RE: [split] 0.999... equals 1
October 8, 2009 at 4:27 pm
(This post was last modified: October 8, 2009 at 4:28 pm by Violet.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limit_(mathematics) I'm posting this link because Adrian seems to think that the entire mathematical community is behind .9^ = 1... when Infinite Limits is an established mathematical concept. Infinite Limits is directly contradictory to .9^ = 1. An infinite limit is to state that infinite .9's will infinitely get closer to 1, but infinitely never reach it.
Ever heard of calculus? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calculus the first thing you will learn about in Calculus is limits. One of the earliest subjects you will be taught is infinite limits.
You can state the 'proofs' of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/0.999... but the fundamental fact of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinity (that it is endless) means that an endless number of .9's will infinitely never reach one. I have stated this since the beginning of this thread... and this boils down to this question: Is calculus (specifically limits to a function) a fallacy? Or is the concept of infinite .9's=1 a fallacy?
If all of these 'mathematical proofs' of 1=.9^ are true, then you have disproved modern calculus
Ever heard of calculus? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calculus the first thing you will learn about in Calculus is limits. One of the earliest subjects you will be taught is infinite limits.
You can state the 'proofs' of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/0.999... but the fundamental fact of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinity (that it is endless) means that an endless number of .9's will infinitely never reach one. I have stated this since the beginning of this thread... and this boils down to this question: Is calculus (specifically limits to a function) a fallacy? Or is the concept of infinite .9's=1 a fallacy?
If all of these 'mathematical proofs' of 1=.9^ are true, then you have disproved modern calculus
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