Poll: Does 0.99 Recurring = 1

Does 0.99 Recurring = 1

  • Yes

    Votes: 225 42.5%
  • No

    Votes: 304 57.5%

  • Total voters
    529
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Originally posted by memphisto
dont care about the math.


0.9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999r



is not 1

1 is 1

Yeah!

PS: It's maths not math, you speaker of yank. :p
 

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Originally posted by thomas2019
0.999999999999999999999999999999999999999 does not equal 1 its like saying 0.000000000000000000000000001 is nothing which it aint ;)
Nobody is claiming that 0.999999999999999999999999999999999999999=1. That would be incorrect, and silly.

0.9r=1
 
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Originally posted by Drawoh Tesremos
How can you make a poll out of something which is a fact (or falicy)

Better would be "Do you think that 0.9r = 1 or not?"
Good point :D
However this is a mathematical question so opinions don't come into it, so there's bound to be "I'm right you're wrong" type thing :rolleyes:
0.9r IS 1 though. It's just a different way of writing it really.
 
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Originally posted by Nismo
Wouldnt it only be 1 if you decide to round it up? So 0.9r on its own is still 0.9r?

No, 0.999r is exactly one, there is no infinitly small difference or rounding up required.

Please refer to the proof of this in the other thread.

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Originally posted by Inquisitor
This was covered in the other thread, but I'm gonna say it again :rolleyes:

1/3 = 0.3r

3 x 1/3 = 1

therefore....
3 x 0.3r = 0.9r = 1

Problem solved :D

You don't need to round it up ;)

put like that it does seem to make sense though, im just going to leave this thread now and not ocme back, my brain hurts:p
 
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