RE: [split] 0.999... equals 1
October 24, 2009 at 1:36 am
(This post was last modified: October 24, 2009 at 1:42 am by Meatball.)
(October 23, 2009 at 9:12 pm)Saerules Wrote: If something is endlessly long, then it will continue to increase in size, as you cannot increase length without increasing size (Which is L*W*H).Firstly, since when did this thread have anything to do with volume? The formula for volume of a rectangular prism is entirely irrelevant and the fact that you think otherwise shows you have a very poor grasp of math.
You were discussing limits earlier in this thread, so you should know that while adding values after the decimal DOES increase the magnitude of a number, it does not do so endlessly. It always approaches a limit as you add more.
This is embarrassing.
- Meatball