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  • '''Math Bee''' is a [[mathematics competition]] for students in grades K through 8 of Indian * Level II: For grades 3, 4, and 5. [[MOEMS]]-type problems can be found.
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  • '''Ptolemy's Inequality''' is a famous inequality attributed to the Greek mathematician Ptolemy. with equality if and only if <math>ABCD</math> is a cyclic quadrilateral with diagonals <math>AC </math> and <math>BD </math>
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  • A '''median''' of a [[triangle]] is a [[cevian]] of the triangle that joins one [[vertex]] to the [[midpoint]] In the following figure, <math>AM</math> is a median of triangle <math>ABC</math>.
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  • '''Pi''' is an [[irrational number]] (in fact, [[transcendental number]], as proved by ...math>\frac{22}{7} \approx 3.14285</math> and <math>\frac{355}{113} \approx 3.1415929</math>.
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  • ...s the sum of the two preceding it. The first few terms are <math>1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55,...</math>. ...ivial example of a [[linear recursion]] with constant coefficients. There is also an explicit formula [[#Binet's formula|below]].
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  • The inequality is easier to understand given an example. Since the sequence <math>(5,1)</mat ...lympiad solution; one should use an application of AM-GM instead. Thus, it is suggested that Muirhead be used only to verify that an inequality ''can'' b
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  • ..., 3\}, \{1, 2, 3\}\}</math> is 3, and the cardinality of the [[empty set]] is 0. ...In the above example, the cardinality of <math>\{3, 4\}</math> is <math>|\{3, 4\}| = 2</math>. Sometimes, the notations <math>n(A)</math> and <math>\# (
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  • This section is for people who know what [[integral]]s are but don't know the Fundamental T * Evaluate: <math>\int_2^5 x^3 dx</math> and <math>\int_{.2}^{.4} \cos(x) dx</math>. (The next few questi
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  • A '''polygon''' is a closed [[planar figure]] consisting of straight [[line segment]]s. There A polygon can be [[regular polygon| regular]] or irregular. A polygon is regular if all sides are the same length and all angles are [[congruent]].
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  • ...opposite face has all its edges on the lateral faces of the pyramid. What is the volume of this cube? ...27} \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \frac{\sqrt{2}}{9} \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \frac{\sqrt{3}}{9}</math>
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  • ...the costs equally, LeRoy must give Bernardo half of the difference, which is <math>\boxed{\textbf{(C) } \;\frac{B-A}{2}}</math> .... Quickly, we realize the only way they could pay the same amount of money is if they both pay 45 dollars. This means LeRoy must give Bernardo <math>50 -
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  • ...x). Most generally, but also most abstractly, a vector is any object which is an element of a given vector space. ...es, <math>(x\,\,y\,\,z\,\,...)</math>. The set of vectors over a [[field]] is called a [[vector space]].
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  • ...come down to never having to deal with massive numbers. ex. :<cmath>((((((3^5)^6)^7)^8)^9)^{10})^{11}=\underbrace{1177\ldots 1}_{\text{793549 digits}}< left to right parenthesized exponentiation) is only 7 digits before the decimal point. Comparing the logs of the numbers t
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  • The '''Law of Cosines''' is a theorem which relates the side-[[length]]s and [[angle]]s of a [[triangle In the case that one of the angles has measure <math>90^\circ</math> (is a [[right angle]]), the corresponding statement reduces to the [[Pythagorea
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  • ...Inequality''' is an [[inequality]] that holds for [[positive number]]s. It is named for Issai Schur. ...ath>a=b=c</math> or when two of <math>a,b,c</math> are equal and the third is <math>{0}</math>.
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  • ...<math>(\cos (x), \sin (x))</math> is defined to be on the unit circle, it is a distance one away from the origin. Then by the distance formula, <math>\s * <math>\sin 3x = 3\sin x-4\sin^3 x</math>
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  • ...to fame. In fact, let <math>p</math> be a prime congruent to <math>1\pmod 3</math>, and consider a [[Dirichlet character|character]] <math>\chi</math>
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  • An '''irrational number''' is a [[real number]] that cannot be expressed as the [[ratio]] of two [[intege ...entury <math>B.C</math>. The Pythagoreans lived by the doctrine that ''all is number'', or that all things could be explained by relationships between nu
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  • ...ive]], so this equation has no solutions in the real numbers. However, it is possible to define a number, <math> i </math>, such that <math> i = \sqrt{- ...= \sqrt{-1} </math> is the [[imaginary unit]]. The set of complex numbers is denoted by <math>\mathbb{C}</math>. The set of complex numbers contains th
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  • ...math> such that the angle between this line and <math>\overline{AB}</math> is congruent to the angle between this line and <math>\overline{AC}</math>: D=(3,4);
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