(September 22, 2009 at 5:26 pm)Eilonnwy Wrote:(September 22, 2009 at 3:24 pm)leo-rcc Wrote: Okay I stand corrected on that one, however .999 to infinity - .888 to infinity does not equal zero though both are infinite.
Uh. sure it doesn't, because those aren't the same numbers. o.O
They are both infintes, and according to Adrian subtracting infinites gives zero.
(September 22, 2009 at 5:26 pm)Eilonnwy Wrote: The way I understand it is through fractions. To me it's just another way of expressing 1 through symbols, like how 2/2 = 1
It also helps to think of the fraction 1/3 to better understand. We all know 3/3 = 1
1/3 = .333...
1/3 + 1/3 = .333... + .333...
2/3 = .666...
2/3 +1/3 = .666... + .333...
3/3 = .999...
3/3 = 1 therefore .999 = 1
Does that make it clearer?
Do you realize why you get the .333... .666.... etc? Because it is not accurate. There shouldn't be an equal sign at all. Turning fractions into decimals will leave you with a rounding figure no matter where you put the rounoff point.
So no, I do not accept that .99999.... =1
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