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Question 17905: A Finite Sum of Absolute Values Is Not an Infinite Certificate

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  1. Original question and givens
  2. Definition and scope
  3. Step-by-step derivation
  4. Reverse checks
  5. Result
  6. This question review and source binding

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R0034-17905 · q-20261014-advance-20261104-r03-absolute-convergence-of-series-0055

Original question and givens

Supplied ordered exact rational terms=[1/6, -1/7]. Give (terms, absolute_terms, absolute_partial_sum, boundary).

  • G001 — Supplied ordered exact rational terms=[1/6, -1/7]. Give (terms, absolute_terms, absolute_partial_sum, boundary).

Definition and scope

Use the original question domain, assumptions and cited MKO definitions. This item has second-context mathematical and bilingual review, with the model, answer and every arithmetic step independently recomputed from the original parameters; the source question remains a candidate.

Step-by-step derivation

S001 · implies

Before

source operation=absseries-absolute-partial;original question snapshot retained;source presentation interface resolved in this page

After

EXPLICIT ordered output fields=[terms, absolute_terms, absolute_partial_sum, boundary]

Conditions: none

Preserve the original snapshot's historical interface marker while listing the full ordered fields here,without browser JavaScript or an external lookup.Field labels are presentation metadata,not mathematical evaluation.The fourth term-zero No marks insufficiency,not a mislabeled second convergence flag.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: absseries_explicit_source_interface_fields_without_javascript · Uses: G001

S002 · implies

Before

original ordered signed term index=0;value=1/6

After

absolute term at SAME index=1/6

Conditions: none

Take the absolute value of each original term in place;do not cancel signs first and take only the absolute value of the total.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: absseries_each_term_absolute_before_sum · Uses: G001, S001

S003 · calculation

Before

finite absolute term1 sign reversal := mul(-1, -1/7)

After

finite absolute term1 sign reversal = 1/7

Conditions: none

Compute exactly from original roles and established intermediates,retaining denominators,signs,indices and strict conditions.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S002

S004 · implies

Before

original ordered signed term index=1;value=-1/7

After

absolute term at SAME index=1/7

Conditions: none

Take the absolute value of each original term in place;do not cancel signs first and take only the absolute value of the total.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: absseries_each_term_absolute_before_sum · Uses: G001, S003

S005 · calculation

Before

finite absolute partial sum := sum(1/6, 1/7)

After

finite absolute partial sum = 13/42

Conditions: none

Compute exactly from original roles and established intermediates,retaining denominators,signs,indices and strict conditions.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S004

S006 · calculation

Before

finite original signed sum for distinction := sum(1/6, -1/7)

After

finite original signed sum for distinction = 1/42

Conditions: none

Compute exactly from original roles and established intermediates,retaining denominators,signs,indices and strict conditions.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S005

S007 · implies

Before

finite signed terms=[1/6, -1/7];same-order absolute terms=[1/6, 1/7]

After

sum absolute terms=13/42;absolute signed sum=1/42<=that;finite_absolute_partial_sum_only

Conditions: none

These quantities may differ;both empty sums are0.This is the supplied finite data,not an absolute-convergence certificate for an unspecified infinite continuation.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: absseries_finite_absolute_sum_not_absolute_signed_sum_or_infinite_tail · Uses: G001, S006

Reverse checks

  • S007 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S006 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute finite original signed sum for distinction with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S005 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute finite absolute partial sum with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S004 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S003 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute finite absolute term1 sign reversal with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S002 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S001 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.

Result

([1/6, -1/7], [1/6, 1/7], 13/42, finite_absolute_partial_sum_only)

The full substitutions and premise checks give the original answer; source identity,format and status are unchanged.

This question review and source binding

Review date: 2026-10-26

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