Question

-1-1/2-1/4-1/8-...-1/1024=?

Answer 1

\(A=-1-\frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{4}-\frac{1}{8}-...-\frac{1}{1024}\)

\(-2A=2+1+\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{4}+...+\frac{1}{512}\)

\(-2A+A=\left(2+1+\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{4}+...+\frac{1}{512}\right)-\left(1+\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{4}+\frac{1}{8}+...+\frac{1}{1024}\right)\)

\(-A=2-\frac{1}{1024}\)

\(A=\frac{1}{1024}-2\)