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2 answers

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6 votes

2 answers

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A problem on distributing 29 disks on $7\times 7$ grid

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5 votes

2 answers

230 views

Find examples of continuous functions $f:[0,1]\to[0,1]$ that satisfy $\forall x\in[0,1], f(f(x))=f(x)$ other than $f(x)=x$

calculus real-analysis continuity functional-equations

asked Sep 28, 2014 at 9:57

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1 answer

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If every subspace of a vector space V is invariant under a linear transformation T then T is a scalar transformation

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3 answers

234 views

Showing that the sequence $x_n=\frac{1}{3}x_{n-1}(4+x_{n-1}^3)$ where $x_0=-0.5$ quadratically converges

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2 answers

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Number of Arithmetic Operations in Gaussian-elimination/Gauss-Jordan Hybrid Method for Solving Linear Systems

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4 votes

3 answers

439 views

Minimum number of steps required to visit every corner of a rectangular grid

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4 votes

1 answer

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Number of edges in the Hasse diagram for the $\subseteq$ relation on the set $\mathcal{P}\{1,2,...,n\}$

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4 votes

1 answer

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Finding the PDF from the CDF where the CDF is not differentiable at some point

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2 answers

157 views

Building neighborhoods around arbitrary real numbers that will contain "minimal" number of elements from the sequence $a_n=n\sin \frac{\pi n}{4}$

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4 votes

1 answer

312 views

Let $f,g:[0,1]\to\Bbb{R}$ such that $f(1)<0<f(0)$, $g$ is continuous on $[0,1]$ and $f+g$ is nondecreasing, Prove that $\exists x_0\in [0,1],f(x_0)=0$

calculus real-analysis continuity

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4 votes

6 answers

727 views

Show that $\forall n\in\Bbb{N}, (3+\sqrt 7)^n+(3-\sqrt 7)^n\in\Bbb{Z}$ and that $\forall n\in\Bbb{N}, (2+\sqrt 2)^n+(2-\sqrt 2)^n\in\Bbb{Z}$

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3 votes

3 answers

197 views

Evaluating the limits $\lim_{(x,y)\to(\infty,\infty)}\frac{2x-y}{x^2-xy+y^2}$ and $\lim_{(x,y)\to(\infty,8)}(1+\frac{1}{3x})^\frac{x^2}{x+y}$

calculus limits multivariable-calculus

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3 votes

4 answers

99 views

Showing that $3x^2+2x\sin(x) + x^2\cos(x) > 0$ for all $x\neq 0$

calculus

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3 votes

6 answers

108 views

For any integer $n\geq 1$, define $\sin_n=\sin\circ ... \circ \sin$ ($n$ times). Prove that $\lim_{x\to 0}\frac{\sin_nx}{x}=1$ for all $n\geq 1$

calculus real-analysis limits

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3 votes

3 answers

113 views

If $f$ satisfies $\forall x\in\Bbb{R},0\leq f'(x), f''(x)$ and if $\exists a\in\Bbb{R}$ such that $0<f'(a)$, Then $lim_{x\to\infty}f(x)=\infty$

calculus real-analysis limits derivatives

asked Sep 16, 2014 at 14:56

3 votes

1 answer

79 views

Construct a function $f:\Bbb{R}\to [0,\infty)$ such that every point $x\in\Bbb{Q}$ is a local strict minimum point of $f$

calculus real-analysis elementary-number-theory

asked Sep 23, 2014 at 16:40

3 votes

3 answers

1k views

Uniform continuity of $f(x)=(1-\cos(x))/\sin(x)$ on the interval $(0,1)$

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0 answers

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Book Suggestion for Approximating Integrals using Random Partitions

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3 votes

2 answers

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Prove by Natural deduction that $\lnot\exists xP(x)\rightarrow\forall x\lnot P(x)$

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3 votes

1 answer

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3 votes

1 answer

170 views

Calculating the x-intercept of the line that passes through the points $ (x_0,y_0)$ and $(x_1,y_1)$

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3 votes

2 answers

582 views

Calculating values of $1 - \cos(x)$ for $x$ near zero using computer arithmetic

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3 votes

1 answer

434 views

Convergence of fixed-point iteration for $p$ times continuously differentiable function

