Jun 24, 2006

late night math: 0.999... = 1

See why .9999999999999999999999999999999999999
999999999999999999999999999999999999 (and so on) = 1 here.

Don't believe it? You're wrong.

[Link via EvolutionBlog]

3 comments:

  1. I'm afraid that proof just doesn't cut the mustard for me. I'm from the show-me state. Maybe I'll check back in a few years and see how many nines that blogger has up then. Anyway, it's a matter of principle. We don't want beagles and box turtles marrying, saying a bunch of nines are equal to one is certainly no help there.

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  2. This is the reason I hate math. They fool me into thinking I understand something, then pull the rug out from under me.

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  3. pouw, that's why I gave up polynomials for poetry. Good luck on your China trip--keep stopping by here, if you can.

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