Maths

Originally Posted by rigor

I like this other proof that 0.999...... = 1

1/3 = 0.333...

3 x 1/3 = 1

3 x 0.333... = 0.999...

therefore 0.999... = 1



I love maths

[Spanner Man]

Originally Posted by sarah

You can't do maths without infinity.

I can & do, I always round UP customers bills to the nearest £100....Works for me!

Cheers.

Thanks for finding that site Sarah, I love things like that, I particularly like this example of wrong maths

Originally Posted by rigor

Thanks for finding that site Sarah, I love things like that, I particularly like this example of wrong maths

Glad you like it. That's a really good one!!

[Luckypants]

Originally Posted by sarah

Even not terribly complex maths needs infinity, but I get your point. I was meaning proper maths not just adding up and taking away.

'Adding up and taking away' is proper maths for most of us. We deal in real things not some airy fairy theoretical maths to prove the existance of something or other.

Whole numbers rule!

Originally Posted by Luckypants

'Adding up and taking away' is proper maths for most of us. We deal in real things not some airy fairy theoretical maths to prove the existance of something or other.

Whole numbers rule!

Whatever

That's quite correct ... 0.999... (which means the 9 recurs to inifinity) is as close to 1 as possible that if you use finite maths they are equal.

Well that's my take on it

Really wanna head-hurting moment?

Read this then

Maths is fun

[Supervox]

"Infinity is an abstract concept designed to appease those without the determination or ability to discover the finite limit"

Not entirely relevant, but made me giggle:

Q: Why did the computer scientist die in the shower?
A: Because he read the instructions on the shampoo bottle: Lather, Rinse, Repeat.

Originally Posted by hovis

im having hotdogs for tea

I'm having a finite number of meatballs for mine