Let the sum 1 − x + x 2 − x 3 + ⋯ be the answer to this question. Find the value of the sum 1 + x + x 2 + x 3 + ⋯ .
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When you plug in 1 it doesn't work... 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 ... doesn't equal 1 - 1 + 1 - 1 + 1 - 1... infinity doesn't equal a divergent series or 1/2
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n = 1 ∑ ∞ 1 n = ∞ ,i.e, this series diverges or tends to infinitum. I am talking about the normal treatment of this type of series. I'm not dealing Abel sumation or,etc... Nevertheless,
n = 1 ∑ ∞ ( − 1 ) n + 1 This series doesn't converge or diverge (On Brilliant it's said it diverges, I think, I'm not sure). I repeat, I am talking about the normal treatment of this type of series.
P.S.- I'm also talking in R
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If 1 − x + x 2 − x 3 + . . . is the answer to this question , then 1 + x + x 2 + x 3 + . . . = 1 − x + x 2 − x 3 + . . . will have to be true .We have two possiblities:
1 .- ∣ x ∣ ≥ 1 . In this case, 1 + x + x 2 + x 3 or 1 − x + x 2 − . . . doesn`t converge. And if one of them converged, the another one wouldn't converge and then 1 + x + x 2 + x 3 + . . . = 1 − x + x 2 − x 3 + . . .
2 .- ∣ x ∣ < 1 then 1 + x + x 2 + x 3 . . . and 1 − x + x 2 − x 3 + . . . are absolutely convergent and hence they are inconditionally convergent and therefore their sum or substraction also are. This means we can order the terms in every ways and since 1 + x + x 2 + x 3 + . . . = 1 − x + x 2 − x 3 + . . . ⇒ 0 = 2 ( x + x 3 + x 5 + . . . ) ⇒ x = 0 (because if x > 0 then S = x + x 3 + x 5 would be S > 0 and if x < 0 would happen S < 0 ) and hence 1 − x + x 2 − x 3 + . . . = 1 + x + x 2 + . . . = 1 and one solution exists being this one.
2 .- ∣ x ∣ < 1 then 1 − x 1 = n = 0 ∑ ∞ x i = 1 + x + x 2 + . . . . and 1 + x 1 = n = 0 ∑ ∞ ( − 1 ) n ⋅ x i = 1 − x + x 2 − x 3 + . . . . . Since, it has to be 1 − x 1 = 1 + x 1 ⇒ x = 0 ...
P-S.- I'm talking in R