Edit: As @FamousBlueRaincoat pointed out below, this question was based on an error in a wikipedia article.
The Wikipedia article on the harmonic series gives the following "proof without words" that the alternating harmonic series 1−1/2+1/3−1/4+⋯ converges to log(2):
(1/1)(1/1−1/2)+(1/2)(2/3−2/4)+(1/4)(4/5−4/6+4/7−4/8)+⋯=log(2).
Can anyone explain why the sum on the left is log(2)? I don't see it right now.
Edit: my goal is specifically to understand this "proof without words" that the alternating harmonic series converges to log(2).
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