Why is 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1... ∞ not equal to 1?

Answer: This question has confused its terms slightly.​ Let's put the main prem.​.​.​ Long's Digest Top Stories For You Why is 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1... ∞ not equal to 1? Dave Clark, studied Mathematics at Queens' College, Cambridge Written Nov 23 This question has confused its terms slightly. Let's put the main premise of the question to bed first: [math]1 \times 1 \times 1 \times 1 \times 1 \times 1 \times \cdots[/math] is equal to [math]1[/math]. There should be NO DOUBT WHATSOEVER about this. Christ... Read More » What is the most controversial film of all time? Anne Cooper, former Student Written Thu I'm going to cheat a little on this question. There is this recent TV show called "Lucifer" It's a story about Lucifer Morningstar, the Devil, who is bored and unhappy as th... Read More » What is (-1) ^1.5? Hyrum Paulsen, B.A. Mathematics, California State University, San Bernardino (2002) Updated Wed This is a great illustration of one of the many little white lies that are told to children in the hope of not confusing them, but which ends up confusing them later anyway... Read More » How can I, as an introvert, enjoy being with people more? Erica Friedman, I've learned how to fake it beautifully Updated Feb 21, 2015 This answer was originally written for a different version of this question which was subsequently redirected here. The question I originally answered was "As an introvert,... Read More » What is the best picture on the Internet? Patrick Chipotle, Pi Crafter Updated Tue This one is pretty cool. This fits well with it. These are pretty cool too. My favorite pictures are, besides a lot of art I won't put here, coastline/river/mountain fractals. ... Read More » What is the simplest unanswered question in mathematics? Phillip Burley Updated Thu My suggestion is the map folding problem. This is from wikipedia: "Map folding is the question of how many ways there are to fold a rectangular map along its creases, allowi... Read More » What does your Tamil handwriting look like? Gabriel Asirvatham, Sri Lankan Tamil roots Written Apr 25, 2017 I am from Germany and used to years back to attended Tamil school which was every Saturday. I learned here to write and read, although I am long from good in writing. I oft... Read More » Is it true that you can easily swim from Russia to the USA in a short distance, even without a passport? Bruce Byers, former Retired Navy Chaplain 1977-97 at United States Navy (1977-1997) Updated Dec 2 Russia and Alaska are divided by the Bering Strait, which is about 55 miles at its narrowest point. But in the middle of the Bering Strait are two small, sparsely populated ... Read More » What is the best homeopathic medicine to calm down a child with ADHD? Craig Good, The more I learn about confirmation bias the more I see it everywhere. Updated Aug 31 No such "medicine" exists. Homeopathy is complete, utter, irredeemable bullshit. Don't even think of treating a child with it. For anything. Anybody trying to sell you on ho... Read More » What does Tamil lack as a language? Jayaprabhakar Kadarkarai, Proud Tamilian Written Jan 29 Country. No natural language contains all the sounds that can be pronounced in all other languages. However, since Tamil doesn't have a country, there are some pseudo-nationa... Read More » Read More in Your Feed Follow Quora on: Get the App for iOS and Android This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive these emails in the future, please unsubscribe.