What's the summation of the following series upto infinity 1) 1-1+1-1+...
Summation of Infinite Series
Series 1: 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 ...
This series has no limit as the terms keep alternating between 0 and 1. Therefore, the summation of this series does not exist.
Series 2: 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 ...
If we look at each pair of terms in this series, we can see that the sum is always -1. Therefore, we can rewrite the series as:
(-1) + (-1) + (-1) + (-1) + ...
This is an infinite series of -1s, which does not converge. Therefore, the summation of this series does not exist.
Series 3: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ...
This is an infinite series of consecutive positive integers. We can find the sum of this series using the formula:
Sum = n(n+1)/2
where n is the last term in the series. In this case, n is infinity, so the sum is:
Sum = infinity * (infinity + 1) / 2
This expression is undefined as infinity is not a number. Therefore, the summation of this series does not exist.