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okay mathletes, riddle me this: does 1 = 0.999999999? -- (link)
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by
prisoner 24601
Yes. Think about 1/3 + 1/3 +1/3.
Posted by
Reagen
Dec 11 '12, 21:57
There's many proofs, but that's the simplest one.
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My teacher went with 6/9=.6666..., 7/9=.7777..., 8/9=.8888..., so 9/9=.99999.... -- nm
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Ender
Dec 12, 04:49
I was like "Reagen is going to beat me to this." -- nm
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TFox
Dec 11, 21:58
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I just happened to be up. :) -- nm
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Reagen
Dec 11, 21:59
three thirds = one whole -- nm
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prisoner 24601
Dec 11, 21:58
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right, but one third = 0.333333...
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Reagen
Dec 11, 22:00
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yeah, but "a whole" = 1
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prisoner 24601
Dec 11, 22:01
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This is one of those things where you really have to grasp infinity.
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Reagen
Dec 11, 22:04
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it's effectively a rounding error you get by expressing infinite numbers in finite ways. -- nm
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mafic
Dec 11, 22:04
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