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Daily Maths Challenges@lemmy.world · 6 months ago

[2024/06/02] Horizontal asymptote of the other kind

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[2024/06/02] Horizontal asymptote of the other kind

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Daily Maths Challenges@lemmy.world · 6 months ago

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S=sum of (-1)^n/n from 1 to infty

For why I named the post as so, here’s why

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Hint

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The solution I have in mind is related to the Taylor series

Hint 2

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It converges to -ln(2), but why

Solution:

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https://gmtex.siri.sh/fs/1/School/Extra/Maths/Qotd solutions/2024-06-02-alternating_harmonic.html

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