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### Conditional probability about card picking.

A card is picked at random from N cards labeled 1,2,3,,,,,N and the number that appears is X. A second card is picked at random from cards numbered 1,2,3,,,X and its number is Y. I am asked to ...
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### Evaluating $\int_0^1 \frac {x^3}{\sqrt {4+x^2}}\,dx$

How do I evaluate the definite integral $$\int_0^1 \frac {x^3}{\sqrt {4+x^2}}\,dx ?$$ I used trig substitution, and then a u substitution for $\sec\theta$. I tried doing it and got an answer of: ...
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### Points on a straight line (Complex Analysis)

I encouter a problem in complex analysis course : Let $a, b,$ and $c$ be three distinct points on a straight line with $b$ between $a$ and $c$. Show that $\frac{a-b}{c-b} \in \mathbb{R}_{<0}$. ...
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### Show that $P(X > \lambda) \geq \frac{(EX - \lambda)^2}{EX^2}$

Question: Let X be a nonnegative random variable and $0 < \lambda \leq EX$. Show that $P(X > \lambda) \geq \frac{(EX - \lambda)^2}{EX^2}$ At first glance I thought I could use some ...
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### minimal genus of surface representing a homology class

Can you give an example of a 4-manifold with embedded surfaces of different genera representing the same homology class? (If $i:\Sigma\to X$ is an embedding of a closed surface in a closed smooth ...
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### Is it possible to find the area of a shape from its perimeter?

Is it possible to find the area of a free form shape knowing the perimeter? An example would be a clover leaf shape. If the perimeter is 96 how would I know what the area would be?
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### Setting up a double integral in terms of x and y to find flux

I am presented with the following problem, and it wants me to set up the double integral in terms of x and y, but I have no idea on how to continue solving this one, any ideas? Set up a double ...
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### Solving A Certain Diophantine Equation

I am stack on finding the solution of the diophantine equation: $d(2^{k+1}-1)-b^2(2^{k+1}-2)=1$. where $k\geq 1$ and $b^2>d$ for $b$ an odd composite integer. Is there a solution to this ...
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### Finding the minimum value of $1/2 (x_{1}^2+x_{2}^2)-x_{2}b_{2}$

I am trying to find the minimum value of the following: $1/2 (x_{1}^2+x_{2}^2)-x_{2}b_{2}$ I know this is equal to: $1/2 ([x_1 x_2] Id [x_1 x_2]^T )-[x_1 x_2] [0 b_2]^T$ To find minimum we have to ...
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### Short intervals with all numbers having the same number of prime factors

How to prove that for some $k, n_0$, for all $n \ge n_0$ it is never the case that all integers in $\{n, n+1, \dots, n + \lfloor (\log{n})^k \rfloor\}$ have exactly the same number of prime factors ...
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### A prime ideal with the algebraic set reducible

In "Algebraic Curves" by Fulton, section 1.7, page 11, there is the following corollary of the nullstellensatz: Corollary 2: If $I$ is a prime ideal, then $V(I)$ is irreducible. There is a ...
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### Form of the steady state solution of the temperature of a rod, if its thermal conductivity is described by $p(x) = x^s$

The steady state temperature distribution of a rod given by: $$\frac{\textrm{d}p(x)y'}{\textrm{d}x} - y = 0,\; 0 \leq x \leq 1,\; \text{and} \;y(0) = 0,$$ ...
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### How many cases can draw diagonals?

Imagine a n_regular polygon that vertex is named by 1 to n. We know can draw (n)(n+3)/2 diagonals in n_regular polygon,Also know if we want to draw Maximum diagonals that not intersecting each other ...
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### Are there fundamental differences between a complex differential equation versus real valued differential equation?

What is the difference between the solution of an ODE in the form: $ay(x) = y'(x)$ versus $ay(z) = y'(z)$
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### What function can I use to represent the next sequence: 2,2,2,2,2,3,3,2,2,2,2,2,3,3,2,2,2,2,2,3,3…

What function can I use to represent the next sequence: 2,2,2,2,2,3,3,2,2,2,2,2,3,3,2,2,2,2,2,3,3... I am looking for general solution.
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### Cauchy Equations and Navier Stokes

I'm attempting to take the Navier Stokes Equation and coming up with an expression that will allow me to numerically determine the velocity of non-Newtonian fluid flow. The text I'm using is Cengel ...
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### Random Variable Modeling

I am trying to understand how to model a random variable. So using a biased coin with $P(Head) = q$. If I am to generate a random variable $Y$ that is equally likely to be either a or b depending on ...
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### Is $\mathbb{C}[T \times_T T] = (\mathbb{C}[T] \otimes \mathbb{C}[T])^T$?

Let $T$ be an algebraic group. There is a left $T$ action on $T$ given by left multiplication and a right action on $T$ given by right multiplication. Let $T$ acts in the middle of $T \times T$ by the ...
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### Math word problem [on hold]

Laura is 2 inches taller than Rebecca. Max is 4 inches taller than Rebecca. The total height for the three girls is 150 inches. How tall is Rebecca? I am having trouble figuring out Rebecca's height ...
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### Show that if $F = \emptyset$, then the statement $x\in\bigcap F$ will be true no matter what $x$ is

Show that if $F = \emptyset$, then the statement $x\in\bigcap F$ will be true no matter what $x$ is I know that $x\in\bigcap F = \forall A \in F, x\in A$ But how can $x$ be in any set, much less ...
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### Flat connection of a vector bundle over a 1 dim. manifold

I'd like to show that a connection of a vector bundle $E$ over a 1 dim. manifold $M$ is flat, or equiv. that its curvature is zero. Let $D$ denote the connection, $\sigma$ a section of $E$ and $v,w$ ...
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### Every $p$-norm ($p \in [0,\infty]$) generates the same class of open sets on $\mathbb{R}^n$

The following claim has been made in my multivariable analysis class, and I think I have the idea of the proof but I can't quite seem to get down to the rigorous proof the instructor wants: Every ...
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### Infinite dimensional FG-modules

So the way I understand FG-modules is that it is analogous to a vector space defined over a field F with G a basis. However, I encountered a problem given the hypothesis that V is a possibly infinite ...
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### Arc length contest! Minimize the arc length of $f(x)$ when given 3 conditions.

Contest: Give an example(s) of a continuous function $f$ that satisfies three conditions: $f(x) \geq 0$ on the interval $0\leq x\leq 1$; $f(0)=0$ and $f(1)=0$; the area bounded by the graph of $f$ ...
Let $E$ be the ring of formal power series over a field $K$. Consider $S,\ T \in E$. Define a metric $d$ on $E$ by $d(S,T)=0\$ if $S=T$ and $a^{(-k)}$ for $k=\mathrm{order}(S-T)$, where $a>1$ is ...