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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Hyperbolic Functions

For Students 9th - 10th
In responding to a student question, Dr. Math provides a brief overview of hyperbolic functions.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Compound Interest Rule of 70

For Students 9th - 10th
This page gives a brief explanation on how to compute compound interest.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Credit Card Calculations

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site Dr. Math answers a question about credit card balance payoffs. An advanced algebraic solution is offered.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Stellated Dodecahedron

For Students 9th - 10th
This question and answer site provides information about stellated dodecahedrons, as well as several internet links to this topic.
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The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Volume of a Rectangular Solid

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This question and answer site covers lateral area, total area, and volume of a rectangular solid.
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The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Volume of a Cone

For Students 9th - 10th
This question and answer site poses a problem dealing with the volume of a partly filled cone.
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The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Area, Volume of a Cone

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This question and answer site gives the formulas for area and volume of a cone.
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The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Apothem of a Hexagon

For Students 9th - 10th
This Q & A forum has a question answered on how to find the apothem of a hexagon.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Drexel University Math Forum: Imaginary Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Contains a short summary on imaginary numbers and several links to its related fields. Also provides several examples and explanations for understanding.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: De Moivre's Theorem Proof

For Students 9th - 10th
This Math Forum site contains a brief proof of De Moivre's Theorem ((cos(x)+isin(x))^n = cos(nx) + isin(nx)) Where n is an integer.
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The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Volume of a Triangular Tank

For Students 9th - 10th
This question and answer site solves a volume problem for a triangular tank.
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The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Is a Sphere 2 D or 3 D?

For Students 9th - 10th
Do you think you know weather a sphere is two dimensional or three dimensional? Read this question posed to Doctor Math, very interesting.
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The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Sphere Eversion

For Students 9th - 10th
This question and answer site provides links to sites that show how to mathematically turn a sphere inside out.
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The Math Forum: Angles of an Octahedron

For Students 9th - 10th
This question and answer site from The Math Forum with Dr. Math discusses the angle between two adjacent faces of an octahedron. Links are also provided for additional information on related subjects.
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The Math Forum: Drexel Math Forum: Distance to an Object

For Students 9th - 10th
Dr. Math offers a way to calculate the altitude of a triangle using only the lengths of the sides of the triangle. He briefly explains how this was used by the Egyptians long ago.
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The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math Faq, Prism Formulas

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site defines what a prism is and gives formulas for surface area and volume. Contains related links.
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The Math Forum: The Cross Product

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a brief explanation of cross products.