Post: Funny maths trick
03-21-2015, 12:08 AM #1
Merki
Haxor!
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Multiply by 3
3/3 = 0.999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999

but 3/3 = 1

.99999999999999999999999999999999999999999 =1

Also,
let X= .999999999999999999999999999999
10x= 9.999999999999999999999999999999

10x-x=9.999999999999999999999999999-.999999999999999999999999999
9x=9
x=1 but x=.99999999999999999999999999999

I think I broke maths

debate me.

Also if you write .99999 and a recurring geometric series .9+.09+0.009 and use the formula a/1-r where a is the first term and r is the common ratio you get

.09/.9 =1/10
a= .9

.9/1-1/10 = .9/.9

=1

Debate me.
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03-21-2015, 12:09 AM #2
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03-21-2015, 12:16 AM #3
CyberNomadic
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03-21-2015, 12:17 AM #4
There's solid proofs out there that prove everything youve said though... also you forgot your ... to imply it goes on forever
03-21-2015, 12:18 AM #5
Merki
Haxor!
Originally posted by F33L View Post
There's solid proofs out there that prove everything youve said though... also you forgot your ... to imply it goes on forever

"The equality 0.999... = 1 has long been accepted by mathematicians and is part of general mathematical education. Nonetheless, some students find it sufficiently counterintuitive that they question or reject it. Such skepticism is common enough that the difficulty of convincing them of the validity of this identity has been the subject of numerous studies in mathematics education."
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03-21-2015, 01:10 AM #6
ResistTheSun
In Flames Much?
Originally posted by F33L View Post
There's solid proofs out there that prove everything youve said though... also you forgot your ... to imply it goes on forever


Think something to do with infinity :p
I can't remember.
03-21-2015, 03:57 AM #7
WrongBusiness
Do a barrel roll!
my brain hurts

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03-21-2015, 04:35 PM #8
Merki
Haxor!
.999 divided by 1 multipled by 100 is 100. let that sink in,
03-21-2015, 04:35 PM #9
Best Mate
Dark Knight
Math was never accurate therefore there is rounding making 9.99 a whole number
Originally posted by Merki View Post
1/3 = 0.333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333
Multiply by 3
3/3 = 0.999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999

but 3/3 = 1

.99999999999999999999999999999999999999999 =1

Also,
let X= .999999999999999999999999999999
10x= 9.999999999999999999999999999999

10x-x=9.999999999999999999999999999-.999999999999999999999999999
9x=9
x=1 but x=.99999999999999999999999999999

I think I broke maths

debate me.

Also if you write .99999 and a recurring geometric series .9+.09+0.009 and use the formula a/1-r where a is the first term and r is the common ratio you get

.09/.9 =1/10
a= .9

.9/1-1/10 = .9/.9

=1

Debate me.
03-21-2015, 04:44 PM #10
Merki
Haxor!
Originally posted by BestDealer View Post
Math was never accurate therefore there is rounding making 9.99 a whole number


Math was never accurate? what?
The reason this occurs is because the further you go out in decimals to infinity, the closer you get to one, the number will never reach one.

Math can be as accurate as you want it to be.

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