• pankuleczkapl@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    6 months ago

    Except the first assumption that e^x = its own integral, everything else actually makes sense (except the DX are in the wrong powers). You simply treat the “1” and “integral dx” as operators, formally functions from R^R into R^R and “(0)” as calculating the value of the operator on a constant-valued function 0. EDIT: the step 1/(1-integral) = the limit of a certain series is slightly dubious, but I believe it can be formally proven as well. EDIT 2: I was proven wrong, read the comments

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        6 months ago

        I don’t believe you can just factor our e^x in the second step like that. That seems in incorrect to me. Then again I’ve been out of calculus for years now.

        • Fermion@feddit.nl
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          6 months ago

          The process is horribly wrong, but the answer is correct. I think that’s the intended joke.