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π - 2 = 1/1 + 1/3 - 1/6 - 1/10 + 1/15 + 1/21 - 1/28 ••• That's beautiful. I wonder why the -2 is there, though. To fix it, we would need π = -x + 1/1 + 1/3 -
by JohnKemeny 1y ago
π - 2 = 1/1 + 1/3 - 1/6 - 1/10 + 1/15 + 1/21 - 1/28 •••
That's beautiful. I wonder why the -2 is there, though. To fix it, we would need
π = -x + 1/1 + 1/3 - 1/6 - 1/10 + 1/15 + 1/21 - 1/28 •••
where x = 2, and so it would be
π = -1/½ + 1/1 + 1/3 - 1/6 - 1/10 + 1/15 + 1/21 - 1/28 •••
which makes the -1st triangle number ½, I guess.
- dhosek 1y ago0th triangle number and I think that can probably be connected to 1+1-1+1-1+⋯=½ somehow.