Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem basel

Description: The sum of the inverse squares is _pi ^ 2 / 6 . This is commonly known as the Basel problem, with the first known proof attributed to Euler. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basel_problem . This particular proof approach is due to Cauchy (1821). This is Metamath 100 proof #14. (Contributed by Mario Carneiro, 30-Jul-2014)

Ref Expression
Assertion basel k k 2 = π 2 6

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 oveq2 m = n 2 m = 2 n
2 1 oveq1d m = n 2 m + 1 = 2 n + 1
3 2 oveq2d m = n 1 2 m + 1 = 1 2 n + 1
4 3 cbvmptv m 1 2 m + 1 = n 1 2 n + 1
5 oveq1 m = n m 2 = n 2
6 5 cbvmptv m m 2 = n n 2
7 seqeq3 m m 2 = n n 2 seq 1 + m m 2 = seq 1 + n n 2
8 6 7 ax-mp seq 1 + m m 2 = seq 1 + n n 2
9 eqid × π 2 6 × f × 1 f m 1 2 m + 1 = × π 2 6 × f × 1 f m 1 2 m + 1
10 eqid × π 2 6 × f × 1 f m 1 2 m + 1 × f × 1 + f × 2 × f m 1 2 m + 1 = × π 2 6 × f × 1 f m 1 2 m + 1 × f × 1 + f × 2 × f m 1 2 m + 1
11 eqid × π 2 6 × f × 1 f m 1 2 m + 1 × f × 1 + f m 1 2 m + 1 = × π 2 6 × f × 1 f m 1 2 m + 1 × f × 1 + f m 1 2 m + 1
12 4 8 9 10 11 basellem9 k k 2 = π 2 6