RE: [split] 0.999... equals 1
October 15, 2009 at 7:20 pm
(This post was last modified: October 15, 2009 at 7:22 pm by fr0d0.)
So show us how they converge then Evie. They cannot ever converge is the proof that they can't be the same. It'd be the equivalent to saying 1 = 2. It has to be an approximation - "yeah it's as good as one". None of the proofs demonstrate the fact in pure numbers.
"As you have functions that gradually curve toward a value (say 1), this function will eventually hit every possible value along .9999 repeating. As we know the curve will NEVER hit 1, then .9999 repeating is by necessity less than 1."
"As you have functions that gradually curve toward a value (say 1), this function will eventually hit every possible value along .9999 repeating. As we know the curve will NEVER hit 1, then .9999 repeating is by necessity less than 1."
