1/3 = .3333 repeating, right?
2/3 = .6666 repeating, right?
So does that mean
1/3 + 2/3 = 1?
.3333 + .6666 = .9999
So how does .9999 = 1?
I don’t understand. Lettuce discuss.
.999 != 1
.999… == 1
round .33333 repeated to .333
round .66666 repeated to .667
add them = 1
.33333 is not the actual value of 1/3 since its impossible to see the actual value of 1/3 as a decimal.
same with 1/6
But that’s rounding them off. We’re talking .3333 repeating, and .6666 repeating.
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u cant see the actual value since it goes on to infinity, so u cant concretely say either way
No, you can say. It does equal 1. It’s the magic of limits.
THERE IS NO OTHER NUMBER THAT THE SEQUENCE GETS ARBITRARILY CLOSE TO.
Thus, if you are going to assign a value to .9999… (going on
forever), the only sensible value is 1.
There is nothing special about .999… The idea that 1/3 = .3333…
is the same. None of .3, .33, .333333, etc. is exactly equal to 1/3,
but with each 3 added, the fraction is closer than the previous
approximation. In addition, 1/3 is the ONLY number that the series
gets arbitrarily close to.
Me? No, I haven’t posted anything dramatic since…well…you. 
As for anyone else, ask them. All I know is this shit is interesting to me.
no it doesnt. It will get infinitally closer to 1 but never reach it.
Only correct if you terminate the expansion of the number. As long as it continues to infinity, it is simply another representation of 1/1. Like .3333… is a representation of 1/3.
no…im talking about the thread… like the airplane/treadmill thread…its just an arguefest…lol
At least with the airplane thread it obviously made quite a few people think a bit. Even with the surrounding drama, I figure it’s worth it for the 5 or 10 people who fired up the thinker a bit…
Plus, hell, it’s winter. What else are we going to do other than bicker over the internet about soem stupid hypothetical?
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