Today's Main Page of Wikipedia is awesome in that...
.
The lead article is on a cool number theory, namely that 0.999... = 1
And the picture of the day is of Horseshoe Bend,
Of course, if you click the Main Page link later than today,
you'll get a whole different lead article and a new picture ...
(but I suppose that's not all bad either! )
.
In order to retain the links to .999 & the bend
I've also included direct links above to those articles in Wiki.
.
Enjoy & Ponder, Sherrie
.The lead article is on a cool number theory, namely that 0.999... = 1
And the picture of the day is of Horseshoe Bend,
Of course, if you click the Main Page link later than today,you'll get a whole different lead article and a new picture ...
(but I suppose that's not all bad either! )
.
In order to retain the links to .999 & the bend
I've also included direct links above to those articles in Wiki.
.
Enjoy & Ponder, Sherrie
3 comments:
I dont know this is how i see it
10(.999)=9.99
10(1)=10
1000(.999)=999
1000(1)=1000
The limit as x approaches 1 from the left of x^2 is greater than the limit as x approaches .999 from the left of x^2
sorry that was me mom! ha i guess I'm one of those students who rejects the inequality.
I blew it!
The argument that 0.999...=1 is based on the "..." part of the equation ... and I left the "..." out of the equation on my original post (now since fixed with three little blue dots :)
... nonetheless ...
I like your equations and demonstration of applicability of a premise ~ gotta' love that good ol' American Education that teaches not only Facts & Knowledge, but also How to Think!
Much love to you,
Mom
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