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Jul 16 2010 09:31am
Quote (CPK001 @ Jul 16 2010 10:21am)
From your first post, have you linked this thread to your 'friend' yet?


yep and he still thinks that .999... =/= 1
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Jul 16 2010 10:46am
Quote (Kahl4Prez @ Jul 16 2010 04:31pm)
yep and he still thinks that .999... =/= 1


He must have skipped a few pages..
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Jul 16 2010 02:45pm
.999... = 1

only mathematically
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Jul 16 2010 04:45pm
Quote (tehmilk @ Jul 16 2010 08:45pm)
.999... = 1

only mathematically


as opposed to....?
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Jul 16 2010 09:39pm
Quote (chone @ Jul 17 2010 08:45am)
as opposed to....?


As opposed to real life. You see, two numbers cannot be equal. If they were, then one representation of the digit would not be required. The only thing left is to abolish the number 1 as we know it.
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Jul 17 2010 12:41am
Quote (Kahl4Prez @ Apr 11 2010 05:45am)
does .99999.... =  1  ?


sometimes
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Jul 17 2010 03:20am
no
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Jul 17 2010 04:02am
Mathematically .9999... = 1.

Realistically, .99999... = .99999..., and 1 = 1.
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Jul 17 2010 06:03am
Divide it by 0.
There is your answer.
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Jul 17 2010 08:38am
Yes. 1 = .9bar
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