At 1/9/07 04:13 PM, Jesus wrote:
1+2+3+4+5.....+(infinity-2)+(infinity-1)+(inf inity)=?
That makes more sense. the answer is obviously "?"
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At 1/9/07 04:14 PM, Paranoia wrote: (n + 1)C3 = infinity! / 6(infinity - 3)!
That's as far as I've got.
Oh, and therefore the answer would be infinity / infinity, which is either 0, 1, infinity or undefined. That pretty much leaves us more confused than we were to begin with >.<
This has gone on far too long.
Out with it.
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Since you started at 1 and went to 2 and so on my answer will be....
all integers!
If that is wrong, then all real numbers.
I fail to see how the sum of a bunch of positive numbers suddenly becomes negative
Can't be bitched to do the entire of matchs, but what do you get if you add 1x with 1n, basically, you get 1x+1n, that's it.
What do you get when you add 1x to 24? 1x+24
Therefore you just have to add all the numbers between 1 and infinity together and just add "+infinity" behind it.
Yes, I know I am wrong.
Fuck you, and give me the answer.
At 1/9/07 04:13 PM, Jesus wrote: This is cybex
I wrote the question slightly wqrong. I meant this:
1+2+3+4+5.....+(infinity-2)+(infinity-1)+(inf inity)=?
It's meant to be like that. So in words, what is the sum of all integers from 1 to infinity? There is a real number which is the answer to this question.
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At 1/9/07 04:06 PM, Cybex wrote:At 1/9/07 03:59 PM, brainface wrote: (n+1) x (n / 2) = sum of numbers 1 to nNot a valid answer.
n = infinity
Unless this is some trick question, there can't be an answer (other than infinity). I don't see how adding anything to infinity can be a real number. But here's an equation that would give you an answer if infinity was a real number. If you don't believe me, sub in any other number you want for n.
ie. n = 10
(10 + 1) x (10 / 2) = 55
ie. n = 100
(100 + 1) x (100 / 2) = 5050
this works for 10, 100, 1529672096763947692 and everything in between or above so theoretically it SHOULD be the answer since adding to infinity doesn't make sense.
At 1/9/07 04:13 PM, Tri-Nitro-Toluene wrote: 42, because it answers everything and is completley original.
Wrong.
At 1/9/07 04:14 PM, Paranoia wrote: Does it have anything to do with Pascal's triangle?
No more clues apart from it being a negative number close to 0.
At 1/9/07 04:15 PM, Arby wrote: That makes more sense. the answer is obviously "?"
What is "?" equal to as a number?
At 1/9/07 04:15 PM, Paranoia wrote: Oh, and therefore the answer would be infinity / infinity, which is either 0, 1, infinity or undefined. That pretty much leaves us more confused than we were to begin with >.<
None of the above.
At 1/9/07 04:16 PM, disingenuous wrote: This has gone on far too long.
Out with it.
You don't want me to tell you, but if you really really do, i will.
At 1/9/07 04:16 PM, snow-templar wrote: Since you started at 1 and went to 2 and so on my answer will be....
all integers!
If that is wrong, then all real numbers.
Both wrong.
At 1/9/07 04:16 PM, Claxor wrote: I fail to see how the sum of a bunch of positive numbers suddenly becomes negative
You won't like the answer.
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I've only hit a dead end trying to work out infinity as a factorial.
If infinity includes all negative numbers, then 0.
At 1/9/07 04:22 PM, Arby wrote: out with it already! >:(
Ok, the answer is -1/12
I told you you wouldn't like it. This is not a joke by the way.
Well, i'd say infinity^2, but seeing as that isn't an numerical answer, I'm stumped :P.
∞ :P? Do i win? Also, if the BBS doesn't support it, its an 8 turned 90 degrees.
At 1/9/07 04:24 PM, Cybex wrote:At 1/9/07 04:22 PM, Arby wrote: out with it already! >:(Ok, the answer is -1/12
I told you you wouldn't like it. This is not a joke by the way.
How do you get that?
