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Quote (Ryuk44 @ May 5 2010 03:58pm)
neh just a calculator rounding up to 1 :P


zzz

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Quote (Ryuk44 @ 5 May 2010 23:58)
neh just a calculator rounding up to 1 :P


Funny thing is, 0.000...1 = 0 is a lot easier to prove than 0.9999... = 1

It's straightforward, and doesn't involve some "confusing" and "questionnable" logic.
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Quote (sevlo @ May 5 2010 04:03pm)
Funny thing is, 0.000...1 = 0 is a lot easier to prove than 0.9999... = 1

It's straightforward, and doesn't involve some "confusing" and "questionnable" logic.


[Troll]Ah, but wait... Isn't that just because your calculator rounds down? (its called significant digits its easy)[\Troll]

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May 5 2010 03:16pm
.999 != 1

you're all idiots
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Quote (sevlo @ May 5 2010 02:03pm)
Funny thing is, 0.000...1 = 0 is a lot easier to prove than 0.9999... = 1

It's straightforward, and doesn't involve some "confusing" and "questionnable" logic.

geometric series involves no questionable logic
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May 5 2010 03:20pm
lol i just did this on a calculator

i typed .999999 like a million times and pressed =

the answer was 1 lol
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Quote (weasleface @ May 5 2010 02:20pm)
lol i just did this on a calculator

i typed .999999 like a million times and pressed =

the answer was 1 lol


You can also type 9^9^9^9^9 and get infinity

nice try idiot
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May 5 2010 06:28pm
No, calculators are useful in nearly every proof in mathematics. You try a few examples on your calculator and when you see that it works, its proven.

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No, calculators are useful in nearly every proof in mathematics. You try a few examples on your calculator and when you see that it works, its proven.

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9^9^9^9^9^9 = infinity

is that what you're telling me?
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May 5 2010 07:06pm
whoops

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