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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Try it guyz

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Solve for x :- \[\huge x = 1+\frac{ 1 }{ 3+\frac{ 1 }{ 2 + \frac{ 1 }{ 3 + \frac{ 1 }{ 2 + ..... \infty } } } }\]

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

\[\large x = 1+\frac{1}{3 + \frac{1}{1+x} }\]

OpenStudy (ikram002p):

that nested thingy from the indian guy

OpenStudy (anonymous):

31-7 is the answer.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

intellingent you have ripped out the question @ganeshie8

OpenStudy (anonymous):

31/7

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh sorry i thought something else.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

answer is \[\huge \sqrt{\frac{ 5 }{ 3 }}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

nice work. @ganeshie8

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

his name is ramanujan @ikram002p

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Whose name?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Is that a joke?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yeah Srinivasa Ramanujan the name speaks for itself

OpenStudy (anonymous):

but this is not that case i think

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is the value of x a approximation @ganeshie8 @ikram002p

OpenStudy (anonymous):

How can we give a finite value to the infinite sequence i don't understand

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

how about geometric series ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah i don't get

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

\[1+\frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{4} + \frac{1}{8}+\cdots = 2\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so it is a approximation right

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

it is exact

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it tends to 2

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

yes, it approaches 2

OpenStudy (ikram002p):

this is a good question , its approaches but exact xD

OpenStudy (anonymous):

LOL

OpenStudy (ikram002p):

im serous :D

OpenStudy (anonymous):

2 can approach 2 ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@ikram002p Are you coming back to my Binomial theorem question?

OpenStudy (ikram002p):

yeah

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

\[\sum \limits_{k=0}^{\infty} \frac{1}{k^2} = 2\] the series exactly equals 2

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

the sequence of partial sums approach 2

OpenStudy (ikram002p):

:)

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

\[\sum \limits_{k=0}^{\text{large n}} \frac{1}{k^2} \approx 2\]

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

\[\sum \limits_{k=0}^{\infty} \frac{1}{k^2} =2\]

OpenStudy (ikram002p):

here why we use approach or tend when its infinite :- \(\sum \limits_{k=0}^{\infty} \frac{1}{k^2} = \lim_{n \to \infty } \sum \limits_{k=0}^{n} \frac{1}{k^2} \)

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

\[\sum \limits_{k=0}^{\infty} \frac{1}{k^2} = \lim_{n \to \infty } \sum \limits_{k=0}^{n} \frac{1}{k^2} = 2\]

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

it makes no sense to say the infinite sum approaches 2 right ?

OpenStudy (ikram002p):

hehe its a concept xD its not something i made as n tend to infinite the sum tend to 2 ehh idk why u dont got it , when u take open sets they teach u this

OpenStudy (ikram002p):

in real analysis

OpenStudy (ikram002p):

the example i always like sum 1/2^n |dw:1416589096617:dw|

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

are you suggesting the series approximately equals 2 ?

OpenStudy (ikram002p):

nope

OpenStudy (ikram002p):

im saying approaches xD or tend ( little difference ) u can say about it exact if ur not doing a prove of some analysis ( js)

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

ok

OpenStudy (ikram002p):

k

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

my head rejects the phrase "the infinite series approaches 2" it just makes no sense to me

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

you can say "the partial sums approach 2 as you increase n" but the infinite series in question is always identically equal to 2

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

if you get what im saying... idk if usage of words like this is right... but thats how i make sense of it

OpenStudy (ikram002p):

u have a point its just a concept thingy u know , there is no such infinite value that makes the error=0 , that is why proper meaning or understanding would make sense

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

the limit of a sequence, if it exists is a fixed value. its not running as you increase/decrease n... the limit is not a moving target to say it is approaching something hmm

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

|dw:1416589995382:dw|

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