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Number crunching curios
#11
RE: Number crunching curios
(December 16, 2013 at 10:27 am)pocaracas Wrote:
(December 16, 2013 at 10:20 am)Chas Wrote: And the fun of dividing by nine, too.
9/9 = 0.999999...
No, no, no, no ,no, no!
9/9 = 1
Wink

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!

1 = 0.999999...
Skepticism is not a position; it is an approach to claims.
Science is not a subject, but a method.
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#12
RE: Number crunching curios
(December 16, 2013 at 10:40 am)Chas Wrote:
(December 16, 2013 at 10:27 am)pocaracas Wrote: No, no, no, no ,no, no!
9/9 = 1
Wink

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!

1 = 0.999999...

Can't be!....
Confused Fall

but it is... damn... the decimal system is flawed!
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#13
RE: Number crunching curios
Not this again!
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#14
RE: Number crunching curios
(December 16, 2013 at 10:57 am)pocaracas Wrote:
(December 16, 2013 at 10:40 am)Chas Wrote: Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!

1 = 0.999999...

Can't be!....
Confused Fall

but it is... damn... the decimal system is flawed!

Not a problem with the decimal system; this is a truth with all number bases.
Skepticism is not a position; it is an approach to claims.
Science is not a subject, but a method.
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#15
RE: Number crunching curios
(December 16, 2013 at 11:28 am)Chas Wrote:
(December 16, 2013 at 10:57 am)pocaracas Wrote: Can't be!....
Confused Fall

but it is... damn... the decimal system is flawed!

Not a problem with the decimal system; this is a truth with all number bases.

All?!
So... there is a conspiracy...
Wink
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#16
RE: Number crunching curios
(December 16, 2013 at 11:34 am)pocaracas Wrote:
(December 16, 2013 at 11:28 am)Chas Wrote: Not a problem with the decimal system; this is a truth with all number bases.

All?!
So... there is a conspiracy...
Wink

Yes, it's called infinite series; in particular, convergent series.

But now that you've found out, we have to kill you. Sorry.


Not really. Sorry, that is.
Skepticism is not a position; it is an approach to claims.
Science is not a subject, but a method.
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#17
RE: Number crunching curios
In the meantime... more math crazy stuff anyone?

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#18
RE: Number crunching curios
Does anyone know why nine works the way it does?

GC
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
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#19
RE: Number crunching curios
(December 19, 2013 at 8:21 am)Godschild Wrote: Does anyone know why nine works the way it does?

And what way is that?
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#20
RE: Number crunching curios
(December 19, 2013 at 8:21 am)Godschild Wrote: Does anyone know why nine works the way it does?

GC

The properties of the number 9 in base 10 are not unique. They are common to other numbers n-1 in base n, especially where n is the product of two primes. 10 is such a number, 2x5.
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