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I How Does Summing Cubic Expansions Reveal the Formula for Sum of Squares?
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Can i get a mathematical function out of this picture?
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Why does P -> Q hold true when P is false and Q is true in mathematical logic?
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B How to calculate the gain or loss percentage in short sell?
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I How to find the nth binary permutation?
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I Conceptual Question About Polar Coordinate System
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I Representing sums as sigma notation?
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I How can I improve my proof skills with internet resources?
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I Numerical Derivative Formula: X's Not Same Distance
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I Is there a geometrical derivation of e
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I How to invert unit step function?
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B Is Infinity Cyclical or Linear?
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I Understanding Image & Pre-Image: An Example
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Linear Regression with Measurement Errors
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B Where Did I Go Wrong in Calculating the Kinetic Energy of an Asteroid Impact?
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I Logarithm of negative base to a number resulting in even
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I Sum-difference trig identity help
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B Lonely Runner Conjecture: Exploring Boundaries and Details
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I How to solve this system of equations of trig functions
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MHB What is the strategy for solving Problem S395 in Mathematical Reflections?
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MHB Indefinite integration involving exponential and rational function
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MHB ACT Problem: Determine Constant In Polynomial Given Factor
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MHB Find x and y if x, y are members of real numbers and: (x+i)(3-iy)=1+13i
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I Solving For Right Triangles With A Twist
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MHB Limit Product Evaluation: $\displaystyle \infty$
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MHB What is the Range of the Function f(x) = (1+x)^0.6 / (1+x^0.6) for x in [0,1]?
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MHB What is the factorization of $30x^4-41x^3y-129x^2y^2+100xy^3+150y^4$?
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B Probability density of a normal distribution
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MHB Order Of Ops: 6-1x0+2÷2=7: Debunking the Myth
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MHB How can the sum of digits of a multiple of 2016 equal 2016?
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MHB Is x^(2/3)(5/2-x) a Continuous Function for All Values of x?
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I Solve 2*C*sin(W)+P*cos(N*W)=P for W
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I Real reason why 1 isn't prime?
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I Proof of Ramanujan's Problem 525 with A=5, B=4
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B What is the Zipf law and how does it relate to math?
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MHB Solve 2000 = 4𝐾^0.75 * L^0.25 - 5000(10/3)^.75
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MHB How can we prove the recursive definition of $S$ by induction?
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B Help Me Understand Rotation from an Arbitrary basis
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I Equilateral Ellipse - Formula & References
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MHB ACT Problem: Distance, Rate and Time
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MHB Prove :1/a^{2n+1}+1/b^{2n+1}+1/c^{2n+1}=1/{a^{2n+1}+b^{2n+1}+c^{2n+1}}
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MHB What is the Solution to the Complex Sum \sum_{n>1} \frac{3n^2+1}{(n^3-n)^3}?
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MHB Median, mode, normal distribution
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Is it even worth studying mathematical philosophy?
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MHB Are At Least Two Numbers Equal in This Sum of 100 Terms?
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B Is it impossible to prove that some functions are periodic?
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MHB Number of real roots in polynomial equation
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MHB Prove Equal Area Triangle & Parallelogram, $\angle ADC=90^{\circ}$
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I Irrational numbers aren't infinite. are they?
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I Mobius Transformation: Physical Significance?
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I 360 degrees and the Golden Ratio
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I Understanding the Complex Conjugate Property in Fourier Transform
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MHB Defining & Proving Modulo Multiplication in $\mathbb{Z}_k$
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I Dirac Delta using Fourier Transformation
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I Calculating the Convolution Integral for General Math Community
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B Easily Multiply Large Numbers: 73×53 & 7373×5353
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I How Often is First-Order and Modal Logic Used in Math?
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