What's Wrong With That?


	What's Wrong With That?

lekahe

9-15-2007 2:58 AM

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9-15-2007 3:36 AM

Nefer

9.999,,,,, isn't a number

9-15-2007 3:40 AM

skwirlinator

Tell that to someone that has to calculate a trajectory into a singularity

9-15-2007 6:20 AM

lekahe

To me, a Finn 9.999... is not a number, but it's only a lingual issue. Besides I would write it 9,999... However in English the decimal separator is "." and I have to live with that

Taking all this into account 9.999... is a number!

9-15-2007 8:30 AM

tabsey

Who's handing out "numbers"?

9-15-2007 2:25 PM

neochonetes

Oh, Tabsey....you're so "punny".

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      <P>The following is what seems to be a mathematical proof that ten equals 9.999999.... What's wrong with it?<BR /></P><CENTER><BR />a =  9.999999...<BR />10a = 99.999999...<BR />10a - a = 90<BR />9a = 90<BR />a = 10<BR /></CENTER>
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