So, does point nine recurring equal one because it's just another way of expressing three thirds?

[dug777]

of the matter...

Point three recurring is just a decimal representation of one third, right?

And nobody disputes that three thirds equals one...

 

[Whitecloak]

yea

 

[BrownTown]

That is ONE of about 20 different "proofs" of this fact although not a "formal" proof I'd think, however it can be formally proven as well. I believe wikipedia has a good section on this topic with several of the other proofs, although in the end I think it gets pretty involved semantically to get the formal proof, but hopefully the obvious ones will convince most people that the more involved proof is actually correct (in the end you have to realize math is not like physics or chemistry and stuff, it is simple a LANGUAGE to discuss physical phenomenon just like English or French, in the same way that the series of symbols 'c'+'a'+'t' are DEFINED to reference a specific animal species so to is .9999... = 1 DEFINED to be true).

 

[Rastus]

A little late to the party now, aren't we?

 

[DaTT]

I love these threads....

0.9999999999.... = 1

 

[NikolaeVarius]

If you can't put a number between 2 numbers, the two numbers are equal.

I might be wrong though

 

[Colt45]

The plane takes off.

 

[TruePaige]

No. It doesn't.

If .99999~=1 it would just be 1.

 

[jman19]

Originally posted by: TruePaige
No. It doesn't.

If .99999~=1 it would just be 1.

Yeah, because there is only one way to express a number

 

[Gneisenau]

.9 reacurring is infinitly close to one. It's so close to one, it is mathamatically impossible to define the difference. The same way infinity is impossible to define.

 

[TheoPetro]

silly ausie and your 8 month delay. Does the interweb really take 8 months to reach down under?

 

[crystal]

0.9~ = 1 because our limit brain can't deal with infinity.

 

[Unheard]

0.999999~ only equals 1 if the plane takes off with bulk beef in its cargo bay.

 

[jman19]

Originally posted by: Unheard
0.999999~ only equals 1 if the plane takes off with bulk beef in its cargo bay.

10 lbs isn't bulk!

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: dug777
of the matter...

Point three recurring is just a decimal representation of one third, right?

And nobody disputes that three thirds equals one...

This should be in L&R because it's clear you aren't getting any.

 

[Exterous]

Originally posted by: Unheard
0.999999~ only equals 1 if the plane takes off with bulk beef in its cargo bay.

:laugh:

 

[RichUK]

Originally posted by: Unheard
0.999999~ only equals 1 if the plane takes off with bulk beef in its cargo bay.

LOL!

 

[So]

<Watches as the mods come and douse this mess with fire hoses, before it gets out of hand.>

 

[imported_LoKe]

Originally posted by: So
<Watches as the mods come and douse this mess with fire hoses, before it gets out of hand.>

Thread is out of hand the moment this question is answered.

 

[Kyteland]

Originally posted by: TheoPetro
silly ausie and your 8 month delay. Does the interweb really take 8 months to reach down under?

Don't you mean 5 year delay?

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