RE: [split] 0.999... equals 1
October 15, 2009 at 7:38 pm
(This post was last modified: October 15, 2009 at 7:39 pm by Rhizomorph13.)
(October 15, 2009 at 7:35 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: the "..." denotes infinity Evie
0.3r is not one third, because multiplied by 3 it equals 0.9... & not 1
In base 3, 1 is a third, yeah.
Wrong, in base three 1 would be 1, but thanks for playing. It is called a ternary number system: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base-3
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Rhizo