Guest Bazz Posted February 20, 2003 Report Posted February 20, 2003 Exactly my point. 1.0' is equal to 1, but 0.3' is not equal to 0.3, nor 0.33, nor 0.333, nor... repeat ad infinitum. Since we're all being geeky today, I gather we all know the mathematical proof that girls are evil?
Guest madu Posted February 20, 2003 Report Posted February 20, 2003 mathematical proof?? sounds interestingly geeky... :)
Guest spacemonkey Posted February 20, 2003 Report Posted February 20, 2003 In fact the original proof that 1 = 0.999' is probably a valid proof... For all intents and purposes the phony number 0.99999' is 1. For example 0.9999' / 3 = 0.33333' 1 / 3 = 0.33333' QED 0.99999' = 1 If you don't believe these numbers are the same then tell me, What's 1 - 0.99999'
Guest Bazz Posted February 20, 2003 Report Posted February 20, 2003 OK, you bend the rules of maths and English weeeeeeeeell past breaking point... Take the following well known english phrases: Girls cost (equal) time and money. Time is money. Money is the root of all evil. Girls = Time * Money => Girls = Money * Money => Girls = Money^2 => Girls = (root(Evil)) ^ 2 => Girls = Evil
Guest Bazz Posted February 20, 2003 Report Posted February 20, 2003 In fact the original proof that 1 = 0.999' is probably a valid proof...Yup I was just arguing with this statement: I didn't want to write this, but an often-overlooked part of learning fractions whilst at schools is contained here. If 1/3 = 0.3' and 2/3 = 0.6', how come 3/3 = 1, where does that "extra bit " come from? There is no extra bit.
Guest HelloDave Posted February 20, 2003 Report Posted February 20, 2003 Aaaaaagh - you sad people! :) Quit the maths discussion - it reminds me of many bored hours spent at school! Do we actually care if 0.9' = 1 - it doesn't exist so what does it matter?! I knew there was no point to maths; do maths professors spend their lives pondering questions like these? I'm worried if they do! If I do write a calculator, maybe i'll make it display 1 if you enter 0.9' just to annoy you all :wink:
Guest madu Posted February 20, 2003 Report Posted February 20, 2003 YEP - Sounds like a good solution Dave, or even better - make it BLUESCREEN (with a fatal exception eroor 0x99999R "Maths is not actually a science")!! :)
Guest crimminsky Posted February 20, 2003 Report Posted February 20, 2003 How about 1+1=1? see if you can make that one work :) I'll give you the answer later
Guest casper508 Posted February 20, 2003 Report Posted February 20, 2003 Here you go :) http://dbhs.wvusd.k12.ca.us/Humor/One-Equals-Two.html I cant believe im reading these geeky mails today. C'mon ppl lets talk about a decent calculator and leave this argument behind. :roll: :shock: Cas
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