.99999 does not equal 1

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Re: .99999 does not equal 1
« Reply #180 on: August 14, 2008, 07:36:02 AM »
mass is equivalent to energy. So it could be useful with a couple substitutions....

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Re: .99999 does not equal 1
« Reply #181 on: August 14, 2008, 07:36:41 AM »

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Wendy

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Re: .99999 does not equal 1
« Reply #182 on: August 14, 2008, 07:38:46 AM »
mass is equivalent to energy. So it could be useful with a couple substitutions....

I guess you're right. It's just rather weird that time isn't on it's own.
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Re: .99999 does not equal 1
« Reply #183 on: August 14, 2008, 07:39:07 AM »
"Some students regard 0.999… as having a fixed value which is less than 1 by an infinitesimal but non-zero amount."

This would be me.
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Re: .99999 does not equal 1
« Reply #184 on: August 14, 2008, 07:40:38 AM »
m / kg s isn't even logical... I think. O_o

What if you had an expanding rod? You could measure the mass distribution across the dimension of expansion in metres per kilogram, and thus measure the rate of expansion in metres per kilogram per second.
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Re: .99999 does not equal 1
« Reply #185 on: August 14, 2008, 07:41:39 AM »
Or you could just have a rod, and it would be measured in meters per kilogram.

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Re: .99999 does not equal 1
« Reply #186 on: August 14, 2008, 07:42:24 AM »
"Some students regard 0.999… as having a fixed value which is less than 1 by an infinitesimal but non-zero amount."

This would be me.
Yes, but it doesn't work when you consider that you need an infinitesimal of 0.000... and then a "1" at the end of infinity. Infinity doesn't work that way.
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Re: .99999 does not equal 1
« Reply #187 on: August 14, 2008, 07:44:57 AM »
This thread = pointless. Although, with the small amount of math I understand, (can't believe I'm saying this...) I agree with narc.

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Re: .99999 does not equal 1
« Reply #188 on: August 14, 2008, 07:46:46 AM »
If you agree with the title of the thread, you are correct. If you agree with narc's original post, or any post for that matter, you are wrong.
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Re: .99999 does not equal 1
« Reply #189 on: August 14, 2008, 08:05:44 AM »
I agree with the title of this thread.

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Re: .99999 does not equal 1
« Reply #190 on: August 14, 2008, 08:12:19 AM »
Do you agree with the OP?
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Re: .99999 does not equal 1
« Reply #191 on: August 14, 2008, 08:19:56 AM »
My sister is an idiot.

Allie.  0.999... = 1.  Shut the fuck up.

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If you disagree that 0.999... = 1, or are in an argument with someone who disagrees, go to the Wikipedia article on it. There are plenty of proofs and explanations there. If you or the person you're arguing with still doubts it after that, it's a good sign of some sort of brain damage or, at best, a complete lack of good mathematical understanding, and there is nothing any of us here will be able to do.

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Re: .99999 does not equal 1
« Reply #192 on: August 14, 2008, 08:23:20 AM »
My sister is an idiot.

Allie.  0.999... = 1.  Shut the fuck up.

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If you disagree that 0.999... = 1, or are in an argument with someone who disagrees, go to the Wikipedia article on it. There are plenty of proofs and explanations there. If you or the person you're arguing with still doubts it after that, it's a good sign of some sort of brain damage or, at best, a complete lack of good mathematical understanding, and there is nothing any of us here will be able to do.

I know that. I'm saying neither = 1.

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Re: .99999 does not equal 1
« Reply #193 on: August 14, 2008, 08:32:51 AM »
...WTF are you talking about?

Neither?  There's one issue at hand.

0.999... and... ?

And then I point out that 0.999... = 1

"I know.  Neither = 1"

WTF?!

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Re: .99999 does not equal 1
« Reply #194 on: August 14, 2008, 08:37:07 AM »
The title of this thread is correct. 0.99999, being a finite value, does not equal 1.

0.999... is a different case.

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Infinitesimals have been used to express the idea of objects so small that there is no way to see them or to measure them. For everyday life, an infinitesimal object is an object which is smaller than any possible measure.

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Wendy

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Re: .99999 does not equal 1
« Reply #195 on: August 14, 2008, 08:41:37 AM »
...WTF are you talking about?

Neither?  There's one issue at hand.

0.999... and... ?

