Beautiful Geometry behind Geometric Series (8 dissection visual proofs without words)

[@Psychospheres]

I never really liked math as a teen and I'm just now starting my journey into mathematics and things like this make me really appreciate beauty in it. Excellent job.

[@MathVisualProofs]

Thanks! Glad you liked this. And glad to hear you’re back to math!

[@pauldokter2725]

Oh, sweet. Gave me chills. Makes me wish I were a kid again starting out fresh on math explorations. Thank you.

[@MathVisualProofs]

Thanks for checking it out. Glad you liked it!

[@marca.f.3569]

just came to say the same, I really miss the evenings where I went to the internet and started reading maths texts, first divulgation ones, then more complex (but still in the divulgation/not really formal field) and finally more formal ones (which i didn’t fully understand until i went to university). I like to think that math is like art, first the mathmatician fights to find the proof, then the rest of us admire the piece and finally we get to understand it. Still amazes me how even after that many years learning math it stills shows me there is more beauty hidden out there

[@sleha4106]

If math is an art, you are no less than Vinc. These were so peaceful, elegant and true pieces of beauty

[@MathVisualProofs]

Glad you liked it!

[@tomdekler9280]

Never call van Gogh that again.

[@Devo491]

@@tomdekler9280 'Ear, 'ear!

[@pritamyadav17]

@@MathVisualProofs please upload more and more...

[@MathVisualProofs]

@@pritamyadav17 I am doing my best. I do have about 200+ videos already up if you want to check the back catalog (but the older ones were when I was first learning so they could be updated perhaps).

[@kornelviktor6985]

By far the most beautiful and relaxing video on youtube thanks :)

[@MathVisualProofs]

Thanks!

[@Smashachu]

The reason why i've always struggled with math is because i'm a very visual person.I feel like the difference between just knowing how to do math and knowing how math works and why things are the way they are adds a whole depth to the subject that is never taught in schools. A depth that allows you to understand the world around you better. Once you can look at a circle and fully understand what pi is, then you will never look at a circle the same way again. You will constantly have that teaching reinforced because it enhanced your understanding of the world. Which is why we invented math in the first place.

[@S.G.Wallner]

The 1/9 breakdown was so clever.

[@corentinz6657]

is this a patern ? like sum (1 -> infinity) 1/k^i = 1/(k-1) ?

[@MathVisualProofs]

For sure it is! Notice that the dissections for k=6 and k=7 can be generalized for any integer k. You can also prove the formula you have in a variety of ways for any k>1.

[@corentinz6657]

@@MathVisualProofs i will try to prove it just to see if it's that difficult or not. But thx for all your content !

[@MathVisualProofs]

@@corentinz6657 The key to the proof is to think about partial sums, S_n = sum (1-> n) 1/k^i. Think about how this sum is related to (1/k)*S_n...

[@Goaw2551]

​@@MathVisualProofs it also work with k=1 too right? 1/1+1/1²+1/1³+...+1/1^n approaches inf, 1/0 also approaches inf

[@milanvasic1931]

@@Goaw25511/0 does not approach anything. The limit of s to 0 for 1/s approaches infinity from above. From below for example it approaches negative infinity. If you take s=((-1)^n)/n you can take the limit of n to infinity and see that it doesnt converge at all. Thus we mathematicians dont like to talk about 1/0

[@yuddhveermahindrakar6864]

विविध भौमितिक आकृत्या,त्यांचे अनंत विभाग करून त्यांची बेरीज ,प्रात्यक्षिकासह दर्शवल्यामुळे अनेक घटकांची माहिती मिळाली, यामुळे विविध कल्पना सुचतात, भूमिती मध्ये लपलेल्या सौंदर्याच दर्शन घडले धन्यवाद सर

[@MathVisualProofs]

👍

[@louigomes154]

I have seen the majority of them on olympics or challenges, and i finally discovering that it has some logix behind, the point that it isn't just uses to be in a random question, but the beauty of geometry.

[@MathVisualProofs]

:)

[@sciencetechnician8787]

Amazing geometrical proof on GP, I am really happy that I had learnt something new..

[@MathVisualProofs]

Glad it was helpful!

[@user-ikono]

数式の導出自体は高校数学でもできてしまいますけど、こういう風に図にして視覚的に捉えられるというのは面白いし勉強になりますね。ありがとうございます。

[@MathVisualProofs]

Yes! It’s fun to have both algebraic and geometric explanations.

[@ChannelDefault]

Your channel is underrated. This is really beautiful and artistic.

