Comments on: Verizon bill math equation

By: Kash

Kash — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:07:38 +0000

Actually guys, it is i, as in square root of negative one, the 0.0002 is rounded off to zero due to 2 decimal point limit when talking about cents and dollars, e^i*pi equals -1 and the sum, with it being 1 divided by a number going up to infinity, equals 1. So the check has a whopping total value of $0.

By: madmaxx

madmaxx — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:44:02 +0000

Randall Munroe is the maker of xkcd, he got a master in physics and would never write a 1 in front of a variable.

Second, the series converges to 1. Thats because it is from n=1 to infinity, not from n=0. So its 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8.. instead of 1+1/2+1/4

By: Marcel

Marcel — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:51:26 +0000

Thanks for the comment Greg.

By: Greg

Greg — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:37:28 +0000

It is debatable if it is a 1. not only would there be no point in writing a 1 in front of pi it is simply bad form. It is more than likely an integer larger than one. most likely 2.

Also, the series is geometric and converges at a sum of 2.

The exact value of the cheque is 0.002 + e^2pi + 2

The rounded value is 537.50

regards,
Greg
University of Ottawa | Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science

By: marcellinosantoso

marcellinosantoso — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 06:31:45 +0000

I stand corrected, sir

By: AA

AA — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:42:13 +0000

wrong, you can clearly read e^(1*Pi)