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But I don't know how to continue here....Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:09:12 -0400https://pop.com.sg/affine-transformation-applied-to-a-multivariate-gaussian-random-variab.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/affine-transformation-applied-to-a-multivariate-gaussian-random-variab.htmlGiven a random vector $\mathbf x \sim N(\mathbf{\bar x}, \mathbf{C_x})$ with normal distribution. $\mathbf{\bar x}$ is the mean value vector and $\mathbf{C_x}$ is the covariance matrix of $\mathbf{......Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:35:45 -0400https://pop.com.sg/finding-two-non-congruent-right-angle-triangles.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/finding-two-non-congruent-right-angle-triangles.htmlThe map $g: B \to A, \ (x,y) \mapsto \left(\dfrac {x^2 - 25} y, \dfrac {10x} y, \dfrac {x^2 + 25} y \right)$ is a bijection where $A = \{ (a,b,c) \in \Bbb Q ^3 : a^2 + b^2 = c^2, \ ab = 10 \}$ and ......Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:33:12 -0400https://pop.com.sg/what-does-it-mean-when-something-says-in-thousands.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/what-does-it-mean-when-something-says-in-thousands.htmlI'm doing a research report, and I need to determine a companies assets. 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The first day: $T_1=(100+0.25)*1.01=\$101......Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:28:07 -0400https://pop.com.sg/checking-the-singularity-of-a-matrix.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/checking-the-singularity-of-a-matrix.htmlIs there any simple way of telling if a matrix $A$ is singular or not? I saw somewhere the following: If $rank(A)<n \Rightarrow$ $A$ is singular. If $rank(A)\geqslant n \Rightarrow$ A is non-...Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:20:21 -0400https://pop.com.sg/what-are-the-laws-of-rational-exponents.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/what-are-the-laws-of-rational-exponents.htmlOn Math SE, I've seen several questions which relate to the following. By abusing the laws of exponents for rational exponents, one can come up with any number of apparent paradoxes, in which a num......Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:12:23 -0400https://pop.com.sg/prove-that-the-conjugate-of-a-j-cycle-is-a-j-cycle-and-is-given-by-the.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/prove-that-the-conjugate-of-a-j-cycle-is-a-j-cycle-and-is-given-by-the.htmlProblem Statement Let $\tau \in S_n$ and suppose that $\sigma = (k_1 k_2 ... k_j)$ be a $j$-cycle. Prove that the conjugate of $\sigma$ by $\tau$ is also a $j$-cycle and is given by $$ \tau \sigma......Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:10:40 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-do-i-find-upper-triangular-form-of-a-given-3-by-3-matrix.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-do-i-find-upper-triangular-form-of-a-given-3-by-3-matrix.htmlWe are asked to find an invertible matrix $P$ and an upper triangular matrix $U$ such that: $P^{-1}\begin{pmatrix} 3 & -1 & 1 \\ 2 & 0 & 0 \\ -1 & 1 & 3 \end{pmatrix}P=U$ ......Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:08:55 -0400https://pop.com.sg/chebyshev-vs-euclidean-distance.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/chebyshev-vs-euclidean-distance.htmlWhen calculating the distance in $\mathbb R^2$ with the euclidean and the chebyshev distance I would assume that the euclidean distance is always the shortest distance between two points. Consider......Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:04:47 -0400https://pop.com.sg/minimizing-surface-area-for-a-given-volume.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/minimizing-surface-area-for-a-given-volume.htmlMath question:An open-top box with a square base is to have a volume of 4 cubic ft. Find the dimensions of the box that can be be made with the smallest amount of material. This is the only thing ......Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:02:31 -0400https://pop.com.sg/is-there-a-solution-for-x-for-x-2-y-sqrt-3-x-2-2-1.