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asked Jul 31, 2015 at 20:21

2 votes

2 answers

241 views

If $f$ is Lipschitz continuous on a closed interval $[a,b]$ such that $f([a,b])\subseteq [a,b]$ then it has a unique fixed-point

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2 votes

2 answers

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A question about a fractal like iteratively defined function

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1 answer

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Determine under which conditions the formula $\phi[t/x]\leftrightarrow \forall x ((x=t)\rightarrow \phi)$ is logically true

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0 answers

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Proving some property of a set of logical expressions that satisfies some properties

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1 answer

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Prove that there is no function $f:\Bbb{R}\to\Bbb{R}$ with $f(0)>0$ such that $\forall x,y\in\Bbb{R}, f(x+y)\geq f(x)+y f(f(x))$

A question about limits at infinity

A problem on distributing 29 disks on $7\times 7$ grid

Find examples of continuous functions $f:[0,1]\to[0,1]$ that satisfy $\forall x\in[0,1], f(f(x))=f(x)$ other than $f(x)=x$

If every subspace of a vector space V is invariant under a linear transformation T then T is a scalar transformation

Showing that the sequence $x_n=\frac{1}{3}x_{n-1}(4+x_{n-1}^3)$ where $x_0=-0.5$ quadratically converges

Number of Arithmetic Operations in Gaussian-elimination/Gauss-Jordan Hybrid Method for Solving Linear Systems

Minimum number of steps required to visit every corner of a rectangular grid

Number of edges in the Hasse diagram for the $\subseteq$ relation on the set $\mathcal{P}\{1,2,...,n\}$

Finding the PDF from the CDF where the CDF is not differentiable at some point

Building neighborhoods around arbitrary real numbers that will contain "minimal" number of elements from the sequence $a_n=n\sin \frac{\pi n}{4}$

Let $f,g:[0,1]\to\Bbb{R}$ such that $f(1)<0<f(0)$, $g$ is continuous on $[0,1]$ and $f+g$ is nondecreasing, Prove that $\exists x_0\in [0,1],f(x_0)=0$

Show that $\forall n\in\Bbb{N}, (3+\sqrt 7)^n+(3-\sqrt 7)^n\in\Bbb{Z}$ and that $\forall n\in\Bbb{N}, (2+\sqrt 2)^n+(2-\sqrt 2)^n\in\Bbb{Z}$

Evaluating the limits $\lim_{(x,y)\to(\infty,\infty)}\frac{2x-y}{x^2-xy+y^2}$ and $\lim_{(x,y)\to(\infty,8)}(1+\frac{1}{3x})^\frac{x^2}{x+y}$

Showing that $3x^2+2x\sin(x) + x^2\cos(x) > 0$ for all $x\neq 0$

For any integer $n\geq 1$, define $\sin_n=\sin\circ ... \circ \sin$ ($n$ times). Prove that $\lim_{x\to 0}\frac{\sin_nx}{x}=1$ for all $n\geq 1$

If $f$ satisfies $\forall x\in\Bbb{R},0\leq f'(x), f''(x)$ and if $\exists a\in\Bbb{R}$ such that $0<f'(a)$, Then $lim_{x\to\infty}f(x)=\infty$

Construct a function $f:\Bbb{R}\to [0,\infty)$ such that every point $x\in\Bbb{Q}$ is a local strict minimum point of $f$

Uniform continuity of $f(x)=(1-\cos(x))/\sin(x)$ on the interval $(0,1)$

Book Suggestion for Approximating Integrals using Random Partitions

Prove by Natural deduction that $\lnot\exists xP(x)\rightarrow\forall x\lnot P(x)$

A Question about Shuffling a Deck of Cards

Calculating the x-intercept of the line that passes through the points $ (x_0,y_0)$ and $(x_1,y_1)$

Calculating values of $1 - \cos(x)$ for $x$ near zero using computer arithmetic

Convergence of fixed-point iteration for $p$ times continuously differentiable function

If $f$ is Lipschitz continuous on a closed interval $[a,b]$ such that $f([a,b])\subseteq [a,b]$ then it has a unique fixed-point

A question about a fractal like iteratively defined function

Determine under which conditions the formula $\phi[t/x]\leftrightarrow \forall x ((x=t)\rightarrow \phi)$ is logically true

Proving some property of a set of logical expressions that satisfies some properties

Proving that a set with a ternary logical connective is functionally incomplete (i.e. inadequate)