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Publication Date: 2012-Nov
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Proof without Words: An Alternating Series
Nelsen, Roger B.
College Mathematics Journal, v43 n5 p370 Nov 2012
A visual proof that 1 - (1/2) + (1/4) - (1/8) + ... 1/(1+x[superscript 4]) converges to 2/3.
Descriptors: Calculus, Mathematical Logic, Validity, Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics, Equations (Mathematics), Problem Solving
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Education Level: Higher Education
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