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/is-there-a-solution-for-x-for-x-2-y-sqrt-3-x-2-2-1.htmlI tried to solve this equation (heart shaped function) for x, but cannot get a nice solution. Why? $x^2+(y-\sqrt[3]{x^2})^2=1$ The formula is taken from this image: I just wanted to rewrite the fo......Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:48:52 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-to-determine-the-exact-value-of-sin-585-circ.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-to-determine-the-exact-value-of-sin-585-circ.htmlI'm clueless on this question. Could someone explain how to do it?...Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:48:15 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-do-you-type-sec-2-0-on-a-calculator.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-do-you-type-sec-2-0-on-a-calculator.htmlI press cos^-1 then ^2 then brack (o) but then it comes up with syntax error...Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:43:07 -0400https://pop.com.sg/calculating-angle-in-circle.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/calculating-angle-in-circle.htmlHow to calculate angle in a circle. Please see the diagram to get the idea what I want to calculate? I have origin of circle that is $(x_1,x_2)$. I have a point on circumstance of circle that is $(......Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:40:18 -0400https://pop.com.sg/why-is-negative-times-negative-positive.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/why-is-negative-times-negative-positive.htmlSomeone recently asked me why a negative $\times$ a negative is positive, and why a negative $\times$ a positive is negative, etc. I went ahead and gave them a proof by contradiction like so: Ass......Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:34:34 -0400https://pop.com.sg/find-the-subtotal-from-the-total-including-tax.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/find-the-subtotal-from-the-total-including-tax.htmlIf I have the Grand Total (including VAT) amount of money paid and the VAT % which was paid, how can I figure out the sub total (total before VAT)? 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The result is exactly the same as my inp......Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:08:26 -0400https://pop.com.sg/number-of-combinations-where-a-and-b-are-together.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/number-of-combinations-where-a-and-b-are-together.htmlThis question has been answered before, but I want an elaboration as to why: If there are 10 people including A and B, how many arrangements in a line(I guess this is permutation since order does ......Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:05:57 -0400https://pop.com.sg/is-it-true-that-a-2x2-matrix-is-diagonalizable-iff-it-has-two-distinct.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/is-it-true-that-a-2x2-matrix-is-diagonalizable-iff-it-has-two-distinct.htmlI diagonal matrix is obviously diagonalizable since I can conjugate it with the identity. ...(1) Besides, a matrix 2x2 is diagonalizable iff it has two distinct eigenvalues....(2) For example the m......Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:03:27 -0400https://pop.com.sg/the-domain-of-natural-logarithm-function.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/the-domain-of-natural-logarithm-function.htmlCould somebody show me their method for finding the domain of this function? $\ln(1-(1/x))$ With the usual method I get that $1-(1/x)>0$ which results in $x>1$. however, the actual answer is a ...Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:01:13 -0400https://pop.com.sg/for-all-n-2-there-exists-a-prime-number-between-n-and-n.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/for-all-n-2-there-exists-a-prime-number-between-n-and-n.htmlHow to prove that there exists a prime number between $n$ and $ n!$, for all $ n> 2$? (Bertrand's postulate gives a much better bound, but this question is about obtaining a self-contained proof.)...Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:00:02 -0400https://pop.com.sg/show-that-the-equation-represents-a-sphere-find-center-and-radius.