[@MathVisualProofs]

Thanks! I appreciate the comment 👍😀

[@vyacc.friend3798]

OMG, it is so beautiful! I have learned something about applied math in art and also some number mathematics! Thank you!

[@MathVisualProofs]

Glad it was helpful!

[@lapis.lareza]

Thank you, thank you very much for the beautiful works !

[@MathVisualProofs]

Thanks for checking it out.

[@theoriginaldrpizza]

Awesome job putting this together! I had never seen many of those before.

[@MathVisualProofs]

Thanks! Check the playlist in the description for more too :)

[@KaliFissure]

I had no idea you had then all in one place. How beautiful and perfect that the infinite sum is the previous fraction. It can't help but be such and yet still.....❤

[@MathVisualProofs]

Thanks! I made them one at a time, but then I tried making a compilation video here (and I turned them into shorts). The compilation video did better than all my other long-form videos, so maybe I'll have to create more compilations.... Appreciate you watching them and commenting!

[@KaliFissure]

@MathVisualProofs I'm trying to model a generalization of this in my head. There should be one as the descending series of triangles in a curl.....

[@TRZG246]

Please don't stop making these videos they are helpful

[@MathVisualProofs]

I'll try! :)

[@TRZG246]

@@MathVisualProofs thanks

[@78Mathius]

I love the concept of algorithmic art and math as art. This is wonderful.

[@MathVisualProofs]

Thanks!

[@kmjohnny]

I'm so glad I found this channel.

[@MathVisualProofs]

Glad you're here!

[@slrawana]

No Words. Excellent Work.

[@MathVisualProofs]

Wow, thank you! I appreciate your comment :)

[@nonymousCode]

Such a nice way to present the mathematical expression.. Awesome experience with ur background music🎶 nice choice of background music..

[@MathVisualProofs]

Thank you so much 🙂

[@algorithminc.8850]

Fun channel. Thanks. Cheers.

[@MathVisualProofs]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@chunkiatlim406]

wow, this is such an enjoyable video to watch

[@MathVisualProofs]

Oh excellent! I really like these dissections and put many up individually but I hoped people might also like to see a themed compilation. Thanks!

[@Scrolte6174]

Great videos!

[@MathVisualProofs]

Thanks!

[@Scrolte6174]

How welcome😁

[@-ZH]

5:00 Just realised this proof can be used for any of the sums, as long as you find a way to evenly divide the area of the triangle.

[@-ZH]

I suppose that also applies to the 3:05 method

[@-ZH]

Just realised the 2:13 proof is just a fancy way of drawing the 3:05 proof.

[@DoxxTheMathGeek]

With math you can create really nice looking things like fractals, geometric series, etc. I still can't understand how most people don't like math.

[@MathVisualProofs]

Agree!

[@hydrogenbond7303]

This is really beautiful.

[@MathVisualProofs]

Thanks!

[@renesperb]

Beautiful illustration!

[@MathVisualProofs]

Thank you so much 😀

[@natanytzhaki8665]

(1/k)^i for i:0 => infinity and k integer grater then 1 is 1/(1 - 1/k) which is k/(k-1). Now we can subtract fisrt item which is 1/k^0=1 and we get k/(k-1) - 1 = 1/(k-1)

[@MathVisualProofs]

sounds about right :)

[@AxelinickRapGirl]

Thank you, that was beautiful beyond words

[@MathVisualProofs]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@keinKlarname]

Indeed: beautiful! Thanks a lot for this.

[@MathVisualProofs]

Thank you too!

[@hontema]

for the circle one, cant you prove the same thing with the hexagon one previously? can't you split it into an infinitely large number of segments and prove infinitely many geometric series?

[@MathVisualProofs]

For sure. Both n=6 and n=7 in this video can be generalized to any geometric series of the form 1/n where n is a positive integer. I even have another old video showing how you can use the circle idea (and so the polygon idea) to get some different series: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKm2dH2Ia7eFrtU

[@nonameee0729]

I think actually from (1/3)^i you can do all proofs on circle and perhaps there is general solution for 1/n+(1/n)²+(1/n)³+...=1/(n-1) I think so cuz you cut inside circle smaller one so that you can cut a bigger piece into n-1 parts and n-th part is circle where you repeat process for eg if you have series with 1/4^i you make 3 pieces on circle and there must be a smaller circle so that small circle is equal to each of one pieces from bigger one co you taking 1/4 of circle and going into small one and repeat process

[@MathVisualProofs]

@@nonameee0729 for sure! You can even use the circle for sums of 1/2, but it's a bit strange because you get an inner circle of 1/2 area and an annulus of 1/2 area... so the annuli just shrink in at various powers of 1/2.

