1 2 3 Proof

For now we move onto proving 2.

1 2 3 proof. The euler maclaurin formula bernoulli numbers the zeta function and real variable analytic continuation by terence tao. This video proves that 1 1 3 one plus one equals three and you can certainly impress your math teacher with these tricks. Proof that 1 2 see below what you do. Prove 1 2 3.

N n n 1 2 step. More like completely nuts. 3 a 2 b 2 ab b 2 3 subtract b 2 from. Help her keep going until she understands the answer.

Show your teen the proof. This week s finds in mathematical physics week 124 euler s proof that 1 2 3 1 12 by john baez. Would you think i was kind of nuts. Ask her to tell you which step is invalid.

A b a 2 ab a 2 b 2 ab b 2 a b a b b a b a b b b b b. We start the same way as above letting the series b 1 2 3 4 5 6. The particular proof as offered in the video is certainly open to question even if the end result. And that therefore 2 is equal to 1.

It 39 s obviously 2 right. 2 a 2 ab 2 multiply both sides by a. 1 a b 1 given. But nuts or no.

N n n 1 2 for n n is a natural number step 1. 1 2 3 4 5 1 12 can actually be proved under certain definitions using the riemann zeta function. What if i was to tell you that i could prove that 1 1 is actually equal to 1. 2014 does 1 2 3 really equal 1 12 scientific american blogs.

She should determine both which number is wrong and why. But more on that later. Block qdt book qdt book quick what 39 s 1 1. This false proof relies on dividing both sides of an equation by zero disguised as a b whereas you can divide both sides of an equation by the same thing only as long as you are not dividing by zero.

John baez september 19 2008. Although each method has a mistak. The proof that 2 1.