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[split] 0.999... equals 1
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edit: I said I wouldn't argue this and now im sucked into this again. I am officially dropping the matter, but for the record I remain unconvinced.
Best regards,
Leo van Miert Horsepower is how hard you hit the wall --Torque is how far you take the wall with you 
Where's the number between 1.9r and 1? And if, indeed, there isn't one, why can't it be accepted as 1 represented in decimal just as 5/5 is accepted as also representing 1 but in fractions?
EvF 
It's fine leo. I have Saerules and apparently fr0d0 to argue with still. Some people are better at others at dropping pre-conceptions concerning mathematics; it's only counter-intuitive because we've been taught from a young age that one decimal number cannot possibly equal another unless they contain the same digits in the same order. This is the unfortunate mistruth which causes the majority of problems when teaching 0.9r = 1 to students usually.
 (October 16, 2009 at 10:06 am)leo-rcc Wrote: edit: I said I wouldn't argue this and now im sucked into this again. I am officially dropping the matter, but for the record I remain unconvinced. That's fine. To be completely honest, my comment was more said as a reflection on the continuing debate that seems to go back and forth with no end in sight, and not directed at you.
"The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason." Benjamin Franklin
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Duck season!
What the fuck?
EvF
Rabbit Season!
Best regards,
Leo van Miert Horsepower is how hard you hit the wall --Torque is how far you take the wall with you
I repeat my previous statement:
What the fuck? EvF
Ok, this thread is already 20 pages long. We don't need random non-mathematical comments to make it longer
Yeah, and seriously what the fuck?
This is about 0.9r being equal to 1. What have ducks and rabbits got to do anything? *hangs self due to cringeworthiness of not comprehending 'dis shit about ducks and rabbits* EvF |
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