[@pizzarickk333]

Surprised I could understand all of it. Thanks for the video

[@MathVisualProofs]

Glad to hear that!

[@ruilopes00]

Beautiful video for a fascinating concept. I "sense" this has a deep meaning in our universe. I know their inversed, but it's like a sum of powers of an integer originates the next integer. Or maybe I'm just crazy. Probably the latter.

[@MathVisualProofs]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@SocratesAlexander]

4:05 I think this circle method can be used to prove the general situation since any circle can be dissected such that there are r-1 sections surrounding a central circle. So this is the general proof that the sum of any geometric sequence of Σ(1/r)^n is equal to 1/(r+1).

[@MathVisualProofs]

Both circle and polygon methods generalize. But the result is 1/(r-1)

[@dylanparker130]

Beautiful video!

[@MathVisualProofs]

Thank you very much!

[@utsavmitra]

you are wonderful, i think you are that kind of person who imaging number not only number but what it's acutely number is very beautiful work

[@MathVisualProofs]

Thank you!

[@rohitsk6068]

Great work .

[@MathVisualProofs]

Thank you!

[@eduardzakharian9274]

Thank you very much!)

[@MathVisualProofs]

Welcome!!

[@vishalramadoss668]

This was amazing. Geometry forever

[@prarthananeema9774]

Thank you God for recommending this 🙏❣️

[@MathVisualProofs]

Glad you liked it!

[@aleksanderorzechowski5580]

This is beautiful 😮

[@MathVisualProofs]

Thanks!

[@ludmilavokareva719]

Математика завораживающее зрелище! Спасибо!👍🏻👏👏👏

[@MathVisualProofs]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@noble2834]

Wow, please keep it up

[@MathVisualProofs]

Doing what I can. Thanks!

[@anadiacostadeoliveira4]

Really like fractals! 😊

[@mangus8759]

Something you will discover, by using the same method as the proof at 3:04, the proof goes like this: For any number 'n' from 2 to infinity, the infinite sum of 1/n^i, where i = 1 to infinity, is equal to 1/(n-1). If n=1 then the resulting infinite sum is infinity. The geometric proof works for all whole numbers greater that or equal to 4 but breaks down lower than that. There is probably a way to use different geometric proofs for n=[1, 4) but I don't know them off the top of my head. Edit: The infinite sum of 1/3^i can be visually proven by using the approach at 3:51

[@MathVisualProofs]

I have a couple general approaches for any ratio between -1 and 1 on my channel too.

[@Irenecometa]

Beautiful

[@MathVisualProofs]

Thanks!

[@antoniocampos9721]

This is absolutely wonderfull....for the ones who love math...

[@MathVisualProofs]

I hope that includes you :)

[@antoniocampos9721]

Of course I'm included...

[@MathVisualProofs]

@@antoniocampos9721 👍😀

[@Zangoose_]

Math Degree here. This makes me feel like "All that challenging work don't seem so hard no more."

[@MathVisualProofs]

👍😀

[@Bolocomcafe]

Essential series.

[@Unknown-kc8xz]

I have developed a proof of sum upto infinite powers of 1/2 which includes bisection of angles by extending the hypotenuse further into a base forming an infinite length base

[@calicoesblue4703]

What specifically is this song called? It’s very relaxing & beautiful.

[@MathVisualProofs]

It’s linked in the description - check it out!

[@l.v.6715]

Wonderful!!!!

[@MathVisualProofs]

Glad you like it!

[@ccona2020]

Maravilloso. Muchas gracias.

[@MathVisualProofs]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@aeoliaxd]

Idk if it's just a coincidence, but: The infinite sum of (1/n)^x, and for each sum x increases +1, equals 1/(n-1). This could be just a short and finite pattern, but it could be an infinite pattern too... So... Idk...

[@MathVisualProofs]

:)

[@bizon1271]

This amazong work. May God bless you and your loved ones!

[@MathVisualProofs]

Thank you so much!

[@johnchessant3012]

very neat!

[@MathVisualProofs]

Thanks!

[@DidarOrazaly]

Amazing geometry

[@williamribeiro4622]

beautiful

[@MathVisualProofs]

Thank you! 😊

[@바나나는최고의과일]

so beautiful video

[@MathVisualProofs]

Thanks!

[@benjaminbertincourt5259]

Artistically, I can appreciate doing it with several different shapes but to demonstrate that it generalize to N partitions, I find it easier to show that you can do it all with just a circle.

