In The Moment

Uh, I’m pretty sure it has nothing to do with an extra “-1” at the “end” of the series, because since there was never a final term defined, we must assume that this is an infinite series. The mistake, as I take it, lies between the first and second simplification. The two statements did not abide by the laws of BEDMAS. It would not be ” = 1 - 1 + 1 - 1 + 1 - 1 + …”, since the first term is “(1 - 1)” or “1(1 - 1)” which is “1(0)”, and therefore is zero, not 1. Even if the distributive property was used, “(1 - 1)” simplifies to “(1 * 1) + (1 * (-1))” which is still zero. (via fuckyeahmath)