At 1/9/07 04:24 PM, Cybex wrote: Ok, the answer is -1/12
I told you you wouldn't like it. This is not a joke by the way.
Care to explain how you got that answer?
At 1/9/07 04:24 PM, Cybex wrote:At 1/9/07 04:22 PM, Arby wrote: out with it already! >:(Ok, the answer is -1/12
I told you you wouldn't like it. This is not a joke by the way.
Prove it now.
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At 1/9/07 04:24 PM, Cybex wrote:At 1/9/07 04:22 PM, Arby wrote: out with it already! >:(Ok, the answer is -1/12
I told you you wouldn't like it. This is not a joke by the way.
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At 1/9/07 04:24 PM, Cybex wrote:At 1/9/07 04:22 PM, Arby wrote: out with it already! >:(Ok, the answer is -1/12
I told you you wouldn't like it. This is not a joke by the way.
Bollocks it is. Prove it. As far as I'm concerned, unless you have a -infinity or a*-1 in there, the answer is infinity
At 1/9/07 04:13 PM, Jesus wrote: This is cybex
I wrote the question slightly wqrong. I meant this:
1+2+3+4+5.....+(infinity-2)+(infinity-1)+(inf inity)=?
It's meant to be like that. So in words, what is the sum of all integers from 1 to infinity? There is a real number which is the answer to this question.
The problem with the equation is simple. Infinity is not a number. You don't reach infinity, it continues on forever. You can not subtract a number from something that has no end as that has no bearing on shit. It's like saying "Ok, we have a machine that can produce an unlimited amount of suckers... minus one." The person that was told this would be like "That doesn't make any sense as if it's unlimited than it goes on forever and does not stop. There is no limit to how many suckers you can make. Subtracting one from that total would imply that there is a limit, but what you are saying is that there is a limit to something that is unlimited."
People who do math that deals with infinites suck at math.
At 1/9/07 04:25 PM, DareDevilGuy wrote: Care to explain how you got that answer?
That's the answer because a large chunk of important mathematical theories don't work if that isn't the case.
At 1/9/07 04:27 PM, CrimsonEdge wrote: People who do math that deals with infinites suck at math.
Pi and the decimal for one third have infinite numbers in them. They can't actually have an end, so infinity is needed for maths to work.
At 1/9/07 04:29 PM, Cybex wrote:At 1/9/07 04:25 PM, DareDevilGuy wrote: Care to explain how you got that answer?That's the answer because a large chunk of important mathematical theories don't work if that isn't the case.
again... care to elaborate?...
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At 1/9/07 04:29 PM, Cosmonautical wrote: Pi and the decimal for one third have infinite numbers in them. They can't actually have an end, so infinity is needed for maths to work.
The difference here is that we use .3 and .316 (or whatever Pi is, it's been a long time) to represent them as a whole. We use estimates and rough numbers, not the actual thing.
Ouch, I know.
At 1/9/07 04:27 PM, Denvish wrote: Bollocks it is. Prove it. As far as I'm concerned, unless you have a -infinity or a*-1 in there, the answer is infinity
I'm with Banvish. Unless you've got some form of solid proof, you're about to experience first hand the biggest e-lynching in history.
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At 1/9/07 04:27 PM, Denvish wrote:At 1/9/07 04:24 PM, Cybex wrote: Ok, the answer is -1/12
Bollocks it is. Prove it. As far as I'm concerned, unless you have a -infinity or a*-1 in there, the answer is infinity
If you don't believe me, you can also disbelieve the whole of mathematics that falls apart if this isn't the case.
I'm also wondering how you got -1/12.
How the hell do you get a fraction?
And how the hell did it turn negative?
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At 1/9/07 04:31 PM, Cybex wrote: If you don't believe me, you can also disbelieve the whole of mathematics that falls apart if this isn't the case.
I'll put it to you like this. You are giving no proof, no theories, no formulas, no evidence, nothing, as to how or why you got that answer. Give them or you're a kid who had a really shitty math teacher.
