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Calculus
take the derivative: cos(x+1)/x
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derivative of cos(x+1)/(x^2+3)
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integrate e^x/(e^(2x)+2e^x+1)
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y’(x)=y(x)+x+xy(x)+1, y(0)=1
Equation Solving
ax^2+bx+c=0
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solve e^x=1 over the reals
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2(3x-7)+4(3x+2)=6(5x+9)+3
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1/(x-1)+1/(x-2)+1/(x-3)=1/(x-4)-1
Basic Math
999 + 723
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1/2 + 3/4 + 2/9
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(2+3)^(4+2)-82*2
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212/2-6*7
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8/(5-1)-(3+6)/(7-8/7)
More Math Topics
greatest common denominator of 494 and 702
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population standard deviation of -3, 2, -39, 1, 9, 11, 5
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equation of line with x intercept -4 and y intercept 3
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slope of line through (2, 3) and (4, -1)
Chemistry
formaldehyde lewis structure
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P4 (s) + oxygen (g) -> P4O10 (s) balance
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prepare 25 mL of 0.025 M sucrose from 0.33 M
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atoms in 22 g of aspirin