11
Apr

One equal to one half

Theorem: 1 = 1/2:
Proof:

We can re-write the infinite series 1/(1*3) + 1/(3*5) + 1/(5*7) + 1/(7*9)
+…

as 1/2((1/1 – 1/3) + (1/3 – 1/5) + (1/5 – 1/7) + (1/7 – 1/9) + … ).
All terms after 1/1 cancel, so that the sum is 1/2.

We can also re-write the series as (1/1 – 2/3) + (2/3 – 3/5) + (3/5 – 4/7)
+ (4/7 – 5/9) + …

All terms after 1/1 cancel, so that the sum is 1.

Thus 1/2 = 1.

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