Thursday, January 19, 2017

real analysis - Length convergence paradox

I saw this paradox a long time ago but have never been able to find a resolution to it. In the diagram below, the length of the straight line is of course 2, but the length of the 'pyramid' curve is always 2n1n=2 (shown below is n=10). In the limit n it appears that the lines converge, but of course their lengths do not. Why does this happen, and how can this apparent paradox be resolved?
Diagram

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