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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 ...=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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  • \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \left(\frac{n^2}{2^n}\right)=z\\ z=1+\frac{3}{2}+\frac{5}{4}+\frac{7}{8}+\frac{9}{16}+\cdots\\
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  • ..., and the formation of turbulence around an aircraft. Mathematics provides a kind of "quality control" for the development of trustworthy theories and e Modern mathematics is built around a system of [[axiom|axioms]], which is a name given to "the rules of the game." Mathematicians then use various meth
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  • <cmath>ax^2+bx+c = a(x^2+\frac{b}{a}x+\frac{b^2}{4a^2})+c-\frac{b^2}{4a} = a(x+\frac{b}{2a})^2+c-\frac{b^2}{4a}.</cmath> .../math> is positive and <math>ax^2+bx+c\le c-\frac{b^2}{4a}</math> if <math>a</math> is negative.
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  • ...rs, is to write the expression (often an [[integer]] or [[polynomial]]) as a product of different terms. This often allows one to find information abou Using the formula for the sum of a [[geometric sequence]], it's easy to derive the general formula for differe
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  • Consecutive positive integers are always relatively prime, since, if a prime <math>p</math> divides both <math>n</math> and <math>n+1</math>, then ...exist some <math>x,y\in \mathbb{Z}</math> such that <math>ax+by=1</math> (a special case of [[Bezout's Lemma]]). The [[Euclidean Algorithm]] can be use
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  • ...has two [[nonreal]] roots; and if the discriminant is 0, the equation has a real [[double root]]. The discriminant can tell us something about the roots of a given [[polynomial]] <math>p(x)=a_nx^n+a_{n-1}x^{n-1}+...+a_0</math> of deg
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  • ...earity]] of points on each of the three sides (extended when necessary) of a [[triangle]]. pair A=(7,6), B=(0,0), C=(10,0), P=(4,0), Q=(6,8), R;
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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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  • '''Euler's Totient Theorem''' is a theorem closely related to his [[totient function]]. ...is a positive integer [[relatively prime]] to <math>a</math>, then <math>{a}^{\phi (m)}\equiv 1 \pmod {m}</math>.
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  • An '''elementary symmetric sum''' is a type of [[summation]]. ...>). For example, if <math>n = 4</math>, and our set of numbers is <math>\{a, b, c, d\}</math>, then:
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  • ...the [[variable]], an unknown quantity given a name and usually denoted by a letter or symbol. Many contest problems test one's fluency with [[algebraic ...o add to the confusion, "[[algebra (structure) |algebra]]" is the name for a certain kind of structure in modern algebra.
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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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  • A '''real number''' is a number that falls on the real number line. It can have any value. Some exam ...tion <math>\mathbb{Z}^{+}</math> means positive integers and <math>\mathbb{Z}^{-}</math> means negative integers. The real numbers can also be divided b
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  • ...the most common of which is the [[nonnegative]] [[integer]]s <math>\mathbb{Z}{\geq 0}</math>, without [[factoring]] them. ...c idea is to repeatedly use the fact that <math>\gcd({a,b}) \equiv \gcd({b,a - b})</math>
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  • ...th>a\div b</math> may or may not be an integer, depending on whether <math>a</math> can be divided by <math>b</math> with no remainder. ...ward definition, an integer is a number that is '''not''' a [[decimal]] or a [[fraction]].
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  • ...non-negative integers, and <math>\mathbb{Z}_{>0}</math> and <math>\mathbb{Z}^+</math> for the set of positive integers.
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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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  • ...<math>h'(x_0)</math>,<math>f'(g(x_0))</math>, and <math>g'(x_0)</math> is a matrix.) ...as <math>\Delta x</math> approaches <math>0</math>. This can be made into a rigorous proof. (But we do have to worry about the possibility that <math>
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  • ...t takes distinct values on distinct inputs. Equivalently, an injection is a function for which every value in the [[range]] is the image of exactly one ...: A function <math>f:A\to B</math> is an injection if for all <math>x,y\in A</math>, if <math>f(x)=f(y)</math> then <math>x=y</math>.
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