Basically, the question is, "is the sum of all positive numbers equal to the sum of all positive even numbers and odd numbers?" (which is obviously yes) but with a twist: for every number, there is a constant c which is also an integer.
∞∑i=0(i)+c=∞∑k=0(2k)+c+∞∑j=0(2j+1)+c
It really feels like this equation is true, as there should be an equal amount of c's in both sides but I am not a mathematician at all, just equipped with high school maths, I wanted a proper explanation for this from you guys! Couldn't find this question when googling, sorry in advance if there is one.
Answer
Note that the sum: 1+2+3+… diverges, so they sum to ∞ on both sides.
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