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It defines strong induction as follows: Let $P(n)$ be a property that is defined for integers $n......Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:45:13 -0400https://pop.com.sg/nonsingular-z-matrix-nonsingular-m-matrix.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/nonsingular-z-matrix-nonsingular-m-matrix.htmlHere I'm considering only M-matrices that are also Z-matrices, so all the off diagonal elements are negative in all matrices I consider. 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For every ......Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:35:05 -0400https://pop.com.sg/what-is-multiplication-by-juxtaposition.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/what-is-multiplication-by-juxtaposition.htmlI was reading http://www.purplemath.com/modules/orderops2.htm it shows = 16 ÷ 2[2] + 1 (**) ... = 5 The general consensus among math people is that "multiplication by juxtaposition" (......Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:23:53 -0400https://pop.com.sg/generalizing-sherman-morrison-woodbury-formula-to-more-than-2-matrices.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/generalizing-sherman-morrison-woodbury-formula-to-more-than-2-matrices.htmlIs there a generalization of Sherman–Morrison–Woodbury formula to find inverses of sums of more than 2 matrices? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman%E2%80%93Morrison_formula seems to be for 2 mat......Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:19:54 -0400https://pop.com.sg/does-fermat-039-s-last-theorem-imply-the-modularity-theorem.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/does-fermat-039-s-last-theorem-imply-the-modularity-theorem.htmlThe Wikipedia article on the proof of Fermat's Last Theorem has this sentence If the link identified by Frey could be proven, then in turn, it would mean that a proof or disproof of either of Fe......Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:16:25 -0400https://pop.com.sg/what-does-it-mean-to-be-functorial-in-something.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/what-does-it-mean-to-be-functorial-in-something.htmlIs there a definition of the word functorial? Often I read that certain things are functorial and often I have an intuition of what is meant. But is there a precise definition of what is meant by t......Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:57:56 -0400https://pop.com.sg/is-it-acceptable-to-cite-commonly-used-definitions-from-mathworld-wolf.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/is-it-acceptable-to-cite-commonly-used-definitions-from-mathworld-wolf.htmlI am writing a document/article for the average layman, with the aim of explaining certain well known results in mathematics while glossing over the more gritty details. I'm going to include several ...Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:53:28 -0400https://pop.com.sg/if-a-is-an-element-of-b-does-that-imply-that-a-is-a-subset-of-b.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/if-a-is-an-element-of-b-does-that-imply-that-a-is-a-subset-of-b.htmlQuestion: Suppose that $A\in B$, does this imply that $A\subset B$? If so, why? I have tried to look at using the following example: Suppose that $A = 4$ and $B = \{4\}$. We definitely have $A \i......Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:52:11 -0400https://pop.com.sg/find-the-least-integer-n-such-that-f-x-is-o-x-n-for-given-functions.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/find-the-least-integer-n-such-that-f-x-is-o-x-n-for-given-functions.htmlI am to find the least integer $n$ such that $f(x)$ is $O(x^n)$ for the following functions: $\begin{equation} (a) f(x) = 2x^2 + x^7 log(x) \end{equation}$ $\begin{equation} (b) f(x) = 3x^9 + (lo......Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:51:23 -0400https://pop.com.sg/linear-algebra-polynomial-subspace.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/linear-algebra-polynomial-subspace.htmlLet $P_n$ be the set of polynomials of degree at most $n$ with real coefficients. Is the set of polynomials of the form $p(t) = a + t^2,$ such that '$a$' is an element of $\mathbb{R},$ a subspace o......Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:50:14 -0400https://pop.com.sg/find-the-unique-x-in-the-interval-0-pi-with.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/find-the-unique-x-in-the-interval-0-pi-with.htmlI don't understand what I should calculate if is said: "find the unique x", e.g. in the following exercise: "Find the unique x in the interval [0,pi] with cos(x) = 0,5 * sqrt(3)"...Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:37:15 -0400https://pop.com.sg/dividing-a-rectangle-into-4-parts-in-the-ratio-1-2-3-4-with-only-2-lin.