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What's the largest possible volume of a taco, and how do I make one that big?
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asked Dec 16, 2011 at 5:18
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Regular way to fill a $1\times1$ square with $\frac{1}{n}\times\frac{1}{n+1}$ rectangles?
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Fractal behavior along the boundary of convergence?
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Geometric interpretation for sum of fourth powers
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How to respond to “solve this equation” in a basic algebra class
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How to respond to "solve this equation" in a basic algebra class
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Examples of Taylor series with interesting convergence along the boundary of convergence?
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Is there an easy way to add hover text to all incidents of math mode where the hover text would contain the LaTeX code?
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Do we know anything about what a clock face would look like in Middle Earth?
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Shortcut to declare alignment of many columns in a table
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Alternative notation for exponents, logs and roots?
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Find five consecutive odd integers such that their sum is $55$.
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Find a real function $f:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ such that $f(f(x)) = -x$?
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Can you give an example of a complex math problem that is easy to solve?
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An infinitely powered expression
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Funny identities
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Proof the Fibonacci numbers are not a polynomial.
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Nice examples of groups which are not obviously groups
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Can a function have two derivatives?
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Simulate repeated rolls of a 7-sided die with a 6-sided die
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How to understand why $x^0 = 1$, where $x$ is any real number?
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Nice examples of groups which are not obviously groups
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Any neat way to calculate this Vandermonde-like determinant?
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Prove that 17 divides 1111111111111111 (16 1's) and doesn't divide 11111111
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Two paradoxes: $\pi = 2$ and $\sqrt 2 = 2$
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How can I unfactorilize number?
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What is a mathematical expression for the sequence $\{1,1,-1,-1,1,1,-1,-1,\dots\}$?
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Once and for all - "Rational numbers" - because of ratio, or because they make sense?
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Can a nonzero polynomial evaluate to the zero function in a suitable infinite ring of char 0?
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Continuous $f$ with $f(0)=1$ and $\int_0^1 f(x) dx = \int_0^1 xf(x) dx = \int_0^1 x^2f(x) dx = 0$?
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Why is a circle 1-dimensional?
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Why $\sum_{k=1}^{\infty} \frac{k}{2^k} = 2$?
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Why can't you add apples and oranges, but you can multiply and divide them?
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Is it faster to count to the infinite going one by one or two by two?
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A hammer and a nail cost $1.10, and the hammer costs one dollar more than the nail. How much does the nail cost?
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How do I know if my beer is safe to drink?
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Prove the inequality $\,\frac{1}{\sqrt{1}+ \sqrt{3}} +\frac{1}{\sqrt{5}+ \sqrt{7} }+\ldots+\frac{1}{\sqrt{9997}+\sqrt{9999}}\gt 24$
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Does a non-trivial solution exist for $f'(x)=f(f(x))$?
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The general term of the sequence : 1, 1, -1, -1, 1, 1, ...?
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