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  • ...ten abbreviated to WLOG, is a frequently used expression in math. The term is used to indicate that the following proof emphasizes on a particular case, If you use WLOG in a proof and the statement is not necessarily true, points will get marked off. For example, you can't sa
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  • The '''Law of Sines''' is a useful identity in a [[triangle]], which, along with the [[law of cosines ...math>, <math>c</math> opposite to <math>C</math>, and where <math>R</math> is the circumradius:
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  • ...hat the ratio between any two consecutive terms is constant. This constant is called the '''common ratio''' of the sequence. ...mon ratio <math>-1/2</math>; however, <math>1, 3, 9, -27</math> and <math>-3, 1, 5, 9, \ldots</math> are not geometric sequences, as the ratio between c
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  • ...he difference between any two consecutive terms is constant. This constant is called the '''common difference''' of the sequence. ...ence with common difference <math>1</math> and <math>99, 91, 83, 75</math> is an arithmetic sequence with common difference <math>-8</math>; however, <ma
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  • ...ting that for positive [[integers]] <math>a,b,c,n</math> with <math>n \geq 3</math>, there are no solutions to the equation <math>a^n + b^n = c^n</math> ...vered a truly marvelous demonstration of this proposition that this margin is too narrow to contain.''"
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  • ...piece of length <math>k_i</math> from the end of leg <math>L_i \; (i = 1,2,3,4)</math> and still have a stable table? ...all four of the leg ends touch the floor. Note that a cut leg of length 0 is permitted.)
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  • ...ger]]s such that the product <math>I \cdot M \cdot O = 2001 </math>. What is the largest possible value of the sum <math>I + M + O</math>? ...process on <math>2001</math> to get <math>667 * 3 * 1</math> as our <math>3</math> factors.
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  • A '''Diophantine equation''' is an [[equation]] relating [[integer]] (or sometimes [[natural number]] or [[ ...a Diophantine equation has infinitely many solutions, [[parametric form]] is used to express the relation between the variables of the equation.
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  • A '''fraction''' is the [[ratio]] of two [[number]]s. Most commonly, we consider [[rational nu ...numerator is the same as the denominator such as <math>\frac{3}{3}</math> is always equal to <math>1</math>.
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  • A '''functional equation''', roughly speaking, is an equation in which some of the unknowns to be solved for are [[function]] ...he '''inverse function'''.) Often the inverse of a function <math>f</math> is denoted by <math>f^{-1}</math>.
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  • ...(yes, again!) rewrite <math>z</math> as <math>z=re^{i\theta}</math>, which is the general exponential form of a complex number. D=(1/2,sqrt(3)/2);
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  • ...ion is the same as "dropping everything after the decimal point," but this is ''not'' true for negative values. *<math>\lfloor 3.14 \rfloor = 3</math>
    3 KB (508 words) - 21:05, 26 February 2024
  • '''Pascal's triangle''' is a triangle which contains the values from the [[binomial expansion]]; its v ...n</math>, the sum of the values on row <math>n</math> of Pascal's Triangle is <math>2^n</math>.
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  • .../math>, where <math>b</math> is the exponent (or power) and <math>a</math> is the [[base]]. ...ed if a equation has [[parentheses]] or the first one performed when there is no parentheses.
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  • ...gths and angles of triangles through the '''trigonometric functions'''. It is a fundamental branch of mathematics, and its discovery paved the way toward In contest math, trigonometry is an integral subfield of both [[geometry]] and [[algebra]]. Many essential r
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  • ...especially the [[International Mathematical Olympiad]]. While the program is free to participants, invitations are limited to the top finishers on the [ ...d train the US team for the [[International Mathematical Olympiad]]. This is done at the start of MOP via a [[team selection test]] (TST). The results
    6 KB (936 words) - 10:37, 27 November 2023
  • Here is a completed solution to 2007AIMEII-14. ]</math>. <math>f\left( x \right)f\left( {2x^2 } \right) = f\left( {2x^3 + x} \right) \Rightarrow \ldots \Rightarrow a_n = 1</math>. <math>f\left(
    1 KB (222 words) - 23:54, 15 August 2021
  • ...-Arithmetic Mean-Geometric Mean-Harmonic Mean Inequality''' (EM-AM-GM-HM), is an [[inequality]] of the [[root-mean power]], [[arithmetic mean]], [[geomet ...where <math>n_1>1,~~0<n_2<1,~~-1<n_3<0,~~n_4<-1</math>, and <math>n</math> is the root mean power.
    5 KB (912 words) - 20:06, 14 March 2023
  • Generally, a '''harmonic series''' is a [[series]] whose terms involve the [[reciprocal]]s of the [[positive inte The the most basic harmonic series is the infinite sum
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  • ...proven [[conjecture]] stating that every [[even integer]] greater than two is the sum of two [[prime number]]s. The conjecture has been tested up to 400 Goldbach's conjecture is one of the oldest unsolved problems in [[number theory]] and in all of math
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