Perhaps@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoDoes .999… = 1?message-square26fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up1-3arrow-down1message-squareDoes .999… = 1?Perhaps@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square26fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareShady_Shiroe@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoIf I have a cake and I divided it to 3 pieces, if 1/3 is .333 and 3 pieces equals .999, where is the .001? It’s on the knife you used to cut with.
minus-squareTragicNotCute@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIt’s not 0.999, it’s 0.999… repeating.
If I have a cake and I divided it to 3 pieces, if 1/3 is .333 and 3 pieces equals .999, where is the .001?
It’s on the knife you used to cut with.
It’s not 0.999, it’s 0.999… repeating.