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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is the sum of all the positive integers?

OpenStudy (dan815):

infinity

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wrong.

OpenStudy (dan815):

infinity * infinity + 1 ------------------- 2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

http://www.sciforums.com/cgi-bin/mimetex.cgi? \zeta(s)%20=%20\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\frac{1}{n^s}

OpenStudy (dan815):

what did u type there

OpenStudy (dan815):

\zeta(s)%20=%20\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\frac{1}{n^s}?

OpenStudy (zzr0ck3r):

there is no such thing as all positive integers

OpenStudy (zzr0ck3r):

but as we approach infinity, we will "sum to infinity" \[\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}n\rightarrow\infty\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

^

OpenStudy (anonymous):

that is what i was trying to type

OpenStudy (anonymous):

good work zz

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