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I consider the following series
begin{align}
sum_{n=0}^infty{frac{(-1)^{n+2}}{n+2}} stackrel{?}{=} 1-ln(2)
end{align}
Wolfram tells me that it is equal to $1-ln(2)$.
I know the following
begin{align}
&sum_{k=1}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k+1}}{k}} = ln(2)\
&sum_{n=0}^infty{frac{(-1)^{n+2}}{n+2}} = sum_{k=1}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k+1}}{k+1}}
end{align}
I thus need to show that the following is true, but I would not know how to do it.
begin{align}
sum_{k=1}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k+1}}{k+1}} + sum_{k=1}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k+1}}{k}} = 1
end{align}






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I consider the following series
begin{align}
sum_{n=0}^infty{frac{(-1)^{n+2}}{n+2}} stackrel{?}{=} 1-ln(2)
end{align}
Wolfram tells me that it is equal to $1-ln(2)$.
I know the following
begin{align}
&sum_{k=1}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k+1}}{k}} = ln(2)\
&sum_{n=0}^infty{frac{(-1)^{n+2}}{n+2}} = sum_{k=1}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k+1}}{k+1}}
end{align}
I thus need to show that the following is true, but I would not know how to do it.
begin{align}
sum_{k=1}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k+1}}{k+1}} + sum_{k=1}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k+1}}{k}} = 1
end{align}






sequences-and-series







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    if you put both series into one and start computing the first terms, you will notice that something nice is happening
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    Mar 15 at 10:07














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I consider the following series
begin{align}
sum_{n=0}^infty{frac{(-1)^{n+2}}{n+2}} stackrel{?}{=} 1-ln(2)
end{align}
Wolfram tells me that it is equal to $1-ln(2)$.
I know the following
begin{align}
&sum_{k=1}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k+1}}{k}} = ln(2)\
&sum_{n=0}^infty{frac{(-1)^{n+2}}{n+2}} = sum_{k=1}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k+1}}{k+1}}
end{align}
I thus need to show that the following is true, but I would not know how to do it.
begin{align}
sum_{k=1}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k+1}}{k+1}} + sum_{k=1}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k+1}}{k}} = 1
end{align}






sequences-and-series







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I consider the following series
begin{align}
sum_{n=0}^infty{frac{(-1)^{n+2}}{n+2}} stackrel{?}{=} 1-ln(2)
end{align}
Wolfram tells me that it is equal to $1-ln(2)$.
I know the following
begin{align}
&sum_{k=1}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k+1}}{k}} = ln(2)\
&sum_{n=0}^infty{frac{(-1)^{n+2}}{n+2}} = sum_{k=1}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k+1}}{k+1}}
end{align}
I thus need to show that the following is true, but I would not know how to do it.
begin{align}
sum_{k=1}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k+1}}{k+1}} + sum_{k=1}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k+1}}{k}} = 1
end{align}






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    if you put both series into one and start computing the first terms, you will notice that something nice is happening
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    if you put both series into one and start computing the first terms, you will notice that something nice is happening
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    – J.F
    Mar 15 at 10:07
















$begingroup$
if you put both series into one and start computing the first terms, you will notice that something nice is happening
$endgroup$
– J.F
Mar 15 at 10:07




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if you put both series into one and start computing the first terms, you will notice that something nice is happening
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$sum_{n=0}^{infty}dfrac{(-1)^{n+2}}{n+2}=$



$sum_{k=2}^{infty}dfrac{(-1)^k}{k} -1+1=$



$sum_{k=1}^{infty}dfrac{(-1)^k}{k} +1=$



$1+ (-1)sum_{k=1}^{infty}dfrac{(-1)^{k+1}}{k}=$



$1- log 2.$






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    begin{align}
    sum_{k=1}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k+1}}{k+1}} + sum_{k=1}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k+1}}{k}}
    &=
    sum_{k=1}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k+1}}{k+1}} + sum_{k=0}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k}}{k+1}}
    \ &=
    sum_{k=1}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k+1}}{k+1}} + sum_{k=1}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k}}{k+1}}+1
    \ &=1
    end{align}






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      $sum_{k=1}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k+1}}{k+1}}=frac 1 2-frac 1 3+frac 1 4+cdots$ and $sum_{k=1}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k+1}}{k}}=1-frac 1 2+frac 1 3-frac 1 4+cdots$. What happens when you add these two?






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          $sum_{k=1}^{infty}dfrac{(-1)^k}{k} +1=$



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            $sum_{k=2}^{infty}dfrac{(-1)^k}{k} -1+1=$



            $sum_{k=1}^{infty}dfrac{(-1)^k}{k} +1=$



            $1+ (-1)sum_{k=1}^{infty}dfrac{(-1)^{k+1}}{k}=$



            $1- log 2.$






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            $sum_{k=2}^{infty}dfrac{(-1)^k}{k} -1+1=$



            $sum_{k=1}^{infty}dfrac{(-1)^k}{k} +1=$



            $1+ (-1)sum_{k=1}^{infty}dfrac{(-1)^{k+1}}{k}=$



            $1- log 2.$







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                begin{align}
                sum_{k=1}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k+1}}{k+1}} + sum_{k=1}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k+1}}{k}}
                &=
                sum_{k=1}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k+1}}{k+1}} + sum_{k=0}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k}}{k+1}}
                \ &=
                sum_{k=1}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k+1}}{k+1}} + sum_{k=1}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k}}{k+1}}+1
                \ &=1
                end{align}






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                  begin{align}
                  sum_{k=1}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k+1}}{k+1}} + sum_{k=1}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k+1}}{k}}
                  &=
                  sum_{k=1}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k+1}}{k+1}} + sum_{k=0}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k}}{k+1}}
                  \ &=
                  sum_{k=1}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k+1}}{k+1}} + sum_{k=1}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k}}{k+1}}+1
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                    begin{align}
                    sum_{k=1}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k+1}}{k+1}} + sum_{k=1}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k+1}}{k}}
                    &=
                    sum_{k=1}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k+1}}{k+1}} + sum_{k=0}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k}}{k+1}}
                    \ &=
                    sum_{k=1}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k+1}}{k+1}} + sum_{k=1}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k}}{k+1}}+1
                    \ &=1
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                    begin{align}
                    sum_{k=1}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k+1}}{k+1}} + sum_{k=1}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k+1}}{k}}
                    &=
                    sum_{k=1}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k+1}}{k+1}} + sum_{k=0}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k}}{k+1}}
                    \ &=
                    sum_{k=1}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k+1}}{k+1}} + sum_{k=1}^infty{frac{(-1)^{k}}{k+1}}+1
                    \ &=1
                    end{align}







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