canucklax Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 The actual number is .333 continued though. One third can't get any closer than .333 continued because it is .333 continued. Sigh. So you still think .999 continued is not equal to 1? Is this even a debate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sulihpoeht Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 you just don't get it. I'm out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jai604 Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Hahaha, I find it hilarious how people are getting so worked up over a simple limitation in notation. Good post, got some hilarious discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babych Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 You are completely wrong in your math, you give x 2 different values to get your desired 2 different answers, nice job tricking the others on here calling you a math genius but your math doesn't work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babych Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 no you don't understand, .33 does not equal 1/3, its as close to the actual number as we can get, the same for 2/3s and .666. this is why .666 is usually rounded to .67 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whysoserious Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Sigh, you can't prove that .999 doesn't equal one, and you're too stubborn to believe that its true. Since I'm not the type of guy to type up an essay on my point, take a look at this link. It not only uses my theory, but some that others have already posted on the board. Just type in "Why .999 equals 1" and you've got tons of answers for you. http://www.neatorama...al-to-1-000000/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babych Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Thank you, .99999 does in fact equal to 1, there is absolutely no denying it. I fail to see the flaw in my math in my earlier post. It was solved algebraically, but apparently according to canucklax it was all wrong. I guess I will try another method of explaining why .9999=1,1.999=2, 2.9999=3, etc. Lets look at 3.999=4 3.9999 = 3 + .9999999 .9999 = 9/10 + 9/100 + 9/1000 + 9/10000........ this creates an infinte geometric series. The equation for solving an infinte geometric series is a / 1-r a = 9/10 r= 1/10 9/10 / 1- 1/10 would equal 9/10 divided by 9/10 9/10 divided by 9/10 equals to 1 That means, 3.999= 3 + 1 .999 = 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucklax Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 The.999 theory only works when using 3. 1/4=.25 2/4=.5 3/4=.75 4/4=1 repeat with any number except 3 and you will get 1 as the result. Because we can't get the exact value of 1/3, it ends up with your .999 conspiracy theory and apparently convincing many people that there is some magical math finding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uber_pwnzor Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 I want to play. What number comes up if 1 is divided by infinity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whysoserious Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 The.999 theory only works when using 3. 1/4=.25 2/4=.5 3/4=.75 4/4=1 repeat with any number except 3 and you will get 1 as the result. Because we can't get the exact value of 1/3, it ends up with your .999 conspiracy theory and apparently convincing many people that there is some magical math finding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucklax Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Alright I'll try it, 1/6= 0.166666666666 2/6= 0.333333333333 3/6= 0.5 4/6=0.66666666666 5/6=0.83333333333 6/6=0.99999999999 You should have said any multiple of 3. But, this still doesn't change the fact that .999999 is equal to 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babych Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 The.999 theory only works when using 3. 1/4=.25 2/4=.5 3/4=.75 4/4=1 repeat with any number except 3 and you will get 1 as the result. Because we can't get the exact value of 1/3, it ends up with your .999 conspiracy theory and apparently convincing many people that there is some magical math finding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whysoserious Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 find me an example, not using a multiple of 3 that proves it. If so I'll be convinced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucklax Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 That is like finding 0.5 without using something that is a multiple of 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babych Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 You can't find another example, because as I've stated before you are limited by decimals. 1/3 can't be expressed by a decimal which leads to the false conclusion of .99=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucklax Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Dude, you need to accept the fact that 1/3 is expressed as the INFINITE decimal 0.33333.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucks_dynasty Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Sheldon, Sheldon, Sheldon... BAZINGA!!! (I'm currently watching Big Bang Theory ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babych Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 but since you can't express it as anything less, it doesn't work. If you use the decimal form of 1/3 in an equation, when do you stop adding on 3's? Never, because it doesn't work, this is what you need to understand and is the flaw in the argument for .99=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babych Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 You can't find another example, because as I've stated before you are limited by decimals. 1/3 can't be expressed by a decimal which leads to the false conclusion of .99=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whysoserious Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 but since you can't express it as anything less, it doesn't work. If you use the decimal form of 1/3 in an equation, when do you stop adding on 3's? Never, because it doesn't work, this is what you need to understand and is the flaw in the argument for .99=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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