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Question 24278: Inverse and Half-Value Nonvanishing Precede Strict Square Positivity

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  2. Definition and scope
  3. Step-by-step derivation
  4. Reverse checks
  5. Result
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R0047-24278 · q-20261015-advance-20261113-r02-real-exponential-function-0078

Original question and givens

Use the whole real series E(x)=sum over n≥0 of x^n/n!, with power-series coefficients1/n!. A finite sum is a separate object; whole-series identities require the declared convergence and rearrangement obligations. Use real argument x=-10. Give (x, zero_identity, inverse_identity, half_inverse_identity, half_nonzero, strict_square_identity, symbolic_positivity_certificate, certificate).

  • G001 — Use the whole real series E(x)=sum over n≥0 of x^n/n!, with power-series coefficients1/n!. A finite sum is a separate object; whole-series identities require the declared convergence and rearrangement obligations. Use real argument x=-10. Give (x, zero_identity, inverse_identity, half_inverse_identity, half_nonzero, strict_square_identity, symbolic_positivity_certificate, certificate).

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 roles = [exp-zero-inverse-positivity]

After

derived = [[x, zero_identity, inverse_identity, half_inverse_identity, half_nonzero, strict_square_identity, symbolic_positivity_certificate, certificate]]

Conditions: none

List the source field order without JavaScript.Gradient boundary uses its original mode to choose6,8 or7 fields;no padding or answer-derived mode.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: source_ordered_fields_without_JS · Uses: G001

S002 · calculation

Before

Exp ORIGINAL real argument half := div(-10, 2)

After

Exp ORIGINAL real argument half = -5

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles and established intermediates exactly;check nonzero denominators and do not round.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S001

S003 · implies

Before

source roles = [[-10], a_n=1/n! for EVERY n>=0]

After

derived = [coefficient ratio=1/(n+1), for EVERY fixed real z,term absolute ratio=|z|/(n+1)->0, absolute convergence and real-valued E(z)]

Conditions: none

For any fixed real z,choose N+1>2|z|;later absolute term ratios are below1/2 and a geometric tail proves absolute convergence.This is not finite-prefix extrapolation or omission of |z|.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: Exp_WHOLE_factorial_law_ALL_fixed_real_arguments · Uses: G001, S002

S004 · implies

Before

source roles = [[-10, -5], E(x),E(y) absolutely convergent]

After

derived = [for EVERY n,sum_k x^k*y^(n-k)/(k!*(n-k)!)=(x+y)^n/n!, E(x)E(y)=E(x+y)]

Conditions: none

Multiply the finite degree-n convolution by n!:choosing k of n factors gives the binomial expansion for arbitrary n.Absolute convergence permits regrouping the double sum into the Cauchy product,establishing the whole addition law,not extrapolating one degree.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: Exp_ALL_degree_binomial_and_absolute_Cauchy_product · Uses: G001, S003

S005 · implies

Before

source roles = [-10, -5]

After

derived = [E(0)=1, E(x)E(-x)=1, E(x/2)E(-x/2)=1, E(x/2)!=0, E(x)=E(x/2)^2>0]

Conditions: none

At0,the constant term1 and all later zero terms give E(0)=1.Addition gives inverse products1,hence a nonzero real half-value.Only then does its square give strict positivity.No rational exact value at nonzero input,derivative,log or ODE is claimed.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: Exp_zero_identity_then_inverse_half_NONZERO_then_square · Uses: G001, S004

Reverse checks

  • S005 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • 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 — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S002 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp ORIGINAL real argument half with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S001 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.

Result

(-10, E(0)=1, E(-10)*E(10)=1, E(-5)*E(5)=1, E(-5)!=0, E(-10)=E(-5)^2>0, Yes, addition_law_gives_inverse_nonzero_half_value_and_strict_square_positivity_without_claiming_a_rational_exact_value)

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Review date: 2026-10-26

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