[@MathVisualProofs]

Yes! The circle is nice for sure. But I love the different ones here too :)

[@WiecznyWem]

So calming :)

[@MathVisualProofs]

👍

[@tamirerez2547]

In the geometric series of ½+¼+⅛ you wrote 1/2^i which is fine and correct, but not acceptable. The letter "i" is reserved for the root of -1. And what if you were to solve a problem with a triangle blocked inside a circle, would you mark one of the angles in the triangle with the Greek letter π? of course not. The spectators or students in the class will not understand what you mean when you say 2π. Twice the angles π, or twice pi. The same with the letter i. From the day it was established that i is the root of -1, this letter (i) should not be used for any variable in an equation. Besides of this, an amazing video, and teaches a lot. Graphics and illustration at a high level. BIG LIKE.

[@MathVisualProofs]

Thanks! In my experience, the letter "i" is often used as the index of a summation. So I think it is fairly standard, especially when complex numbers aren't involved. I agree that if I were using complex numbers in any way here, I wouldn't use i for the index . Thanks!

[@tamirerez2547]

@@MathVisualProofs Thanks for your response. After 35 years as a math teacher, I can say that I have never called an angle the letter delta (even if there is no ∆x in the problem) nor pi (even if there is no π^2 or 2π in the problem) And for similar reasons I didn't call the variable e and more... For me these are "holy" letters or, as a student once told me, these are "married" letters... 😉 they are already taken. In any case, I mentioned at the beginning that it is correct and okay to use the letter i but... there is a "but" here I love your videos and I admit that something in this visual illustration of yours is new and fascinating to me. Thanks for the great videos.❤️👍

[@MathVisualProofs]

@@tamirerez2547 Thanks! :)

[@Patrik-bc2ih]

That is interesting! I usually use X for the root of -1. I mean someone can see X^2=-1. So (3x+2)^2=-5+6x. Jokes aside what I have written is Z[X]/(x^2+1) which is isomorph to C. I understand your point, but Math is not about symbols but rather the meaning behind them.

[@maximosavogin50]

so imagine applying this to one it will result with infinity being the sum of infinite one to the power of any value as 1^x is always 1, therefor approaching the limit value of having 0 as the divisor which is a neat idea

[@tompeled6193]

Σ(i=1, ∞)1/n^i=1/(n-1)

[@MathVisualProofs]

👍

[@franktownly759]

That's s=a/(1-r) S= sum a= first term of the series r= common ratio

[@vesperiumYT]

For anyone who is still confused: ∞ ∞ ∑ 1/(nⁱ) = 1/(n-1) and ∑ n/((n+1)ⁱ) = 1 i=1 i=1

[@JeanSarfati]

Splendid approach of Jacques Lacan split from the 2 registers (except the 3rd the real) imaginary and symbolic. The symbolic difficulty (algebra) is touchable. It is the same difficulty to become alphabetized from orality for the childs !

[@yashmithmadhushan888]

Good job

[@MathVisualProofs]

Thank you!

[@amoro.69]

Mathematics is so unique ✨️

[@MathVisualProofs]

👍😀

[@minhperry]

Is it possible to prove this visually for each (1/n)^k series with a (n-1)-gon instead?

[@MathVisualProofs]

Yes! The circle proof generalizes as well

[@kadirjaelani8112]

What application did you use to make the video animation?

[@MathVisualProofs]

I use manim (manimgl currently) for all the videos on my channel. But manimce will be better to use I think.

[@GrifGrey]

so what i am getting is, the sum of (1/n)^i as i goes from 1 to infinity is 1/(n-1)? That's very cool.

[@GrifGrey]

ope, now realised how many people came to the same conclusion sorry for the filler

[@MathVisualProofs]

Definitely cool to see it right?

[@MathVisualProofs]

@@GrifGrey No worries! I am glad you noticed it and commented on it. That's the fun of it!

[@jordkris]

Proudly, I can guess any result of infinity sum just with see portions of shape

[@GreenPower713]

Wow! Just... wow!

[@MathVisualProofs]

😀👍

[@MaJetiGizzle]

Bwaaahhh it’s just one more in the denominator gotta love that geometry tho!!!

[@parimalpandya9645]

What about Basel problem of sum of reciprocal of the squares and other problems of reciprocal of cubes

[@MathVisualProofs]

Hard to get nice dissection proofs because of the values those produce

[@Mo-uq4ix]

3:08 BLUE LOCK LESSGOOOOOOO!!!

