[Avodah] The Chanukah Musings of a Mathematician

[JRich at Sibson.com]

 Of course, those who know the formula that 1+2+3+.....+n=n(n+1)/2 will be able to give you the answer very quickly.

Now why not use this little exercise to interest our Orthodox youth in finite sums at this time of year? Would this not be a nice way to tie Torah and mathematics together? !

Yitzchok Levine 

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iiuc there are 2 answers generally given to this type of question for those who reject any study outside of traditional torah.

The 1st is that all this knowledge can be gained from traditional torah study.

The 2nd is that the investment in time is not worth the return.

Ktjoel rich

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