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Calculating the length of the paper on a toilet paper roll
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Why is a geometric progression called so?
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coincidental (?) patterns in logs of repeating decimals, e.g. $\ln(2/3)$ vs. $\ln(0.6666666)$
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Exam with $12$ yes/no questions (half yes, half no) and $8$ correct needed to pass, is it better to answer randomly or answer exactly 6 times yes?
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Why are proofs not written as collections of logic symbols but are instead written in sentences?
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Why is right to spell "eating" not "eatting"?
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Is there a common saying in English that means "It's just business, I don't feel any shame"
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What would you call someone who sneaks into and stays in places where they have to be signed up, e.g. classes/country clubs
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What is the exact difficulty in defining a point in Euclidean geometry?
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If squaring a number means multiplying that number with itself then shouldn't taking square root of a number mean to divide a number by itself?
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Identification of a quadrilateral as a trapezoid, rectangle, or square
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Why is an ellipse, hyperbola, and circle not a function?
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In how many different ways can a 9-panel comic grid be used?
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Row vector vs. Column vector
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Is the proof of Pythagorean theorem using dot (inner) product circular?
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What is the difference between partial and normal derivatives?
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A goat is tied to the corner of a shed
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An adjective for a woman showing lots of skin?
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What's wrong with solving absolute value equations in this way?
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Is $∅ ∈ \{ \{∅\} \}$ true?
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Why do I see half of earth’s surface from space but the area of its shadow is only a fourth?
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What is the difference between feet and very feet?
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What is $0\div0\cdot0$?
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What is the mistake with this proof that commutativity implies associativity?
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Are wings any more efficient at creating lift, versus orienting the engine's thrust downwards?
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Is $\pi$ equal to $180^\circ$?
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Solution for kth row of Pascal's triangle for a job interview
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Scaling the normal distribution?
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Trig substitution; why can we ignore the absolute value?
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Why does an integral change signs when flipping the boundaries?
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