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/show-that-the-equation-represents-a-sphere-find-center-and-radius.html$2x^2 + 2y^2 + 2z^2 = 8x - 24z + 1$ So here's my guess: $2x^2 - 8x + 2y^2 + 2z^2 + 24z = 1$ Get all variables on one side $2x^2 - 8x + 16 + 2y^2 + 2z^2 + 24z + 144 = 1 + 16 + 144$ Complete ...Mon, 24 Aug 2026 05:56:50 -0400https://pop.com.sg/placing-some-sets-in-the-arithmetic-hierarchy.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/placing-some-sets-in-the-arithmetic-hierarchy.htmlI'm working on the following problem: let $W_e$ be the computably enumerable set which is the domain of the $e$-th Turing program, and $K$ be the Halting problem, at which level of the arithmetic ...Mon, 24 Aug 2026 05:53:17 -0400https://pop.com.sg/what-is-the-proof-for-the-vortex-vector-field-equation.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/what-is-the-proof-for-the-vortex-vector-field-equation.htmlI'm Struggling to understand why the vortex vector field is given by: Vortex vector field equation $\vec F(x,y) = (\frac{-y}{x^2+y^2}, \frac{x}{x^2+y^2})$ If anyone could explain why this is, I ......Mon, 24 Aug 2026 05:49:27 -0400https://pop.com.sg/is-the-orthocenter-and-incenter-of-a-triangle-the-same-point.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/is-the-orthocenter-and-incenter-of-a-triangle-the-same-point.htmlAlthough the orthoceneter and the incenter of a triangle are technically different things: The point in which the three altitudes of a triangle meet is called the orthocenter of the triangle. ......Mon, 24 Aug 2026 05:39:52 -0400https://pop.com.sg/do-we-actually-define-implications-using-an-implication-itself.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/do-we-actually-define-implications-using-an-implication-itself.htmlEverything in math stems from definitions. Eg: Let an 'implication' be defined as ... But any such 'let' actually means 'if it be true that'. So what we're really saying is 'If an implication be ...Mon, 24 Aug 2026 05:37:33 -0400https://pop.com.sg/solving-inequalities-with-absolute-values-on-both-sides.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/solving-inequalities-with-absolute-values-on-both-sides.htmlI need to find the solution sets for the following inequalities: $$|3+2x|\leq|4-x|$$$$|2x-1|+|1-x|\geq3$$ After a bit of tinkering with the first one, I think the solution set is $[-7, \frac13]$,......Mon, 24 Aug 2026 05:30:43 -0400https://pop.com.sg/diagonalizable-matrix-a-invertible-also.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/diagonalizable-matrix-a-invertible-also.htmlIf a matrix $A$ is diagonalizable, is $A$ invertible? I know that $P^{-1}AP = \text{some diagonal matrix}$ and therefore $P$ is invertible, but not sure of $A$ itself....Mon, 24 Aug 2026 05:27:26 -0400https://pop.com.sg/characteristic-of-a-ring-intuitive-explanation.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/characteristic-of-a-ring-intuitive-explanation.htmlI know the following definition of characteristic of a ring: it is the smallest positive $n$ such that $$\underbrace{a+\cdots+a}_{n \text{ summands}} = 0$$ for every element a of the ring, if $n$ e......Mon, 24 Aug 2026 05:09:52 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-do-you-construct-a-lattice-from-its-basis-or-its-gram-matrix.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-do-you-construct-a-lattice-from-its-basis-or-its-gram-matrix.htmlI'm really having trouble trying to understand this. A few weeks back, I got pretty interested in sphere packing and I'm trying to grasp the idea of using a matrix to represent the basis of a latti......Mon, 24 Aug 2026 05:06:27 -0400https://pop.com.sg/solving-the-diophantine-equation-y-2-x-3-2.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/solving-the-diophantine-equation-y-2-x-3-2.htmlIt is known that the diophantine equation $y^{2}=x^{3}-2$ has only one positive integer solution $(x,y)=(3,5)$. The proof of it can be read from the book "About Indeterminate Equation" (in Chinese,......Mon, 24 Aug 2026 05:05:21 -0400https://pop.com.sg/isometry-of-mathbb-r-2-that-preserves-orientation-is-either-a-rotation.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/isometry-of-mathbb-r-2-that-preserves-orientation-is-either-a-rotation.htmlI want to show that if $\gamma$ is an isometry of $\mathbb{R}^2$ that preserves orientation, then it is either a translation or a rotation about a point. If $\gamma$ is an isometry of $\mathbb{R}......Mon, 24 Aug 2026 05:04:58 -0400https://pop.com.sg/prove-that-x-x-for-all-real-numbers-x-duplicate.