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  • ...is tangent to both axes and to the second and third circles. What is <math>r/s</math>? label("$r$",midpoint(O0--P0),NE);
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  • ...https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/user/243060 cargeek9], currently a junior in high school. It covers the basics of algebra, geometry, combinato ...3265/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1204029652&sr=1-1 Complex Numbers from A to... Z] by [[Titu Andreescu]]
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  • We say that a finite set <math>\mathcal{S}</math> in the plane is <i> balanced </i> if, for any two different points <math>A</math>, <math>B</math> in <math>\mathcal{S}</math>, there is
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  • The '''Power Mean Inequality''' is a generalized form of the multi-variable [[Arithmetic Mean-Geometric Mean]] I ...ath>, the power mean with exponent <math>t</math>, where <math>t\in\mathbb{R}</math>, is defined by
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  • ..._2 + \cdots + a_nb_n)^2,</cmath> with equality if and only if there exists a constant <math>t</math> such that <math>a_i = t b_i</math> for all <math>1 ...cdot \overrightarrow{w}|</cmath> with equality if and only if there exists a scalar <math>t</math> such that <math>\overrightarrow{v} = t \overrightarro
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  • ...] (which students should study more at the introductory level if they have a hard time following the rest of this article). This theorem is credited to ...}</math> is not [[divisibility|divisible]] by <math>{p}</math>, then <math>a^{p-1}\equiv 1 \pmod {p}</math>.
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  • A '''geometric inequality''' is an [[inequality]] involving various measures ...level geometry problems. It also provides the basis for the definition of a [[metric space]] in [[analysis]].
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  • ...orem''' gives a relationship between the side lengths and the diagonals of a [[cyclic quadrilateral]]; it is the [[equality condition | equality case]] ...h> with side lengths <math>{a},{b},{c},{d}</math> and [[diagonal]]s <math>{e},{f}</math>:
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  • ...in some subfield (like the reals or the rationals). One also needs to add a limit point, called the point at infinity. As <math>x\to \infty</math>, the ...points. This means that given 2 points on the curve, they can be added in a way that satisfies the normal laws of addition, like associativity, commuta
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  • ..., and every conic section can be described in [[Cartesian coordinates]] by a [[polynomial]] [[equation]] of degree two or less. ...cone or equivalently [[perpendicular]] to the axis. (This is really just a special case of the ellipse -- see the next bullet point.)
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  • The '''Binomial Theorem''' states that for [[real]] or [[complex]] <math>a</math>, <math>b</math>, and [[non-negative]] [[integer]] <math>n</math>, <center><math>(a+b)^n = \sum_{k=0}^{n}\binom{n}{k}a^{n-k}b^k</math></center>
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  • A '''function''' is a rule that maps one set of values to another set of values, assigning to eac ...is a ''function from <math>A</math> to <math>B</math>'' (written <math>f: A \to B</math>) if and only if
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  • A '''circle''' is a geometric figure commonly used in Euclidean [[geometry]]. {{asy image|<asy>unitsize(2cm);draw(unitcircle,blue);</asy>|right|A basic circle.}}
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  • Pi is the [[ratio]] of the [[circumference]] ([[perimeter]]) of a given [[circle]] to its [[diameter]]. It is approximately equal to 3.14159 ...i</math> is to inscribe a unit circle in a square of side length 2. Using a computer, random points are placed inside the square. Because the area of
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  • The '''Fundamental Theorem of Calculus''' establishes a link between the two central operations of [[calculus]]: [[derivative|diffe ...imes <math>t=1</math> and <math>t=2</math> geometrically, as an area under a curve.
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  • ...would be a pain to have to calculate any time you wanted to use it (say in a comparison of large numbers). Its natural logarithm though (partly due to ...ly 7 digits before the decimal point. Comparing the logs of the numbers to a given precision can allow easier comparison than computing and comparing th
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  • ...omplex numbers <math>z</math>, we can write <math>z=r\mathrm{cis }(\theta)=r\cos \theta + ir\sin \theta</math>. Notice that <math>\mathrm{cis}</math> is ...most always preferred to write <math>re^{i\theta}</math> rather than <math>r\mathrm{cis }(\theta)</math>, as [[Euler's formula]] states that
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  • The '''Roots of unity''' are a topic closely related to [[trigonometry]]. Roots of unity come up when we e ...ssed as a positive real number). This leaves us with <math>e^{ni\theta} = e^{2\pi ik}</math>.
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  • The '''Law of Sines''' is a useful identity in a [[triangle]], which, along with the [[law of cosines]] and the [[law of tan ...<math>B</math>, <math>c</math> opposite to <math>C</math>, and where <math>R</math> is the circumradius:
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  • ...> as <math>z=re^{i\theta}</math>, which is the general exponential form of a complex number. pair A,B,C,D,E;
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