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  2. Gabriel's horn - Wikipedia

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    Graph of = /. Gabriel's horn is formed by taking the graph of =, with the domain and rotating it in three dimensions about the x axis. The discovery was made using Cavalieri's principle before the invention of calculus, but today, calculus can be used to calculate the volume and surface area of the horn between x = 1 and x = a, where a > 1. [6]

  3. Mnemonics in trigonometry - Wikipedia

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    The starting corner equals the product of its two nearest neighbors. For example, sin ⁡ A = cos ⁡ A ⋅ tan ⁡ A {\\displaystyle \\sin A=\\cos A\\cdot \\tan A} The sum of the squares of the two items at the top of a triangle equals the square of the item at the bottom.

  4. Beware: 40 percent of house guests snoop around - AOL

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    In 1994, the Los Angeles Times spoke with some psychologists and sociologists to better understand why people love snooping so much. According to one doctor, it's a quest to know the person better.

  5. Glossary of mathematical symbols - Wikipedia

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    2. Denotes the additive inverse and is read as minus, the negative of, or the opposite of; for example, –2. 3. Also used in place of \ for denoting the set-theoretic complement; see \ in § Set theory. × (multiplication sign) 1. In elementary arithmetic, denotes multiplication, and is read as times; for example, 3 × 2. 2.

  6. 20 Best Ab Workouts for Women, According to Fitness Experts - AOL

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    Return to starting position and repeat with the opposite arm and leg. Pro tip: For beginners, start by extending your arm first, followed by your leg — this provides better stability.

  7. Garbage in, garbage out - Wikipedia

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    The expression was popular in the early days of computing. The first known use is in a 1957 syndicated newspaper article about US Army mathematicians and their work with early computers, [4] in which an Army Specialist named William D. Mellin explained that computers cannot think for themselves, and that "sloppily programmed" inputs inevitably lead to incorrect outputs.

  8. Sacramento officials will be snooping through your garbage ...

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    In 2016, the California Legislature passed a law aiming to divert 75% of food waste from landfills. Prepare for your garbage to be inspected.

  9. Proof by contradiction - Wikipedia

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    An early occurrence of proof by contradiction can be found in Euclid's Elements, Book 1, Proposition 6: [7] If in a triangle two angles equal one another, then the sides opposite the equal angles also equal one another. The proof proceeds by assuming that the opposite sides are not equal, and derives a contradiction.