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Answer: A sequence obtained by putting alternate (+1) and (-1) till infinity i...   Your Quora Digest Top Stories from Your Feed   What are some of the most ridiculous proofs in mathematics? 2.3k Ashish Kushwaha, Math Hungry A sequence obtained by putting alternate (+1) and (-1) till infinity is called Grandi's series. Hence Grandi's series is: ... Read More » What are the best programming interview questions you've ever asked or been asked? 467 Nate Waddoups, started on a Commodore PET "It says here that you're proficient in C and C++, is that correct?" "Yes, that's what I used at blah blah blah from blah blah blah to blah blah blah." "Remember malloc?" "... Read More » What is Roger Federer like in real life? 1.1k Eric de Diesbach, Federer fan During one of his matches the commentator told the following story: He once went to a hotel with his whole team for the duration of a tournament. Upon settling in, he then ... Read More » What don't we know about the Chinese economy? 523 Hagop Taminian China's recent economic story is extremely layered and complex. 1) China's economic progress over the past 30 years is nothing short of a miracle. China has lifted 600 mi... Read More » What's it like, as a musician, to know that you've had a significant positive emotional impact on the lives of others? 247 Sarah McLachlan, Singer/Songwriter I think the greatest validation for me as a musician is having people I don't know come up to me and tell me that something I've created has come into their lives and impa... Read More » What is the most unsportsmanlike conduct you have seen in any sport? 358 Daniel McLaury, Philosophy itself is nonsense. A pankration match between Damoxenos of Syracuse and Kreugas of Epidamnos (a city located in modern-day Albania) went into a sudden-death overtime. The overtime rules are ... Read More » What are the most famous computer passwords in history? 6.8k Bulat Bochkariov, http://imgur.com/8ZUIx An IRC user named AzureDiamond was famously tricked [1] into revealing their password, hunter2, in this exchange immortalized on Bash.org: <Cthon98> hey, if you type in yo...  Read More » If every nation in the world allied and attempted to invade and conquer the United States, would they succeed? 375 Jon Davis, Everyone needs a hobby. Generally, given the rules that you set down I don't think the U.S. would lose. That said, not losing is far from winning. We would suffer greatly and no longer be a world ... Read More » If a large plane lands somewhere from which it's not able to take off again, how is the plane removed? 618 Brian Dunlap, I work on a series of tubes. In 1997, a Saudi Airlines 747 landed at the wrong airport in India - it was supposed to land at Madras International Airport but ended up touching down at a nearby Indian a... Read More »   Read More in Your Feed       This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). Quora is your best source for knowledge. Unsubscribe from this email.