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  • Classical Physics can be split even further into its own branches: ...n's most famous achievement is the formal statement of three basic, almost trivial laws of motion:
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  • ...or mathematical culture; for instance, when a mathematician uses the word "trivial" in a proof, they intend a different meaning to how the word is understood ...[induction|proof by induction]]), and [[proof by contradiction]] (which in its simplest form requires only the demonstration of a counterexample).
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  • ...tes that the square of any real number is nonnegative. Its name comes from its simplicity and straightforwardness. The trivial inequality is one of the most commonly used theorems in mathematics. It is
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  • ...>n</math> holes, one hole must contain two or more pigeons. This seemingly trivial statement may be used with remarkable creativity to generate striking count ...or blue. Prove that there exists a rectangle in the plane such that all of its vertices are the same color. ([[Pigeonhole Principle/Solutions#O5|Solution]
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  • ...t algebra, calculus, and contest mathematics. In high-school competitions, its applications are limited to elementary and linear algebra. Its elementary algebraic formulation is often referred to as '''Cauchy's Inequa
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  • ...ed as being neither prime nor [[composite number|composite]] because it is its only factor among the [[natural number|natural numbers]]. ...)\cdot (2b+1)=2(2ab+a+b)+1</cmath> and if <math>a,b>0</math> this is a non-trivial factorization.
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  • ...|foci]] is a constant. (The equivalence of these two definitions is a non-trivial fact.) ...tangent line | tangent]] to the <math>x</math>-axis. What is the length of its [[major axis]]? ([[1985 AIME Problems/Problem 11|Source]])
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  • ...real line, we, surely, can make the difference between <math>x</math> and its rational approximation <math>\frac pq</math> as small as we wish. The probl ==Trivial theorem==
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  • ...o odd, and if <math>m</math> is even, then <math>n-m</math> is even, a non-trivial relation because (besides 2) only odd numbers can be prime. Similarly, if < ...p,q,2p+1,2q+1\in\mathbb{P}</math> then <math>4n+2</math> can be skipped as its the sum of the latter two primes. </li>
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  • is easier, though still non-trivial!) It gives an (In fact, <math>A(x)</math> does not seem to tend to this value, but its
    10 KB (1,729 words) - 18:52, 21 October 2023
  • by [[l'Hôpital's Rule]], so the pole at <math>s=1</math> is simple, and its <math>n</math> a postive integer. These are called the trivial zeros.
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  • ...math>OA = OB = OC = 20</math>. First we can break up <math>ABC</math> into its two component right triangles <math>5-12-13</math> and <math>9-12-15</math> this is highly trivial for an AIME #12
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  • ...gure is cut out from uniform cardboard, say, and you connected a string to its centroid and held the other end of the string, the figure would be perfectl ...Theorem]]. However, there are many interesting and elegant ways to prove its existence, such as those shown below.''
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  • ...satisfy the axioms of axiomatic quantum field theory, it would have to be trivial (i.e. a free field theory). ...pin our hopes on for a nontrivial constructive QFT model in 4D. (QCD, with its fermionic quarks is obviously more complicated).
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  • The '''orthocenter''' of a [[triangle]] is the point of intersection of its [[altitude|altitudes]]. It is [[mathematical convention | conventionally]] ''Note: The orthocenter's existence is a trivial consequence of the trigonometric version of [[Ceva's Theorem]]; however, th
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  • ...h>L</math>. It is named after [[Leonhard Euler]]. Its existence is a non-trivial fact of Euclidean [[geometry]]. Certain fixed orders and distance [[ratio]]
    59 KB (10,203 words) - 03:47, 30 August 2023
  • ...oints of the segments joining the [[vertex | vertices]] of the triangle to its [[orthocenter]]. (These points are sometimes known as the [[Euler point]]s ...tangent to the incircle, has a radius equal to half the circumradius, and its center is the midpoint of the segment connecting the orthocenter and the ci
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  • ...{2a}\right)^2 - \frac{b^2}{4a}} \le \sqrt{\frac{-b^2}{4a}}</math> by the [[Trivial Inequality]] (remember that <math>a \le 0</math>). Since <math>f</math> is ...}{a}</math>. Now, we can use the function we deduced to figure out some of its properties when:
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  • ...ssibilities, we should order <math>b</math> after <math>a</math> (to input its value into calculating the minimum b) in any programming or math. We don't In the language of set theory, it is not trivial to define an ordered pair since the set <math>\{a,b\}</math> and <math>\{b,
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  • The base case, <math>n = 0 </math>, is trivial. ...of the union of two red (or blue) sets will have a red (or blue) number as its largest element. In addition, for each integer <math>n \in S</math>, there
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