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/prove-that-x-x-for-all-real-numbers-x-duplicate.htmlIs the following a complete proof? It is from the book, $Prealgebra$ by R. Rusczyk, D. Patrick, and R. Boppana Consider the sum $$x + (-x) + (-(-x)).$$ That is, we are adding x, its negation -x......Mon, 24 Aug 2026 05:02:07 -0400https://pop.com.sg/why-do-we-use-this-definition-of-algebraic-integer.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/why-do-we-use-this-definition-of-algebraic-integer.htmlA number is an "algebraic integer" if it is the root to a monic polynomial with integer coefficients. Artin says (Algebra, p. 411): The concept of algebraic integer was one of the most ...Mon, 24 Aug 2026 05:01:22 -0400https://pop.com.sg/surface-area-of-twisted-prism.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/surface-area-of-twisted-prism.htmlTake a right prism whose bases are regular $n$ polygons and twist it uniformly by some angle $\phi<\pi$. This surface can be seen as the trajectories of the sides of the polygon as it translates......Mon, 24 Aug 2026 04:51:08 -0400https://pop.com.sg/find-a-second-order-ode-given-the-solution.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/find-a-second-order-ode-given-the-solution.htmlFind a second order differential equation so that $$y=C_1e^{-3x}\cos(4x)+C_2e^{-3x}\sin(4x)+4e^{3x}$$ solves the differential equation for any choice of $C_1$and $C_2$. The answer should b......Mon, 24 Aug 2026 04:51:06 -0400https://pop.com.sg/why-does-svd-provide-the-least-squares-and-least-norm-solution-to-a-x-.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/why-does-svd-provide-the-least-squares-and-least-norm-solution-to-a-x-.htmlI am studying the Singular Value Decomposition and its properties. It is widely used in order to solve equations of the form $Ax=b$. I have seen the following: When we have the equation system $Ax=......Mon, 24 Aug 2026 04:41:06 -0400https://pop.com.sg/what-is-the-equation-for-plotting-points-on-a-curve-with-fixed-end-poi.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/what-is-the-equation-for-plotting-points-on-a-curve-with-fixed-end-poi.htmlWhat is the equation for plotting points on an exponential curve with fixed end points? For example, if I want to plot 10 point along a curve that starts with 10,000 (x=1, y=10000) and ends with 3......Mon, 24 Aug 2026 04:37:10 -0400https://pop.com.sg/geometric-interpretation-of-derivative-of-a-function-of-more-than-one-.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/geometric-interpretation-of-derivative-of-a-function-of-more-than-one-.htmlA function $f$ is defined on an open set $D$ of $\mathbb R^{2}$ is called a differentiable at a point $x\in D$ if there is a vector $m \in \mathbb R^{2} $ such that $$\lim_{h\to 0} \frac{f(x+h)-f(x......Mon, 24 Aug 2026 04:33:35 -0400https://pop.com.sg/difference-between-minimizing-and-maximizing-functions.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/difference-between-minimizing-and-maximizing-functions.htmlCould someone please explain the difference between minimizing and maximizing functions or give me some links to explain the difference in very very very simple terms? I have searched online and I ...Mon, 24 Aug 2026 04:29:53 -0400https://pop.com.sg/defining-a-principal-square-root-in-the-complex-space-wolfram-case.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/defining-a-principal-square-root-in-the-complex-space-wolfram-case.htmlIn Wikipedia(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_root), we define the square root as In mathematics, a square root of a number $a$ is a number y such that $y^2 = a$; in other words, a number $y$ ......Mon, 24 Aug 2026 04:16:13 -0400https://pop.com.sg/probability-to-get-all-6-sides-of-dice.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/probability-to-get-all-6-sides-of-dice.htmlBy rolling a dice 7 times, what is the probability that we could get all the sides to come up at least once? My attempt: Let the first role be any number. 2nd roll: 5/6 chance to get different nu......Mon, 24 Aug 2026 04:07:13 -0400https://pop.com.sg/what-is-the-exact-definition-of-an-injective-function.