I need some advice/opinions, please..

Trife

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Jun 15th 2011, 19:01:15

Hey guys - I need to get some opinions on something I'm doing some research on and was wondering if you'd be willing to help.

I've read that:

.999... = 1

How do you feel about this? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance,

Trife

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qzjul

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Jun 15th 2011, 19:01:31

lol

Finally did the signature thing.

qzjul

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Jun 15th 2011, 19:01:59

1/3 = 0.333...

3* 0.333... = 0.999...

3*1/3 = 3/3 = 1

Finally did the signature thing.

king7012

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Jun 15th 2011, 19:02:01

Oh christ not this again

Shinigami

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Jun 15th 2011, 19:30:38

.999 != 1

Mr Charcoal

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Jun 15th 2011, 19:39:03

I was taught to round up.

0.999 = 1

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Purposeful1

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Jun 15th 2011, 19:55:59

me too, Mr. Charcoal.

0.2222 = 1

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Detmer

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Jun 15th 2011, 20:39:14

Oh yeah, then what is .999... + .000...01?

Kalick

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Jun 15th 2011, 20:40:33

Make it stop!

Dibs Ludicrous

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Jun 16th 2011, 7:57:43

Originally posted by Trife:

i feel like it gives me the desire to get drunk and call you a bunch of names. especially since they haven't fixed the nesting of brackets in a quote yet.

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Jiman

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Jun 16th 2011, 8:20:59

Understand what infinite really means before trying to understand this equation.

Sifos

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Jun 16th 2011, 12:27:49

Originally posted by Detmer:

Oh yeah, then what is .999... + .000...01?

1.000...0100... ?

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Ozzite

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Jun 16th 2011, 12:32:06

define ...

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MR BUTTMAN

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Jun 16th 2011, 12:34:19

.999 does not eqaul 1.

they don't even look alike

NukEvil

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Jun 16th 2011, 12:39:37

Neither does your spelling...

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martian

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Jun 16th 2011, 15:19:20

D= v*t+1/2*a*t^2
that is all

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Patience

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Jun 16th 2011, 16:31:12

I only came here because martian posted, and he is the sole reason for my existence.

I cannot see your signature - so if it's witty, put it in a post instead! :p

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PapaSmurf

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Jun 16th 2011, 16:44:55

.999 = Patience
1 = Martian

so

Patience + Martian = 1.999 or 2

If they are 1.999 then they are just a weird number. If they are 2 then the are lovers!!!! :-O

TAN

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Jun 16th 2011, 16:45:50

plop

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Detmer

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Jun 16th 2011, 17:15:10

Originally posted by Sifos:

Originally posted by Detmer:

Oh yeah, then what is .999... + .000...01?

1.000...0100... ?

.999+.001=1
.9999+.0001=1
.99999+.00001=1
.999999+.000001=1
.9999999+.0000001=1
.99999999+.00000001=1
and so on.

Therefore .999... < 1 since you can add a non-zero number and make it equal to 1.