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I underst......Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:32:13 -0400https://pop.com.sg/find-y-function-of-cos-y-x.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/find-y-function-of-cos-y-x.htmlLet's say that there is no limit to $x$, then I believe $y = \arccos(x) + \pi n $ because $\cos(y) = x$ for $x + \pi n , n\in \mathbb{Z}$. However, in the last step of the following calculation, it......Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:28:50 -0400https://pop.com.sg/prove-series-frac-1-x-ln-x-diverges-duplicate.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/prove-series-frac-1-x-ln-x-diverges-duplicate.htmlProve series $$\sum\limits_{n=2}^{\infty}\frac{1}{n\ln n}$$ doesn't converge without integral test. I really don't know any hint for $\ln n$. 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In particular I am trying to write that there are 4 distinct integers $a,b,c,d$. For three numbers, I could say: ......Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:17:31 -0400https://pop.com.sg/equations-for-cubic-regression.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/equations-for-cubic-regression.htmlSo, I'm making a simple program for drawing graphs, and I'm looking at making some simple best-fit curves using some basic regression analysis. I've happily got linear and quadratic regression work......Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:09:24 -0400https://pop.com.sg/depressed-cubic.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/depressed-cubic.htmlI have this string of questions, but when I look up depressed cubic, I don't quite understand. 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