[@Gunslinger-us1ek]

so you are practically done with geometric sums. I challenge you to try to give visual proves for certain harmonic progressions and arithmetic progressions. (I know I'm evil XD)

[@MathVisualProofs]

Check out my playlists on finite and infinite sums. There are others besides geometric sums (though geometric are my faves)

[@thanapornsaenkhum3631]

Thank you ,it is a really good visualize, please check your video at the time 5:43/6:45 , the result equal 1 ==> 1/7

[@MathVisualProofs]

I’m not sure what I should check ?

[@WilliamWizer]

is there any proof that the parts of the pentagon are truly 1/6 each? not that I say they aren't but... how do you find the size of the inner pentagon?

[@MathVisualProofs]

You have to construct the pentagon with the appropriate radius. This is possible with straightedge and compass (though not straightforward). So you scale the radius of the inscribed circle down by the right value and then the outer ring will be evenly divided into 5 equal pieces.

[@WilliamWizer]

@@MathVisualProofs that's the think I'm asking. by what value you scale the radius? how do you find that value? for the rest of the series it's easy to see how it's done but for pentagons it's a "scale to the right value" with no hint of how to find that value.

[@Siya0000]

@WilliamWizer You just need the smaller pentagon to be 1/6 of the larger one. The radius should be 1/sqrt(6).

[@Siya0000]

@WilliamWizer Which is approximately 40.8%.

[@peterwolf8092]

I am so dumb. The second one surprised me 🤣

[@limenlemon3116]

This probably counts for 1/0. There is so much proof that 1/0 is infinity: Since 1+(1/n)+((1/n)^2)+((1/n)^3)+((1/n)^4)+… = 1/(n-1), and 1/1 and 1^n = 1, then you can possibly make an infinite chain of ones with this method. Also, if 1/0.1 = 10, 1/0.001 = 1000, 1/0.000001 = 1 million, etc, then 1/0 should be infinity, no matter what. (Since there is an infinite amount of decimal places in 0) Thus, 1+1+1+1+1+… = 1/0

[@ricekuo853]

So cool！

[@MathVisualProofs]

Glad you liked it!!

[@adipy8912]

Geometry is my favorite thing in math(s)

[@MathVisualProofs]

👍😀

[@guigazalu]

Cool use of manim.

[@MathVisualProofs]

Thanks!

[@limenlemon3116]

I tried 1/(n^n) with the sigma function, and it was ~1.291285. I named the constant after myself.

[@אליהוסוחרב]

Awesome😮😮😮😮

[@hermansims2296]

Just fascinating! And the natural world is expressed in these geometric mathematical truths! Just fascinating. H.M. Sims Citizen Mathematician

[@MathVisualProofs]

👍😃

[@noah-tl1gv]

wait so does it converge to a number, infinitely close but never reaching it, or does it actually eventually equal it?

[@MathVisualProofs]

To make sense of an infinite sum we let it be the limit of the partial sums with n terms as n goes to infinity. So the partial sums get infinitely close to the infinite sum but the infinite sum is the limit so the infinite sum is the fraction shown.

[@k-senpai3203]

You can just use a circle for every example instead of different shapes. Just watch the 1/7 part and be creative.

[@abhishekmishra9371]

summary :- sum of infinite geometry series of ( 1/n ) = ( 1/(n-1) ) Radhey Radhey

[@MathVisualProofs]

👍

[@МаксимСеменуха]

Can't one just extrapolate the circle diagram and apply it to any 1/nⁱ series?

[@MathVisualProofs]

Yes. That will work.

[@SridharGajendran]

Mesmerising...

[@MathVisualProofs]

:)

[@jpopelish]

Looks like it works for denominators that are not integers, too, as long as they are more than 1. For example, sum of powers of 1/pi = 1/(pi-1). I don't know how to show that, geometrically, though. Perhaps you can help me.

[@MathVisualProofs]

Here’s one way to do it in general : kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGivZqGph89qeac . I have a playlist that contains others too : kzbin.info/aero/PLZh9gzIvXQUsgw8W5TUVDtF0q4jEJ3iaw

[@lostinthebluecity]

can you name the music ?? ... so relaxing..

[@MathVisualProofs]

Is linked in the description.

[@Ghost2T]

*_It is possible to apply certain areas that the opponent cannot in a short time be able to recognize. But this representation is only an approximation, because when approaching infinity if we use the device or solution to infinity, we will realize that the two sides are not equal. Anyone who thinks that they are equal is completely delusional._* *_however the video❤️ is still very nice!_*

[@monoman4083]

beauty arrives...

[@MathVisualProofs]

😎

[@minakadri2221]

so relaxing

[@MathVisualProofs]

😀👍

[@panichin1700]

Great

[@MathVisualProofs]

Thanks!