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If a prime number is reversed, and then appended to itself, why is the result always a composite number?
Jan 6, 2015
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What is the next number in this sequence: $1, 2, 6, 24, 120$?
Aug 16, 2016
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Is there a better way to find the closest point on a line?
Jul 28, 2016
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Probability the three points on a circle will be on the same semi-circle
Jan 6, 2014
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Why does $r = \cos \theta$ produce a circle?
Dec 10, 2013
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Are there simple methods for calculating the determinant of symmetric matrices?
Dec 11, 2013
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How to prove that either $2^{500} + 15$ or $2^{500} + 16$ isn't a perfect square?
Dec 3, 2013
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Why is vector times vector equal to a number?
Jul 6, 2018
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Number of ways to arrange 5 monkeys in a row?
Aug 11, 2017
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Why is it not possible to generate an explicit formula for Newton's method?
Jan 6, 2017
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