RE: [split] 0.999... equals 1
October 14, 2009 at 6:16 pm
(This post was last modified: October 14, 2009 at 6:16 pm by fr0d0.)
(October 14, 2009 at 4:50 pm)Rhizomorph13 Wrote: Hey I just figured out that 3 is equal to 1 using this proof:
1*0 = 3*0
Divide both sides by 0 and you get:
1 = 3
Math is bollocks! Bin it all!
Rhizo
You just proved the trinity!
(Although my wife tells me that's incorrect but insists I don't quote her proof!)
My eureka moment came when trying to double the 'gap' to see the larger gap... the difference between 0.9r and 2 - 0.9r ...in both cases there is not ever convergence with '1', but there is still no number you can add to 0.9r to make it 2 - 0.9r ...there is no representation of infinity minus an infinitesimal amount which would = convergence.
How do you get a calculator to display 0.9r ?
1 / 3 = 0.3r
0.3r/ 3 = 0.1r
0.1r x 9 = 1
8.99999999999999 / 9 is the closest I've got