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Can I use my powers for good?

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Can you give an example of a complex math problem that is easy to solve?

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What is $48\div2(9+3)$?

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Is there any conjecture that has been proved to be solvable/provable but whose direct solution/proof is not yet known?

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What does proving the Riemann Hypothesis accomplish?

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Union of two vector subspaces not a subspace?

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Easy explanation of analytic continuation

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Turning coins on a chessboard

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Understandable questions which are hard for non-mathematicians but easy for mathematicians

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Intuitive Understanding of the constant "$e$"

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I need mathematical proof that the distance from zero to 1 is the equal to the distance from 1 to 2

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How to show $e^{e^{e^{79}}}$ is not an integer

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Do harmonic numbers have a “closed-form” expression?

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Find five positive integers whose reciprocals sum to $1$

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Solving $5^n > 4,000,000$ without a calculator

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Sum of two squares modulo p

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Dantzig's unsolved homework problems

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Is there any conjecture that has been proved to be solvable/provable but whose direct solution/proof is not yet known?

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Shortcut method to sum n consecutive numbers

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Difference between metric and norm made concrete: The case of Euclid

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What is "multiplication by juxtaposition"?

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How can we turn any number into a prime number by simply adding more digits?

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Differentiating Definite Integral

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Is infinity a number?

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How can you disprove the statement $4=5$?

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Is every positive nonprime number at equal distance between two prime numbers?

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On the factorial equations $A! B! =C!$ and $A!B!C! = D!$

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The $3 = 2$ trick on Google+

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Why are two permutations conjugate iff they have the same cycle structure?

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How to prove that $\lim \limits_{n\rightarrow \infty} \frac{F_{n+1}}{F_n}=\frac{\sqrt{5}+1}{2}$

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Can I use my powers for good?

Can you give an example of a complex math problem that is easy to solve?

What is $48\div2(9+3)$?

Is there any conjecture that has been proved to be solvable/provable but whose direct solution/proof is not yet known?

What does proving the Riemann Hypothesis accomplish?

Union of two vector subspaces not a subspace?

Easy explanation of analytic continuation

Turning coins on a chessboard

Understandable questions which are hard for non-mathematicians but easy for mathematicians

Intuitive Understanding of the constant "$e$"

I need mathematical proof that the distance from zero to 1 is the equal to the distance from 1 to 2

How to show $e^{e^{e^{79}}}$ is not an integer

Do harmonic numbers have a “closed-form” expression?

Find five positive integers whose reciprocals sum to $1$

Solving $5^n > 4,000,000$ without a calculator

Sum of two squares modulo p

Dantzig's unsolved homework problems

Is there any conjecture that has been proved to be solvable/provable but whose direct solution/proof is not yet known?

Shortcut method to sum n consecutive numbers

Difference between metric and norm made concrete: The case of Euclid

What is "multiplication by juxtaposition"?

How can we turn any number into a prime number by simply adding more digits?

Differentiating Definite Integral

Is infinity a number?

How can you disprove the statement $4=5$?

Is every positive nonprime number at equal distance between two prime numbers?

On the factorial equations $A! B! =C!$ and $A!B!C! = D!$

The $3 = 2$ trick on Google+

Why are two permutations conjugate iff they have the same cycle structure?

How to prove that $\lim \limits_{n\rightarrow \infty} \frac{F_{n+1}}{F_n}=\frac{\sqrt{5}+1}{2}$