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Marix complicated equation [on hold]

$$a= \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 3 & 4\ 3 & 6 & 9\ \hline 1 & 6 & 4\ \end{pmatrix}$$ B is matrix and $$A*A^t * A +3B^-1 =0$$det(adj(A^-1(B^-1)^2B^t))= ?
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Why is ChatJax not enabled by default? [duplicate]

There is a ChatJax bookmark for rendering LaTeX in chat. Why is it not run by default when math chatrooms are loaded? I find two issues with the current approach: New users are not aware that they ...
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What is the mathematics behind MSE logo? [duplicate]

This is the logo of our main website. What is the mathematics behind this logo. I mean the logo should have some mathematical significance or idea. I can only see six cubes arranged in a pattern. ...
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Review queue tests in need of revision?

I was going through the review queue earlier when I was asked to review this question, which, in my opinion, is poorly written and most of its content is an image. Although, judging by this thread, ...
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Edit of headline caused URL to break?

After posting this question I sent the corresponding URL via email to somebody. In the meantime a user has edited the headline of my question which rendered my old link invalid. I used the URL in my ...
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Is it possible to know the questions and answers by a no longer user?

When a user decides to delete their own account or when for some reason the account is deleted, then you can't see any information about the user, you can't click on the name of the user. Is it ...
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Are check my work question discouraged on this site?

Are check my work question discouraged on this site? So here are two basically the same question with one asking to answer the problem and other to what went wrong with my approach. What is wrong ...
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Should MSE send reminders to users listing questions with no selected answer?

Many, many questions have good answers, ignored or forgotten by the OP. A significant part of the issue comes from users unfamiliar with the site and the basics of accepting an answer. Could MSE ...
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How much have I written?

Is there a way to get "global" statistics on one's own MSE posts? I'm particularly interested (if for no good reason) in total length - e.g. what's the average length of an answer I post? - but more ...
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Why does the community seem to encourage technical cleverness over the actual answer to a question?

First post on meta, so here goes nothing. Earlier today, I answered the question linked below: Evaluating $\int_0^1 \frac{3x}{\sqrt{4-3x}} dx$ I believe it is a good question. The user had a ...
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How can I make this question better.

Range of $y = (\operatorname{arccot} x) (\operatorname{ arccot} ( - x))$. I asked this question. How can I make this better? Someone in comments is saying I should add more context but I did.
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Tag triangle and triangles

Why do we have tags triangle and then again triangles ? They both seems to have exactly same description. So maybe I am missing something.
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Display issue with first $2$ equations in an answer, although they appear fine in Edit mode

The issue is with my second answer to the question at Fastest way to solve congruency equation. This is what I see:   The problem occurs on a Windows $7$ machine using FireFox version $66.0.5$...
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MathJax squashed my Chinese $\rm{\small T}heorem$

The letter T in CRT is too small below (source here). This is the only letter in the alphabet that exhibits this problem in that context. Alas, it renders so ugly that I've been forced to resort to ...
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Fixing an AMScd diagram

I want to fix this diagram and also extend it to the diagram below. Can you help me out? $\require{AMScd}$ \$\begin{CD} S^{n-1}@>\subseteq >> D^n \\ @VhVV @VVV\\ S^{n-1}\\ @V\subseteq VV @...
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Can you use a smaller font?

I am about to ask a question on math.stackexchange, which requires me to talk a little bit about my representation. For example I include an AMScd picture, which does not look exactly how it is ...