A mathematical conundrum...
 

First of all let me say that Bearcat reinstated my thread starting privileges. I promise to behave.

This is an ongoing debate about series of numbers.

Solution 1:

X = 1+2+3+4+5+.....

Solve for X.

X = infinity

Solution 2:

X = 1+2+3+4+5+....

Solve for X.

X = -1/12.

WHAT?

Crazy isn't it?

Solution 2 is accepted by mathematicians and physicists by a large majority.

Just a bit of a brain puzzler for all you geeks.

Stewie the confused. :)

The solution to this conundrum: Bearcat gave you back your thread starting privileges 2 soon.

Ban should = Infinity

That solution is accepted by a majority of Chiefs fans and CP posters.

When I clicked on this thread- I did not know there would be a test. Bummer. I fail.

Just trying to expand CPers beyond the drivel.

Sorry to offend.

The answer is always 42

69

IP ban this prick

X=Antifreeze

**** you and your string theory.

But below is the solution:

About tree fiddy

At least this is a starting point for discussion.

Thanks for that.

This is an interesting debate.

Does adding integers ever resolve as fractions? They assume it's true.

If I remember correctly, you retired rather recently this year, didn't you? When my dad retired he seemed restless until he got full time into bee keeping. I'm about 10 years away from being able to retire, so I wonder what I'm going to do to fill my days as well.

FYP

You have a good memory. In fact, I got my first SS check on Wednesday.

Still doing engineering work part time.

Trying to inspire young people.

Things like 3X+1 conundrum.

Keeps my mind limber.

The vitriol from an interesting question amazes me.

No vitriol from me. I just read your post and remembered you talking about retiring. I don't know the answers to your numbers, but I had a long drive home from Minneapolis today and I had time to think about the things I want to do when I finally retire.

LMAO. I'm disappointed no one has gotten the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy reference....

I didn't me vitriol from you.

The responses were quite odd for something innocuous.

I think people got it.

The SS is sending out checks? I thought they got disbanded after WWII

Your arm should be incredibly painful from that stretch.

I got my undergrad in mathematics and I haven't used a lick of it in 20 years. It's shit like this that drove me mad.... like spending a day proving 0.99999999 is 1. I don't remember what class... it was either combinatorics (which is kind of fascinating), permutations, or geometry. I'm good with never touching that shit again in life, honestly. I probably couldn't do basic calculus at this point and I'm totally fine haha. I had a history of math class we actually had to read a book called Fermat's Enigma and do a huge report on the theorem... the one mathematicians spend decades trying to solve... fun stuff.

It’s not

The answer is 15.

Is this the worst thread ever?

420

Math is hard…

Yeah, that video is wrong. Here's why if anyone is interested.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=YuIIjLr6vUA&feature=share

Same here. Was a math major with pure concentration that did all the proofs and complex theories. Loved it then. Can’t add 2 number now.

It’s gotta be close

To summarize this video:
Pure calculation using Zeta functions that the first clearly said they were not going to get into but would try to relay in simplistic terms by doing some manipulation and bypassing all rules. And that's the only way there is any solution to -1/12 is by using zeta functions.

Yeah, I just can't anymore. I have zero interest in ever relearning it either. I still deal with numbers all day but I went and got a master's in accounting and just don't use any of it.

I went into IT / programming and installing software. No math at all. But… the math logic brain training clearly propelled me into a successful career position .

It logically makes no sense; the part where they 'add' two sequences together and the use the result as some sort of result to base everything else on reminds me of the old trick where they show the weight of a mouse equals the weight of an elephant. There's a multiply by zero in there which invalidates it all.

I took Calculus and a lot of other advanced math and I don't recall ever seeing anything that said adding a group of positive numbers, all > 1 could ever be less than the sum of any two of those numbers much less a value less than zero.

They are embarking on highly complex mathematics and theories related to divergent vs convergent series. I'm not at all up-to-date on all this shit any more but if you have the determination and knowledge then dive into the Reimann zeta function and you'll get your answer.

Guy on YouTube has a few proofs of 1=2

There's a magic step where they multiply by zero in there somewhere...

It doesn't. It is equal to positive infinity.

The video I posted covers all of the zeta function stuff, but it still doesn't make that series converge to -1/12.

Yeah, I watched the first part of it and he confirmed what I thought when the first group tried to say the first sum converged to 1/2. I knew that was bogus because it simply oscillates between 0 and 1. It's undefined. Like the second series has no solution either. apples + oranges <> pineapples.