Algebra
If x + 1/x = 14, then x2 + 1/x2 could be said to be this integer.
What is 14?
The limit as x -> 2 of (x2 - 4) / (x-2).
What is 4?
The remainder when 25 + 33 is divided by 5.
What is 4?
The amount of time (according to Google Maps) it would take to bike from Knowlton to Strosacker Hall (the union) via E Bagley Road in minutes.
What is 4 minutes?
If a and b are nonzero real numbers satisfying
a + b = 5
and
1/a + 1/b = 5/6.
then ab is this integer.
What is 6?
The derivative of the following function f(x) evaluated for f'(x) = 2:
f(x) = (2x + 1)(x2 - 3).
What is f'(x) = 22?
The sum of all the prime factors of 462.
What is 23?
The number of seats in the George Finnie Stadium (Football stadium).
What is 7800?
The following pair of integers, x, are real solutions to the following equation:
log2(x2 - 3x + 4) = 2 - log2(x + 1).
What is x = 0 and x = 1?
The limit as x -> 0 of (e2x - 1 - 2x) / x2.
What is 2?
The maximum of all positive integers x < 10 such that
x2 + x is divisible by 6
The amount of cookies and wraps the Union sells if cookies sell for $1.75 and wraps sell for $2.25 and they sell 60 total cookies and wraps, and made $115.50 in sales.
What is 39 cookies and 21 wraps?
All real solutions, x, for the following equation:
sqrt(x2 - 5x + 6) + x = 5.
The derivative of the following function f(x)
f(x) = [(x2 + 1)(2x - 3)] / x.
What is f'(x) = 4x - 3 + 3/x ?
What is 180?
Excluding senior seminar and student theses, the amount of 400 level math courses currently offered.
What is 3?
All real solutions, x, for the following equation:
ln(x + 1) + ln(x - 2) = ln(6).
HINT: BEWARE THE DOMAIN
What is x = (1+sqrt(33)) / 2 ?
The solution to the following definite integral:
The integral of f(x) = (2x)(x2 + 1)3 on (0, 1).
What is F(x) = 15/4 ?
All positive integers n < 8 such that the sum of the positive divisors of n equals n+6.
What is n = 6?
The year Dr. Dennison became a professor at BW (according to her LinkedIn, but she is now in the room to verify).
What is 2010?