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Don't see the point of the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.

asked Dec 11, 2014 at 0:08

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18 answers

118k views

Piecewise functions: Got an example of a real world piecewise function?

asked Jun 5, 2012 at 12:33

10 votes

6 answers

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Non-literal applications of "Shortest Path" algorithm?

asked Apr 21, 2014 at 1:12

9 votes

3 answers

8k views

Arbitrarily discarding/cancelling Radians units when plugging angular speed into linear speed formula?

asked Feb 28, 2013 at 0:45

8 votes

6 answers

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How would you explain why "e" is important? (And when it applies?) [duplicate]

asked Jan 8, 2013 at 0:10

7 votes

5 answers

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Dealt 3 cards. Odds of being dealt any pair?

asked Mar 3, 2013 at 17:35

7 votes

4 answers

626 views

How do you set up this Tricky u-sub?

asked May 8, 2018 at 13:18

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4 answers

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Example of a real-life graph with a "hole"?

asked Nov 30, 2011 at 13:54

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1 answer

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Why does $u$-substitution not work here?

asked Jun 4, 2014 at 18:37

6 votes

1 answer

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Tangent to a line is the line itself. But, def. of tangent touches at 1 point?

asked Sep 16, 2015 at 21:24

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Why can't you have more turning points than the degree?

asked Jan 19, 2016 at 16:31

6 votes

5 answers

133 views

Why does $\frac{|x|}{x^2}$ reduce to $\frac{1}{|x|}$?

asked Oct 14, 2016 at 12:33

5 votes

3 answers

625 views

Does this one require integration by parts?

asked May 3, 2016 at 14:13

5 votes

2 answers

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Differential equations. Shortcut way to solve this problem?

asked Feb 10, 2014 at 22:07

4 votes

7 answers

75k views

Application of Composition of Functions: Real world examples?

asked Mar 18, 2014 at 15:39

4 votes

5 answers

752 views

Why - not how - do you solve Differential Equations? [closed]

asked Jan 13, 2014 at 13:37

4 votes

3 answers

267 views

nitpicking the definition of a polynomial function

asked Oct 18, 2013 at 19:30

4 votes

5 answers

2k views

How is $\frac{dt}{dx}$ just the reciprocal of $\frac{dx}{dt}$ ??

asked Sep 28, 2016 at 13:59

4 votes

10 answers

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Why is $\lim_\limits{x\to 0}\frac{\sin(6x)}{\sin(2x)} = \frac{6}{2}=3$?

asked Jan 14, 2016 at 14:41

4 votes

5 answers

281 views

Is this a $u$-substitution? Weird integral.

asked Jan 22, 2016 at 15:50

4 votes

2 answers

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Why do you reject negative base solution for Logs?

asked Jan 8, 2015 at 14:22

4 votes

4 answers

61 views

What is the PEMDAS for $e^{x^2}$

asked Oct 25, 2018 at 16:31

3 votes

1 answer

93 views

How do you solve $5^n = 6n$, for example? [closed]

asked Sep 11, 2020 at 18:30

3 votes

1 answer

88 views

Getting 2 different solutions to the integral of $\frac{dx}{2x}$

asked Oct 21, 2016 at 13:44

3 votes

5 answers

6k views

Birthday Paradox. How can you actually do this massive calculation? (Excel and TI84 don't work)

asked Dec 22, 2016 at 20:25

3 votes

3 answers

78 views

Getting hung up on notation for $\frac{d}{dx}e^u$ vs. $\int{e^u}du$

asked Nov 21, 2014 at 14:37

3 votes

3 answers

4k views

Why does the derivative graph of a curve look linear and not curvy?

asked Sep 30, 2015 at 14:56

3 votes

2 answers

19k views

Calculator mode. ENG mode?? (SCI vs. FLO vs. ENG)

asked Oct 9, 2015 at 14:50

3 votes

3 answers

879 views

Not sure how to evaluate this series $\sum_{n=2}^\infty \frac{(-1)^n}{\ln(n)}$

asked Mar 16, 2016 at 20:47

3 votes

2 answers

9k views

Limits problem: Factoring a cube root of x? [closed]

asked Oct 8, 2013 at 16:06

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Don't see the point of the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.

Piecewise functions: Got an example of a real world piecewise function?

Non-literal applications of "Shortest Path" algorithm?

Arbitrarily discarding/cancelling Radians units when plugging angular speed into linear speed formula?

How would you explain why "e" is important? (And when it applies?) [duplicate]

Dealt 3 cards. Odds of being dealt any pair?

How do you set up this Tricky u-sub?

Example of a real-life graph with a "hole"?

Why does $u$-substitution not work here?

Tangent to a line is the line itself. But, def. of tangent touches at 1 point?

Why can't you have more turning points than the degree?

Why does $\frac{|x|}{x^2}$ reduce to $\frac{1}{|x|}$?

Does this one require integration by parts?

Differential equations. Shortcut way to solve this problem?

Application of Composition of Functions: Real world examples?

Why - not how - do you solve Differential Equations? [closed]

nitpicking the definition of a polynomial function

How is $\frac{dt}{dx}$ just the reciprocal of $\frac{dx}{dt}$ ??

Why is $\lim_\limits{x\to 0}\frac{\sin(6x)}{\sin(2x)} = \frac{6}{2}=3$?

Is this a $u$-substitution? Weird integral.

Why do you reject negative base solution for Logs?

What is the PEMDAS for $e^{x^2}$

How do you solve $5^n = 6n$, for example? [closed]

Getting 2 different solutions to the integral of $\frac{dx}{2x}$

Birthday Paradox. How can you actually do this massive calculation? (Excel and TI84 don't work)

Getting hung up on notation for $\frac{d}{dx}e^u$ vs. $\int{e^u}du$

Why does the derivative graph of a curve look linear and not curvy?

Calculator mode. ENG mode?? (SCI vs. FLO vs. ENG)

Not sure how to evaluate this series $\sum_{n=2}^\infty \frac{(-1)^n}{\ln(n)}$

Limits problem: Factoring a cube root of x? [closed]