The infamous .9 repeating = 1 thread

[Acanthus]

ATs search function fails me again. Does anyone have a link?

 

[Dissipate]

Why in the world would you want to dredge up that stupid thread?

 

[datalink7]

Search function found it for me:

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...threadid=954453&enterthread=y&arctab=y

 

[astrocase]

DIE!

 

[JDrake]

no it isn't.
557 votes 48.86 (%)



lol, wtf is ATot really that dumb

 

[datalink7]

Originally posted by: joedrake
no it isn't.
557 votes 48.86 (%)



lol, wtf is ATot really that dumb

What do you mean?

 

[Amplifier]

.9999 repeating doesn't equal 1 because what about that .000...01 that would be left over don't try to argue with me i have a phd in math

 

[Kalvin00]

Originally posted by: datalink7

Originally posted by: joedrake
no it isn't.
557 votes 48.86 (%)



lol, wtf is ATot really that dumb

What do you mean?

.99~ is 1.

End of case.

 

[JDrake]

Originally posted by: datalink7

Originally posted by: joedrake
no it isn't.
557 votes 48.86 (%)



lol, wtf is ATot really that dumb

What do you mean?

it's sorta like the plane problem, answer is yes

 

[mwtgg]

0.999... = 1

Just stop.

 

[datalink7]

Originally posted by: Kalvin00

Originally posted by: datalink7

Originally posted by: joedrake
no it isn't.
557 votes 48.86 (%)



lol, wtf is ATot really that dumb

What do you mean?

.99~ is 1.

End of case.

No it doesn't.

😛

 

[Indolent]

Originally posted by: Amplifier
.9999 repeating doesn't equal 1 because what about that .000...01 that would be left over don't try to argue with me i have a phd in math

looks like you should get your money back

 

[hypn0tik]

Originally posted by: Amplifier
.9999 repeating doesn't equal 1 because what about that .000...01 that would be left over don't try to argue with me i have a phd in math

You sir are an idiot of the first order.

That is all.

 

[Rastus]

Maybe someone ought to put this and the plane issue in the unresolved issues part of the wiki.

 

[smack Down]

Originally posted by: Amplifier
.9999 repeating doesn't equal 1 because what about that .000...01 that would be left over don't try to argue with me i have a phd in math

Easy the .000....1 equals zero.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: smack Down

Originally posted by: Amplifier
.9999 repeating doesn't equal 1 because what about that .000...01 that would be left over don't try to argue with me i have a phd in math

Easy the .000....1 equals zero.

I can't believe any of you are falling for Amp's cheap trix.

 

[smack Down]

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: smack Down

Originally posted by: Amplifier
.9999 repeating doesn't equal 1 because what about that .000...01 that would be left over don't try to argue with me i have a phd in math

Easy the .000....1 equals zero.

I can't believe any of you are falling for Amp's cheap trix.

Well than what number does .000....1 equal?

 

[ruffilb]

You are all noobs! It is clear that .999 repeating = 0!

 

[SlitheryDee]

STOP NOW WHILE YOU STILL HAVE YOUR SANITY.

Edit: sanity sounded better...

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: smack Down

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: smack Down

Originally posted by: Amplifier
.9999 repeating doesn't equal 1 because what about that .000...01 that would be left over don't try to argue with me i have a phd in math

Easy the .000....1 equals zero.

I can't believe any of you are falling for Amp's cheap trix.

Well than what number does .000....1 equal?

It's not a tumor. I mean number.

Seriously, 0.0...1 isn't a number.

 

[smack Down]

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: smack Down

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: smack Down

Originally posted by: Amplifier
.9999 repeating doesn't equal 1 because what about that .000...01 that would be left over don't try to argue with me i have a phd in math

Easy the .000....1 equals zero.

I can't believe any of you are falling for Amp's cheap trix.

Well than what number does .000....1 equal?

It's not a tumor. I mean number.

Seriously, 0.0...1 isn't a number.

.999.... isn't a number either.

 

[ruffilb]

Originally posted by: smack Down

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: smack Down

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: smack Down

Originally posted by: Amplifier
.9999 repeating doesn't equal 1 because what about that .000...01 that would be left over don't try to argue with me i have a phd in math

Easy the .000....1 equals zero.

I can't believe any of you are falling for Amp's cheap trix.

Well than what number does .000....1 equal?

It's not a tumor. I mean number.

Seriously, 0.0...1 isn't a number.

.999.... isn't a number either.

It can be... but afaik, you can have any number (or sequence) repeating, but you can't have a sequence repeating and then a number AFTER that sequence.

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: Amplifier
.9999 repeating doesn't equal 1 because what about that .000...01 that would be left over don't try to argue with me i have a phd in math

lol, awesome:thumbsup:

 

[fitzov]

it's more a limit, as in calculus

 

[91TTZ]

.9999 = 3.14