And then I point out that 0.999... = 1

"I know.  Neither = 1"

WTF?!

lol

lrn2read. she said that she agreed to the title of the thread. That's correct.
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Re: .99999 does not equal 1
« Reply #196 on: August 14, 2008, 08:45:38 AM »
Um...I'Z NOT GOOD AT TEH MATHZ SO STICK THAT IN UR JOOS BAWKS AND SUK IT!

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Re: .99999 does not equal 1
« Reply #197 on: August 14, 2008, 08:51:30 AM »
Um...I'Z NOT GOOD AT TEH MATHZ SO STICK THAT IN UR JOOS BAWKS AND SUK IT!
You've just proved your signature wrong.

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Re: .99999 does not equal 1
« Reply #198 on: August 14, 2008, 09:16:52 AM »
...WTF are you talking about?

Neither?  There's one issue at hand.

0.999... and... ?

And then I point out that 0.999... = 1

"I know.  Neither = 1"

WTF?!

lol

lrn2read. she said that she agreed to the title of the thread. That's correct.

Right, but she said neither.  Which I take to mean neither 0.99999 or 0.999... = 1.

But then she said she agreed that 0.999... = 1.

So the only thing she doesn't agree with is 0.99999 = 1.  Which is one thing and therefore does not require "neither".

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Re: .99999 does not equal 1
« Reply #199 on: August 14, 2008, 09:28:56 AM »
Um...I'Z NOT GOOD AT TEH MATHZ SO STICK THAT IN UR JOOS BAWKS AND SUK IT!
You've just proved your signature wrong.

My signature is an opinion and therefore cannot be proven wrong. Plus, I was joking.
(this is the thread where I make less sense).

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Re: .99999 does not equal 1
« Reply #200 on: August 14, 2008, 10:09:02 AM »

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Re: .99999 does not equal 1
« Reply #201 on: August 14, 2008, 10:10:17 AM »
That kitten is correct.
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Re: .99999 does not equal 1
« Reply #202 on: August 14, 2008, 10:17:11 AM »
There are no women cats on the internet.

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Re: .99999 does not equal 1
« Reply #203 on: August 14, 2008, 11:08:12 AM »
If a person has one million dollars and gives a dollar to a homeless man, is the person still a millionaire? 
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Re: .99999 does not equal 1
« Reply #204 on: August 14, 2008, 11:11:53 AM »
If a person has one million dollars and gives a dollar to a homeless man, is the person still a millionaire? 

You're analogy is incorrect, as there is no limitation present. Stop trying to be smart in areas you clearly are not.

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Re: .99999 does not equal 1
« Reply #205 on: August 14, 2008, 11:13:48 AM »
If a person has one million dollars and gives a dollar to a homeless man, is the person still a millionaire? 

Yep, because at the exact same time, his one share of Acme Explosives gained a 1/4 point.

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Re: .99999 does not equal 1
« Reply #206 on: August 14, 2008, 11:15:33 AM »
If a person has one million dollars and gives a dollar to a homeless man, is the person still a millionaire? 

You're analogy is incorrect, as there is no limitation present. Stop trying to be smart in areas you clearly are not.
I wouldn’t use a joke to try to act smart.  There is nothing wrong with my question though.  
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Re: .99999 does not equal 1
« Reply #207 on: August 14, 2008, 11:17:39 AM »
If a person has one million dollars and gives a dollar to a homeless man, is the person still a millionaire? 

Yep, because at the exact same time, his one share of Acme Explosives gained a 1/4 point.
What is the shares value though?  I don't see Acme Explosives stock being worth more than a dollar.  I mean, how many times have their products failed wily coyote?  Acmes testing department is clearly run by Tom Bishop. 
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Re: .99999 does not equal 1
« Reply #208 on: August 14, 2008, 11:24:06 AM »
If a person has one million dollars and gives a dollar to a homeless man, is the person still a millionaire? 

Yep, because at the exact same time, his one share of Acme Explosives gained a 1/4 point.
What is the shares value though?  I don't see Acme Explosives stock being worth more than a dollar.  I mean, how many times have their products failed wily coyote?  Acmes testing department is clearly run by Tom Bishop. 
Yet wiley continues to buy, their stocks soar as they sell shoddy merchandise at premium prices.

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Re: .99999 does not equal 1
« Reply #209 on: August 14, 2008, 11:39:38 AM »
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