DarthNinja Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Because since .99999999999999 reaches into infinity why not just round up by 1x10^-100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000? You asking me or the calculator? Link to comment
Champions of Nothing Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 2/3 = .66666666 That is incorrect. .666666667 Link to comment
NightHawkSniper Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 You asking me or the calculator? Not really asking anyone, just pointing out how stupid it would look for a calculator to spam 9's is. Link to comment
DarthNinja Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Not really asking anyone, just pointing out how stupid it would look for a calculator to spam 9's is. Still, it's possible... Link to comment
Fruition Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 I'm going to prove 0.99999.... equals to 1! Starting........now: 0.999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999....(typing 9s)......please get closer to 1!!!! :shock: Link to comment
canucks#01fan Posted January 14, 2012 Author Share Posted January 14, 2012 ^^chilll iiittt it's just for fun I just posted because I thought it was interesting (and true) and 2/3= .66666666 repeating no seven at the end( without rounding) Link to comment
NightHawkSniper Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 I am not one person, but .9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 persons. Link to comment
NightHawkSniper Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 That is incorrect. .666666667 That is inaccurate and way off if someone wanted a result in 15 decimals. Link to comment
Tocinetaloco Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Nvm doesn't show up righht Link to comment
babych Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Question: Whose paradox was this? Xeno (ancient Greek fella, aka Zeno). Was famous for this paradox as well as the Achilles and the Tortoise paradox. Also, .9 repeating is = 1. Link to comment
avelanch Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 you're on a necro-roll today... Link to comment
babych Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Yeah - I was bored so I bumped 2 and then decided to stop. I was thinking about filling up the first couple pages of White Noise with old topics but then got bored of that too. Plus - I can only imagine the anger from the White Noise crew. Link to comment
g_bassi13 Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 I know this was necro bumped, but the OP was right. 0.999... repeating is actually equal to 1. 0,999 repeating is just a different way of writing 1 I know it sounds bizarre, but these mathematicians can explain it better than I can. Link to comment
hudson bay rules Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 1/3 is not equal to .3333333333 It's close but not equal Link to comment
babych Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 1/3 is not equal to .3333333333 It's close but not equal 1/3 is actual exactly equal to 0.333... It's only when one rounds to a specific decimal place that it becomes an approximation. Link to comment
hudson bay rules Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 1/3 is actual exactly equal to 0.333... It's only when one rounds to a specific decimal place that it becomes an approximation. so, the richest guy that ever existed dies he's was worth exactly 1 googolplex in $ he had 3 heirs that each were to get an equal share after dividing up the money equally there was a penny left over. Link to comment
babych Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 so, the richest guy that ever existed dies he's was worth exactly 1 googolplex in $ he had 3 heirs that each were to get an equal share after dividing up the money equally there was a penny left over. there's a penny leftover because the fortune was rounded to the nearest hundredth. all of the numbers before the decimal point are actually irrelevant to this discussion i agree that 1/3 isn't = 0.33 but it is = to 0.3 repeated there's various ways to show this algebraically but the easiest may be by using the sum of an infinite geometric series: 0.3… can be represented as a geo series where the first term (a) is equal to 0.3 and the geometric ratio is 0.1 think of it as 0.3 + 0.03 + 0.003 + …. the sum of an infinite geometric series where r<1 is S = a / (1- r); subbing in we get 0.3 / (1 - 0.1) which equals 1/3 you can't argue with math, my friend Link to comment
Niloc009 Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 1/3 is not equal to .3333333333 It's close but not equal There's a difference between 0.3333333 and 0.3333333... Link to comment
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