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Symbols! Formulas! What???
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Formula #1: X(M)±b3(M) !V )0.& &* )73&' 0 43/C('; @RG#*7, G#*7+4 3. ' 4&$(' *8 937-0.0H "#0& G#*7, C7*27'443*. )*+(, $*+ 7'G*//'.,5I
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Formula #2: X(M)±4(M)+b3(M)±Y(r,M) !V )04 0()0$4 N0, 0& /0H 6*+(, $*+ 'UC(03. " 3. C(03. T.2(34#5I
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Formula #3: X±b3/3±Y(M)+b3(M) !Z#34 (**14 G*/C(3G0&',HI
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Formula #4: X ±? ±Y ±? !V )0.& /*7' G#*7, C7*27'443*.4]I
EG 4'; 58/1 1' =(8G1 4';( '5/ D.(:8/8M,-<;, =&'() ?('+(,--.'/-I E +'1 '/, A'(, G'( 1.? 4';[ V F'1 'G D.(:8/8B- =&'() ?('+(,--.'/- 8(, C;.F1 '/ -,<;,/=./+ ';1 =&'() A':,A,/12 E/ '1&,( 5'()-I 4'; -18(1 '/ 8 =&'() Ld9I A':, 1&81 =&'() -'A,5&,(, 8/) (,A,AC,( C4 &'5 A8/4 -,A.1'/,- Lef9 4'; A':,)2 Z&,/ 4'; +' 1' 8/4 '1&,( =&'() LX9 8/) )' 1&81 -8A, A':, Lef9 8+8./2 VFF 'G 1&.- .- ,8-.,-1 1' -,, '/ +;.18( 5&,(, 1&, =&'() -&8?,- +.:, 4'; 8 :.-;8F =F;,2
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