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How to compute $\sum 1/n^2$ by solving triangles

Mikael Passare

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Abstract

A new simple geometric method is presented for finding the exact value of $\sum_{n=1}^\infty 1/n^2$.

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8 pages, 7 figures
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math.GMGeneral Mathematics

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