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Kkhansaheb replied to the thread Vanishing Math Forums.It is so easy to complain..........
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AAion replied to the thread Relation between Arithmetic and Harmonic Means.Since a and b are positive, the harmonic mean is always less than the arithmetic mean (q < p), so only Case 1 occurs in reality. This is...
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AProblem: If p is the first of n arithmetic means between two numbers, and q is the first of n harmonic means between the same two...
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JJeffM replied to the thread Checking for radical equation.You keep using terms very loosely. In the context of elementary algebra, an expression is “a symbol or group of symbols properly...
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Dr.Peterson replied to the thread Checking for radical equation.Evidently you are referring to this as a proof: But this proves nothing. In particular, you can't talk about something that you haven't... -
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Mmrtwhs replied to the thread Checking for radical equation.Hmm ... if f(x)=\sqrt{x^2-2x+4}+4 then f(0)=\sqrt{4}+4 = 6 and if f(x) = x then f(0) = 0. I'm confused.
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Aaskan replied to the thread Checking for radical equation.I have already done the work to show this here. If by a reference, you mean an independent article then I don't have any since I have...
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JJose Z replied to the thread learning sequence to follow.It's a fascinating comment! Honestly, we didn't have any discrete mathematics course as undergraduates at the time(1999). I have always...
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FI genuinely appreciate your help! I couldn't agree more with your sharing on formal logic and any introductory books on any subfield of...
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Dr.Peterson replied to the thread Checking for radical equation.Why do you say this? How do you know it is true? Can you give a reference to support this statement? And how do you define the 1/2...
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JHappy New Year! Your selection looks fine. I haven't looked at all the books. Of course, those books represent basics, which means...
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JThe best book to learn mathematical thinking is a mathematics textbook. If you start with an introductory book on number theory or...
