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The addition of all the natural no. is?
Its -1/8
ok i know u r wondering how but lemme show u
taking s = 1+2+3+4+5+6+7……………..so on
s = 1 +(2+3+4)+(5+6+7)+(8+9+10)+(11+12+13)…………….
s = 1+ 9+18+27+36+45+54…………………..
s = 1+9(1+2+3+4+5+6…….)
now 1+2+3+4+5+6………………. = s
so
s= 1+9s
-8s = 1
s=-1/8 like how?????????
how can be the sum of all positive integers be negative what is going on
i cant find a mistake here ,if somebody can then help me from my mental breakdown, similarly sum of negative no becomes 1/8 wth is going on