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/what-is-the-exact-definition-of-an-injective-function.htmlAm I right to believe that a function is injective, if some elements of the first set are mapped to some elements of the second set? It is also possible to 4 elements of the first set, are mapped ......Mon, 24 Aug 2026 04:02:46 -0400https://pop.com.sg/changing-modulus-in-modular-arithmetic.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/changing-modulus-in-modular-arithmetic.htmlIs it true that $$a\equiv b\pmod{m}\implies\frac{a}{n}\equiv\frac{b}{n} \pmod{\frac{m}{n}},$$ where $a, b, m, n, \frac{a}{n}, \frac{b}{n}, \frac{m}{n}\in\mathbb{N}$? If so, how do I prove it?...Mon, 24 Aug 2026 03:54:34 -0400https://pop.com.sg/n-4-4-n-is-a-not-a-prime-duplicate.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/n-4-4-n-is-a-not-a-prime-duplicate.htmlProve that $n^4 + 4^n$ is not a prime for all $n > 1$ and $n \in \mathbb{N}$. This question appeared in the undergrad entrance exam of the Indian Statistical institute. When $n$ is even the p......Mon, 24 Aug 2026 03:52:58 -0400https://pop.com.sg/appearance-of-formal-derivative-in-algebra.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/appearance-of-formal-derivative-in-algebra.htmlWhen studying polynomials, I know it is useful to introduce the concept of a formal derivative. For example, over a field, a polynomial has no repeated roots iff it and its formal derivative are co......Mon, 24 Aug 2026 03:51:05 -0400https://pop.com.sg/laplace-transform-of-tf-t.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/laplace-transform-of-tf-t.htmlQ. prove that $\mathfrak{L}\{tf(x)\}=-\frac{d\mathfrak{L}\{f(x)\}}{ds}$ where the notation used is standard one. Attempt I tried what would seem obvious way to start: $$\mathfrak{L}\{tf(x)\}=\int_0^\...Mon, 24 Aug 2026 03:47:27 -0400https://pop.com.sg/probability-of-winning-fantasy-5-lotto.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/probability-of-winning-fantasy-5-lotto.htmlIn Fantasy 5, you choose 5 numbers, each 1-39. You win if you choose match all 5 numbers, but you can also win if you match 4, 3, or even 2 of the numbers. The lotto website lists the probabiliti......Mon, 24 Aug 2026 03:35:44 -0400https://pop.com.sg/polygons-with-a-unique-triangulation.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/polygons-with-a-unique-triangulation.htmlFor each n > 3, find a polygon with n vertices that has a unique triangulation. I want to say that you can somehow build these polygons by continuously adding triangles somehow, but I'm not sure....Mon, 24 Aug 2026 03:26:51 -0400https://pop.com.sg/writing-an-expression-for-the-volume-of-a-spherical-shell.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/writing-an-expression-for-the-volume-of-a-spherical-shell.htmlThe question is as follows: Write an expression for the volume of the spherical shell formed between two concentric spheres, the inner one of radius $r$, the outer one of radius $R$. Factor your ...Mon, 24 Aug 2026 03:26:28 -0400https://pop.com.sg/sum-of-all-the-digits-from-1-to-10000-closed.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/sum-of-all-the-digits-from-1-to-10000-closed.htmlI need to add up all the digits in the numbers $1$ to $10000$. How would I do that without using a calculator? I don't get it one bit. 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My work was: $$ X(s)=\frac{s}{s+1}\\ X(s)=s\frac{1}{s+1}\\ x(t)=\frac{d}{dt}e^{-t}=-e^{-t} $$ My only issue is that when I check my answe......Mon, 24 Aug 2026 02:52:43 -0400https://pop.com.sg/definition-of-an-affine-set.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/definition-of-an-affine-set.htmlSome resource says that a set $A \subset V$ is affine if $\forall x,y \in A, t \in F$, $tx+(1-t)y \in A$ while others say that $A$ is affine if $\forall x_1,\dotsb,x_n \in A, a_1, \dotsb a_n, \in ......Mon, 24 Aug 2026 02:41:01 -0400https://pop.com.sg/why-is-a-set-of-orthonormal-vectors-linearly-independent.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/why-is-a-set-of-orthonormal-vectors-linearly-independent.htmlA set of orthonormal vectors is linearly independent. 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