this post was submitted on 18 May 2024
4 points (100.0% liked)

Daily Maths Challenges

189 readers
1 users here now

Share your cool maths problems.



Complete a challenge:


Post a challenge:


Feel free to contribute to a series by DMing the OP, or start your own challenge series.

founded 6 months ago
MODERATORS
 

It is not

top 2 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[โ€“] mathemachristian@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

solutionAssuming the series converges it converges absolutely. Therefore

sum{n/2^(n-1)^ | n >= 1}
= sum{(n+1)/2^n^ | n >= 0}
= sum{n/2^n^ | n >= 0} + sum{1/2^n^ | n >= 0}
= sum{n/2^n^ | n >= 0} + 2
= sum{n/2^n^ | n >= 1} + 2

=>

sum{n/2^(n-1)^ | n >= 1} = sum{n/2^n^ | n >= 1} + 2

=>

2 = sum{n/2^(n-1)^ | n >= 1} - sum{n/2^n^ | n >= 1}
= sum{n/2^(n-1)^ - n/2^n^ | n >= 1}
= sum{n/2^n^ | n >= 1}
= 1/2 * sum{n/2^(n-1)^ | n >= 1}

=>

sum{n/2^(n-1)^ | n >= 1} = 4

[โ€“] siriusmart@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)