Oops I broke the laws of math. - Page 5

stargroup · 10-18-2009, 10:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Necamus

1/3 is approximately .333333 repeating. Since the decimal never ends, it's never exactly equal. So three times that is approximately one. Not exactly.

So technically, you're wrong.

Same thing for Blue Bird.

I can't tell if this guy is serious

Quote:

Originally Posted by ddr_f4n

Didn't you talk to Letty/Mint about it?

nope not yet

**dood gone krazee** · 10-18-2009, 11:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluguerrilla

Wait, did someone say MATHS?!

What did I just watch.

That literally made 0 sense to me

**Blue Bird** · 10-19-2009, 07:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Necamus

1/3 is approximately .333333 repeating. Since the decimal never ends, it's never exactly equal. So three times that is approximately one. Not exactly.

So technically, you're wrong.

Same thing for Blue Bird.

LOL

I was approximately just taking the piss in that post. Because really, if you just follow the pattern, it approximately makes sense. In terms of PATTERN-FOLLOWING, that is. Which is why it's approximately funny, since in mathematical terms, it makes no sense.

leonid · 10-19-2009, 07:22 AM

Let's please PLEASE not get into this, shall we?

**One Winged Angel** · 10-19-2009, 07:27 AM

lmao so 1/3 * 3 = .99999999999999...

alrighty there broheim

Quote:

Originally Posted by leonid

Let's please PLEASE not get into this, shall we?

because you weren't expecting something like this to happen at some point? lol

MrRubix · 10-19-2009, 10:09 AM

I just want to draw that out and see where people take it.

Ooh, ooh, I know!

x=.999...
10x=9.999...
10x-x=9.999... - .999...
9x = 9
x=1
x=1=.999...

WHAT

MY MIND IS BLOWN???

MrRubix · 10-19-2009, 10:12 AM

15.67999... = 15.68

Not "approximately."

Not "close"

EQUAL

DISCUSSSsss

**bLasTamos** · 10-19-2009, 10:26 AM

Actually I was a bit skeptical about this at first but it's true, because since you have infinite 9's it's the same as the result of the series 9/(10^(n+1)), which is 1.

**cry4eternity** · 10-19-2009, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrRubix

x=.999...
10x=9.999...
10x-x=9.999... - .999...
9x = 9
x=1
x=1=.999...

Let's see... when you multiply .999... by 10, the result is ten times the "distance" from 10 as .999... is from 1.

Meaning when you subtract .999... from 9.999... you don't get exactly 9. you get 9-9*(1-.999...).

Do I win?

**bLasTamos** · 10-19-2009, 10:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cry4eternity

you get 9-9*(1-.999...)

Which is 9
xD

MrRubix · 10-19-2009, 11:06 AM

round one

fight

**phe0nixblade** · 10-19-2009, 11:18 AM

all this math
its making my head hurt
**** you guys

**samurai7694** · 10-19-2009, 11:21 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtSYIJb9Ukw

MrRubix · 10-19-2009, 11:22 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqIki33mTgs

</thread>

**samurai7694** · 10-19-2009, 11:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrRubix

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqIki33mTgs

</thread>

the singer's eyes are creepy

**samurai7694** · 10-19-2009, 11:26 AM

**cry4eternity** · 10-19-2009, 11:28 AM

Fine. I guess there's nothing to argue because there's a series that represents .999... that converges to 1?

But what about the proofs in the OP? I don't think anybody in the thread definitively posted answers to them.

Proof 1:
You're taking the positive square root of the left side and the negative square root of the right side.

Proof 2:
You're dividing by zero.

Proof 3:
Those properties of square roots only work for positive numbers.

Don't know enough about series to answer the rest

. I need more maths classes.

**bLasTamos** · 10-19-2009, 11:39 AM

4:
There's one "-1" missing in the end.

5:
This one is just stupid, x is not a function so you can't take it's derivative.

6:
They assume x * x is x+x+x+x+... which is false if x is negative. I don't think this is why the proof fails but I don't care. I think it's the same as proof 5.

7:
The sum S is infinite, it doesn't make any sesne to say S-A is 4S because nothing can be the 4 times more infinite than something else.

**Ghakimx** · 10-19-2009, 11:54 AM

What's two plus two divided by two?

PhaeL v2 · 10-19-2009, 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ghakimx

What's two plus two divided by two?

k, it's possibly a "joke" question, but there are two answers for this, just sayin'

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cry4eternity ~ added for cuteness Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Maryland Age: 31 Posts: 979	Re: Oops I broke the laws of math. Fine. I guess there's nothing to argue because there's a series that represents .999... that converges to 1? But what about the proofs in the OP? I don't think anybody in the thread definitively posted answers to them. Proof 1: You're taking the positive square root of the left side and the negative square root of the right side. Proof 2: You're dividing by zero. Proof 3: Those properties of square roots only work for positive numbers. Don't know enough about series to answer the rest . I need more maths classes. __________________ I'm retired

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bLasTamos FFR Veteran Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 137	Re: Oops I broke the laws of math. 4: There's one "-1" missing in the end. 5: This one is just stupid, x is not a function so you can't take it's derivative. 6: They assume x * x is x+x+x+x+... which is false if x is negative. I don't think this is why the proof fails but I don't care. I think it's the same as proof 5. 7: The sum S is infinite, it doesn't make any sesne to say S-A is 4S because nothing can be the 4 times more infinite than something else.

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