a pissed off engineer

Hangout Humor (Rated G)
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Disclaimer: This isnt for mathematically challenged individuals. If you dropped Calculus in HS or College, this would be a good time to close your browers.

This is true story. This engineer was pissed off at Verizon because they couldnt “count”

so he sent them a check worth this many dollars

can you figure out for how much is this check worth?** No** :google: please.

PS: I found this funny, this is why its in Joke forum instead of Image Gallery.

(Story to follow soon)

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:konfused::frowning:

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:rotfl:

i should try that …:slight_smile: i wonder what they did when received the check? if they actually tried to figure that out or were they afraid to get it wrong???

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it amounts to very less, less than a couple of dollars only so perhaps no need to be bothered.....

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What a creative cheque :)

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good one

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It doesn’t amount to any number because that Sigma notation junk is used for sequences and since there’s no given n, we’ll never know what the actual amount is! :ahaa: But, what we can tell is that the higher the figure n is, the lower the overall number is, because the denominator in which n is the exponent will increase at n increases, and since there is a 1 in the numerator, that would make it a teeny weeny number. :phati:

I’m taking Calc. nerd glasses

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phati:smack:

Stupid ho *hoonh*
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:)

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I thought its given that n=1
try solving it now and don’t forget to put your “nerd glasses”!

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haha nice one 5abi bhai the real fun lies not in summation but in e^j*pi, which actually is -1 and added to 0.002 and i think the summation comes out to be 0.25 will give a negative result!!which means hes not drawing any money

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i have the links for the calls...but this stupid thing wont let me post..cuz i dont have 25 posts yet!

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Now that i think about it...im only 2 away from posting links...

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there....just one more to go...ehhh this is boring

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phewwwwww
Here are the links to the Verizon Customer center calls which made this guy write this check! lol
http://www.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp0HyxQv97Q)
http://www.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fp6ccIiZp1Y)

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Thats not even a layman’s explanation. You flunked your pre-calc class :stuck_out_tongue:

The sigma notation is a series, a summation, as n goes from 1 to infinity.

Writing out the first few numbers in the series:
1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + 1/16 + 1/32 + 1/64 + 1/128… ~ 0.992..

Adding this summation we can deduce that the summation approaches 1 as n approaches infinity. **For all practical purposes the sumamtion = 1

**Now the other part is Euler’s Forumla:](Euler's formula - Wikipedia) e ^ (ix)= cox + isinx
substituting x= pi, we get

e ^ (i*pi)= -1

Thus the expression that he wrote in the above check reduces to the following:

0.002 + e (i*pi) + ∑1/2^n = 0.002 -1 + 1 = 0.002

He wrote a check for $ 0.002 which is 2/10th of a cent and for all practical purposes involving a financial instituion like a bank, it amounds to nuthing, as in ZERO.

Q.E.D

Transcript of his fone conversation with Verizon.

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oooooooooooooookkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

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fabi :smack: did u *have *to type QED?

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LOL

***Quod Erat Demonstrandum

And i just demonstarated it so, the answer is yes :5:

***Im a nerd :khumar:

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LOL :hehe:

Good one