0.999... == 1 |
| *mipadi* |
 Oct 24 2006, 08:26 PM
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Isn't mathematics wonderful?
CODE Let c = 0.999...
10c = 9.999... 10c - c = 9.999... - 0.999... 9c = 9 c = 1 |
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| *mipadi* |
Oct 24 2006, 09:45 PM
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Believe it or not, there's not any sort of "trick" to this proof, and there are numerous other proofs. It's a simple equality, just as 1/3 = 0.333...
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mipadi 0.999... == 1 Oct 24 2006, 08:26 PM
mona lisa Wow. There's even a proof for it! Oct 24 2006, 08:28 PM mznikki mmno haha =D but celebrating pi day is fun in mat... Oct 24 2006, 08:31 PM Arjuna Capulong Jeez so many numbers on that wiki.
Mathemagicians... Oct 24 2006, 08:32 PM electric shock YES! Math = BS = a very good thing.
edit: AW... Oct 24 2006, 08:35 PM just another teenage dirtbag yeah to me math is bs too. Oct 24 2006, 08:38 PM Statues/Shadows Ew.
Ew ew ew.
I refuse to recognize math as a l... Oct 24 2006, 08:46 PM .fire ahhhhh the memories of Maths: series and sequences... Oct 24 2006, 09:18 PM rawr SOCK I miss Let statements.. 8th grade seems so far awa... Oct 24 2006, 09:23 PM .fire GAH i got that 0.1111... = 1/9 so then i thought i... Oct 24 2006, 09:28 PM **moonstruck** Call me crazy but I find algebra quite fun (: Oct 24 2006, 09:49 PM kryogenix Interesting, I've only seen the fraction proof... Oct 24 2006, 10:11 PM tic tac. Reading that Wiki page makes my brain hurt. Oct 24 2006, 10:13 PM icy_wonderland I had to do an assignment with this math rule Oct 25 2006, 07:28 AM viola_winnie OMG!This reminds me about the maths test today... Oct 25 2006, 08:40 AM Arjuna Capulong I asked the local mathemagicians of the school abo... Oct 25 2006, 02:49 PM StanleyThePanda hahaha This topic makes me laugh.
Tis a wonderfu... Oct 25 2006, 02:52 PM Jeng I DONT GET IT. someon explain o.o Oct 25 2006, 04:32 PM
mipadi QUOTE(Jeng @ Oct 25 2006, 5:32 PM) I DONT... Oct 25 2006, 05:39 PM yrrnotelekktric sweet stuff Oct 25 2006, 06:33 PM kayceeisms The fraction proof is by far the most understandab... Oct 25 2006, 08:20 PM Dustin. i hate math. Oct 25 2006, 08:26 PM |
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