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Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 3 months ago1/(n * (n+1)) = 1/n - 1/(n+1)
1/(12) + 1/(23) + 1/(3*4) + … = 1 - 1/2 + 1/2 - 1/3 + 1/3 - 1/4 + … = 1
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Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 3 months ago1/(n * (n+1)) = 1/n - 1/(n+1)
1/(12) + 1/(23) + 1/(3*4) + … = 1 - 1/2 + 1/2 - 1/3 + 1/3 - 1/4 + … = 1
AernaLingus@hexbear.net 3 months ago
Written a bit more explicitly (although I kinda handwaved away the final term–the point is that you end up with one unpaired term which goes to zero)
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