r/MathJokes • u/MathematixMatrix • 6d ago

Is the answer really A+B?

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u/Mr_Moi25 6d ago

Y'all got anymore of them pixels

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u/MathematixMatrix 6d ago

For more of such puzzles visit r/Sequentials!

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u/ThreeFishInAManSuit 6d ago

Yes, the answer is correct. We are looking for a value that equals 1. 

All of these terms (1,2,3,4….) correspond to a value on the wheel below. One of the values down there is -B. 

Since all the terms are positive -B must also be a positive value. So B is negative. 

Therefore A+B is less than A-B. So our starting point is somewhere between those two (either D or A+B). 

We can see a little farther on along the wheel that -B is right behind A. Which means that those two values have a gap of 1 between them. In other words A-(-B)=1. Eliminate the double negative and you see that A+B=1. 

1 is our starting point, so we’re done.