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- Let,
- S = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + ...
- T = 1 - 2 + 3 - 4 + 5 - 6 + ...
- Then,
- S+T = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + ...
- + 1 - 2 + 3 - 4 + 5 - 6 + ...
- = 1 - 1 + 5 - 1 + 9 - 1 + 13 - 1 + ...
- = (1 - 1) + (5 - 1) + (9 - 1) + (13 - 1) + ...
- = 0 + 4 + 8 + 12 + ...
- = 4 * (1 + 2 + 3 + ...)
- = 4 * S
- so,
- S+T = 4S
- T = 3S
- Recall,
- S = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + ...
- T = 1 - 2 + 3 - 4 + 5 - 6 + ...
- Then,
- S-T = 0 + 4 + 0 + 8 + 0 + 12 + ...
- = 4 * (1 + 2 + 3 + ...)
- = 4 * S
- so,
- S-T = 4S
- -T = 3S
- Combining two equations
- T = 3S
- -T = 3S
- T = -T ==> T=S=0
- so,
- 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + ... = 0
- 1 - 2 + 3 - 4 + 5 - 6 + ... = 0
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