Then why is it .9 repeating instead of 1?

cartherlen

March 26, 2009 08:22PM

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I think my post below surmises my difficulty grasping the notion that you have a concrete, whole number and equate it to something that continues forever yet never reaches stasis.

If you assume that 1 is 1, and stops at 1, never below or above 1, then how can something that does not equal 1 be 1?

It can't, but it can be so close as to be nearly indistinguishable.

But it's never 1.

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Subject	Author	Posted
To any mathematically minded...	cartherlen	March 26, 2009 05:19PM
As smart as you people think you are...	Java	March 28, 2009 08:07PM
There is proof on belowtopsecret.com. Same site that proves we never landed on the moon~	ExPaladin(VIP)	March 29, 2009 04:27AM
THE WORLD IS FLAT! n/t	Graham	March 29, 2009 12:53AM
Re: As smart as you people think you are...	Tiberius Odgen	March 28, 2009 09:54PM
On a forum nerdier than ours (by the change in nerdiness dn)	cyril	March 28, 2009 07:41AM
Cosign n/t	Elhe	March 28, 2009 11:49AM
I finaly got sober so here is the right answer	Elhe	March 27, 2009 07:13PM
Ask yourself	Elhe	March 27, 2009 07:36PM
the answer is zero	pintose	March 27, 2009 07:40PM
yea =) n/t	Elhe	March 27, 2009 07:41PM
Actually, the answer is complex	Rade	March 28, 2009 06:19AM
wrong	Elhe	March 28, 2009 06:37AM
double wrong	Rade	March 28, 2009 07:50AM
Re: double wrong	Elhe	March 28, 2009 10:39AM
Re: double wrong	Rade	March 28, 2009 04:03PM
Re: double wrong	Elhe	March 29, 2009 12:21AM
Re: double wrong	Rade	March 29, 2009 06:26AM
To be honest, I'm with Rade here.	istirith	March 28, 2009 11:13AM
Re: To be honest, I'm with Rade here.	Elhe	March 28, 2009 12:01PM
What is your background, if you don't mind me asking?	istirith	March 28, 2009 12:20PM
Re: What is your background, if you don't mind me asking?	Elhe	March 28, 2009 12:27PM
Russians have some sweet Physics n/t	cyril	March 29, 2009 12:04PM
Yeah. I dig. nt	istirith	March 28, 2009 10:29AM
Let me ask you a question...	Java	March 27, 2009 07:07PM
Re: To any mathematically minded...	Elhe	March 27, 2009 06:53PM
this is totaly wrong n/t	Elhe	March 27, 2009 07:39PM
Re: To any mathematically minded...	Darbhi	March 27, 2009 05:33PM
Actually, let me put it another way. What's 10 x the fraction 1/3?	Java	March 27, 2009 07:15PM
You realize you just stated that an infinite series has an end? nt	Java	March 27, 2009 07:08PM
Not really...	Darbhi	March 27, 2009 07:25PM
uh, no. nt	Isildur(VIP)	March 27, 2009 06:50PM
Compelling argument. n/t	Darbhi	March 27, 2009 07:00PM
You're right on the money	Rade	March 27, 2009 06:02PM
Re: You're right on the money	Isildur(VIP)	March 27, 2009 09:11PM
Re: You're right on the money	pintose	March 27, 2009 07:39PM
Because infinity isn't a number, it's a concept	Rade	March 28, 2009 05:59AM
Re: Because infinity isn't a number, it's a concept	pintose	March 28, 2009 12:38PM
Jeez	Elhe	March 28, 2009 11:46AM
Re: Jeez	Rade	March 28, 2009 04:07PM
Re: Jeez	Elhe	March 29, 2009 12:23AM
Re: Jeez	pintose	March 28, 2009 04:42PM
Re: Jeez	Rade	March 29, 2009 06:03AM
Put him in quotations man. I was about to argue with you because it looked like you typed it. Rade:	istirith	March 28, 2009 11:57AM
You be right (stxt)	Jib	March 27, 2009 05:40PM
All it is...	(và² _à² )> AngryFatKid	March 27, 2009 05:50AM
Re: To any mathematically minded...	naddok	March 26, 2009 07:28PM
But you're left with an infinite number....	cartherlen	March 26, 2009 08:06PM
If it's periodic it can. Try dividing 1/3.	DurNominator(VIP)	March 26, 2009 09:31PM
It's just a different way of writing the same number.	Java	March 26, 2009 08:12PM
Then why is it .9 repeating instead of 1?	cartherlen	March 26, 2009 08:22PM
Re: Then why is it .9 repeating instead of 1?	Death_Claw	March 27, 2009 03:35PM
That's a good way to put. Short and to the point. I like it.	Jib	March 27, 2009 05:56PM
It ISN'T	Java	March 26, 2009 08:32PM
My inquiry generally questions the legitimacy of all of those "proofs"	cartherlen	March 26, 2009 10:33PM
Re: My inquiry generally questions the legitimacy of all of those "proofs"	Isildur(VIP)	March 27, 2009 05:01AM
The fact is there.	DurNominator(VIP)	March 26, 2009 11:39PM
Yeah, bro... exactly.	Jib	March 26, 2009 10:08PM
It isn't a trick, he's right.	Java	March 26, 2009 07:28PM
Re: It isn't a trick, he's right.	Elhe	March 27, 2009 06:08PM
Yes it is.	Java	March 27, 2009 07:16PM
don't be idiot I was totaly drunk, see the right answer above n/t	Elhe	March 27, 2009 07:19PM
Re: It isn't a trick, he's right.	cartherlen	March 26, 2009 07:43PM
Re: It isn't a trick, he's right.	Isildur(VIP)	March 26, 2009 08:34PM
Then what you and everyone else are telling me is...	cartherlen	March 26, 2009 09:16PM
Re: Then what you and everyone else are telling me is...	Isildur(VIP)	March 27, 2009 05:06AM
Ok, what's the difference between the two?	Java	March 26, 2009 07:57PM
I like this answer	cartherlen	March 26, 2009 08:15PM
Re: I like this answer	DurNominator(VIP)	March 26, 2009 10:15PM
The whole problem for me...	cartherlen	March 26, 2009 10:41PM
Re: The whole problem for me...	DurNominator(VIP)	March 26, 2009 11:33PM
Well if you assume that (1.999repeating*10)=19.999repeating, then that'd be right...	Jib	March 26, 2009 06:26PM
Well...	shane	March 26, 2009 06:05PM
Congrats on proving that .9 isn't the same as 1. Too bad that wasn't the question. nt	Java	March 26, 2009 08:37PM
The problem is that your numbers are finite. I need...	cartherlen	March 26, 2009 07:36PM
Infinite, even. Your argument has finite, and the equation	cartherlen	March 26, 2009 07:40PM
yes it is in fact true that 1.9 repeating to infinity is equal to 2	pintose	March 26, 2009 05:45PM

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