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1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + …. = -1/12

January 24, 2014December 6, 2014 ~ Prateek Joshi ~ 3 Comments

Wait a minute, what? That looks very very wrong. You must be wondering if the title is some horrendous typo, right? Well, let me assure you that it's absolutely not! The sum of all natural numbers is equal to -1/12. This blog post is not just about mathematical trickery either. The equation in the title … Continue reading 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + …. = -1/12

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