Solving for Current Age and Future Age

  • harpazo
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Age Word Problem Involving Ratio

  • harpazo
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How Old Is Tanya in This Age Problem?

  • harpazo
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How Do You Set Up an Equation for the Ages of John, Peter, and Alice?

  • harpazo
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Proving Roots: Formula for Solving Quadratic Equations

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Finding Present Ages: Solving a Two-Variable Linear Equation

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Working with Perpendicular Segments

  • nycmathguy
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Determine which set is a function

  • nycmathguy
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Write a Linear Model For this Data

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What is the difference between an implicit and explicit domain in a function?

  • nycmathguy
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How many combinations? (High school math problem)

  • YouAreAwesome
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Discrete data vs continous data in statistics

  • chwala
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Write a Linear Equation for the Value of this Printer Over Time

  • nycmathguy
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Algebraic Test For Symmetry....2

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Algebraic Test For Symmetry....1

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Simplify An Expression Containing Absolute Values

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Write A Linear Equation for Monthly Salary + Commission

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