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Prime factor digits
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Remove the polynomials that have positive real elements of their roots.
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Indexed Probability Table
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Predict Cricket Stridulation Rate from Air Temperature
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Find Air Temperature from Cricket Stridulation Rate
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Try out this test problem first. Given the variable x as your input, multiply it by two and put the result in y. Examples:...

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