Remember, we operate with TWO n-values. n and shadow n.
What is r?
You know, it would be cooler if your maid didn't throw out the proof and we could actually UNDERSTAND the VQC at an intuitive level.
IF you think of d+n = k and x+n = m and you do k + mi, then what does that mean? That all numbers have a height and we just haven't realized that yet? How do you see the height of a number?