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| Mad Scientists Science and Mathematics discussion-- theories, arguments, citations, proofs and pudding. |
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 2003-10-30 00:35 |
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 Why .999999 etc. equals 1
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i see what you're getting at rust, it's like calculating with pi, making the area of a circle "appear" to be infinite. the problem is though, with the numbers repeating to infinity they will never...
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"You claimed since pi's fraction extends on infinitely then the area would be infinity." no i didn't, perhaps you misunderstood me, i said it could always take a little bit more, you could never...
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Why .999999 etc. equals 1