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/dividing-a-rectangle-into-4-parts-in-the-ratio-1-2-3-4-with-only-2-lin.htmlI have a rectangle made up of 30 identical squares (5 tall and 6 wide). By only drawing two lines on the rectangle, split the rectangle into 4 parts where the areas are in the ratio 1:2:3:4. How ......Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:33:48 -0400https://pop.com.sg/dihedral-angles-between-tetrahedron-faces-from-triangles-039-angles-at.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/dihedral-angles-between-tetrahedron-faces-from-triangles-039-angles-at.htmlSay I have a general tetrahedron, or in fact only the tip of a tetrahedron, being three triangles in 3-space sharing a single vertex and sharing edges pairwise. Given that I only know the three an......Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:31:22 -0400https://pop.com.sg/what-is-model-theory.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/what-is-model-theory.htmlI've been reading up on some Model Theory lately. My question is simple. What is the purpose of the theory to begin with? How does it enrich mathematics? A-priori, it doesn't seem like we're doing ......Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:21:52 -0400https://pop.com.sg/calculate-the-degree-of-convergence.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/calculate-the-degree-of-convergence.htmlI was studying about numerical methods to find root of functions. In the False Position Method, I came to the following claim: $$\text{Degree of convergence } = P = \frac{1+\sqrt5}{2}$$ I cannot fi......Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:20:47 -0400https://pop.com.sg/first-de-rham-cohomology-group-of-the-2-torus.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/first-de-rham-cohomology-group-of-the-2-torus.htmlShow that for the de Rham cohomology, $H^{1}_{dR}({T^{2}})$ is isomorphic to $\mathbb{R}^{2}$ by showing that the following map: $[\alpha] \to (\int_{S^{1}}f^{*}_{1}\alpha,\int_{S^{1}}f^{*}_{1}\alp......Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:09:29 -0400https://pop.com.sg/find-all-x-in-mathbb-z-with-x-equiv-2-mod-4-x-equiv-8-mod9-and-x-equiv.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/find-all-x-in-mathbb-z-with-x-equiv-2-mod-4-x-equiv-8-mod9-and-x-equiv.htmlFind all $x\in \mathbb{Z}$ with $x \equiv 2 \mod 4$ , $x \equiv 8\mod9$ and $x \equiv 1\mod5$ My attempt: $\gcd\left(9,5,4\right) = 1 = 9r+5s+4\times0$ $9 = 1\times5+4$ $5 = 1\times4+1$ so $1 ......Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:07:01 -0400https://pop.com.sg/what-is-the-difference-between-an-unbounded-solution-and-infinite-opti.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/what-is-the-difference-between-an-unbounded-solution-and-infinite-opti.htmlI am currently studying Linear Programming, and one of the few things that I haven't found a solution for (pun obviously intended) is the difference between a solution being either unbounded or hav......Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:02:28 -0400https://pop.com.sg/simplify-the-expression-by-using-a-double-angle-formula-or-a-half-angl.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/simplify-the-expression-by-using-a-double-angle-formula-or-a-half-angl.htmlSimplify the expression by using a Double-Angle Formula or a Half-Angle Formula. (a) $\cos^2 \left( \cfrac{θ}{2} \right)− \sin^2 \left( \cfrac{θ}{2} \right)$ (b) $2 \sin \left( \cfrac{θ}{2} \right)......Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:02:15 -0400https://pop.com.sg/why-are-the-coefficients-of-the-equation-of-a-plane-the-normal-vector-.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/why-are-the-coefficients-of-the-equation-of-a-plane-the-normal-vector-.htmlWhy are the coefficients of the equation of a plane the normal vector of a plane? I borrowed the below picture from Pauls Online Calculus 3 notes: http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/Classes/CalcIII/...Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:01:13 -0400https://pop.com.sg/what-is-the-difference-between-zero-vector-and-null-vector-closed.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/what-is-the-difference-between-zero-vector-and-null-vector-closed.htmlWhat is the difference between zero vector and null vector? I think it is not a duplicate....Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:57:38 -0400https://pop.com.sg/the-difference-between-inverse-function-and-a-function-that-is-inverti.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/the-difference-between-inverse-function-and-a-function-that-is-inverti.htmlMy discrete mathematics book says: But I read an answer, https://math.stackexchange.com/a/2415543/390226, said: ["...]There are invertible functions which are not bijective,[..."] And to the s......Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:54:31 -0400https://pop.com.sg/is-9-1-an-improper-fraction.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/is-9-1-an-improper-fraction.htmlMy son took a test in school. The teacher told them that they did not need to simplify improper fractions in their answers. On one question, for example, the answer of 28/3 was marked as correct.......Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:48:28 -0400https://pop.com.sg/cauchy-integral-formula-when-f-z-is-not-analytic-everywhere-inside-c.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/cauchy-integral-formula-when-f-z-is-not-analytic-everywhere-inside-c.htmlLet $\alpha$ be a given complex number satisfying $0<|\alpha|<1$, and let $\gamma$ be the circle $|z|=2$ oriented in the counterclockwise direction. Determine the value of $$ \int_{\gamma} \f......Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:44:14 -0400https://pop.com.sg/determine-an-interval-in-which-the-solution-to-the-given-ivp-exists-di.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/determine-an-interval-in-which-the-solution-to-the-given-ivp-exists-di.htmlDetermine an interval in which the solution to the given IVP exists. $$(x-3){dy\over dx}+(\ln x)y=2x; (1,2)$$ I was wondering if I needed to to separation of variables or the thing where I multipl......Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:42:47 -0400https://pop.com.sg/what-does-arc-in-arcsin-arccos-arctan-stands-for.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/what-does-arc-in-arcsin-arccos-arctan-stands-for.htmlI was just wondering, what does the "arc" in arcsin, arccos, arctan stands for? Is there any particular reason why it is named the way it is?...Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:41:34 -0400https://pop.com.sg/show-that-m-le-2e-v-le-m.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/show-that-m-le-2e-v-le-m.html$G$ be a graph with $v$ vertices and $e$ edges.Let $M$ be maximum degree of the vertices of $G$, and let $m$ be the minimum degree of the vertices $G$.Show that $$m \le 2e/v \le M$$ I am completely ...Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:33:07 -0400https://pop.com.sg/express-solution-in-simplest-radical-form-4x-1-3x-7-5x-1-2x-3.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/express-solution-in-simplest-radical-form-4x-1-3x-7-5x-1-2x-3.htmlI need help with the problem. I'm in grade 11 math. $(4x-1)(3x+7)=(5x-1)(2x+3)$ So far I think I have to factor it and I got $(12x^2+25x-7)=(10x^2-13x-3)$ Thanks!...Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:29:13 -0400https://pop.com.sg/determine-the-expected-value-and-variance-of-bar-x.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/determine-the-expected-value-and-variance-of-bar-x.htmlLet $X_1,..,X_n$ be independent, identically distributed (continuous) random variables. Let $$\bar{X} = \frac{1}{n} \cdot \left(X_1+...+X_n\right)$$ Determine the expected value and variance......Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:14:15 -0400https://pop.com.sg/nullity-of-t-vs-nullity-of-t-2.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/nullity-of-t-vs-nullity-of-t-2.htmlFor a finite dimensional vector space, $V$, and linear transformation, $T$, what is the relationship between the nullity of $T$ and the nullity of $T^2$? I read somwhere that if $nullity(T)=k$, th......Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:07:28 -0400https://pop.com.sg/good-video-lectures-for-studying-calculus.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/good-video-lectures-for-studying-calculus.htmlI am looking for a good online video resource to start studying Calculus. I am studying it alone, not part of any school or university. Trying to learn and enhance my mathematical skills. Thanks!...Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:02:12 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-to-find-what-a-given-series-sequence-converges-to.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-to-find-what-a-given-series-sequence-converges-to.htmlGiven a function series, what are the ways often used to find the function that the series converges to? For example, how do you construct the function on the right hand side from the series on th......Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:43:39 -0400https://pop.com.sg/basic-tensor-derivation.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/basic-tensor-derivation.htmlLet $D$ be a tensor derivation on a mnaifold $M$. I have to show that if $D(\partial_i)=\sum F_i^j \partial_j$, then $D(dx^j)=-\sum F_i^j dx^i$. Any help on how to do this? Thanks in advance....Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:43:09 -0400