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#26 2013-03-07 03:03:24
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It is the same as .3333333... which you already accepted!
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#27 2013-03-07 03:07:39
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Hm, but, you see, I do not allow for repeating 9's after the decimal point. I find that every number has a unique decimal representation that way!
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#28 2013-03-07 03:09:52
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But you allow for .333333... and .6666666... why stop at .9999999...?
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Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#29 2013-03-07 03:18:34
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Because there is no other way to write the first two. The third is needless.
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#30 2013-03-07 03:22:27
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Not really it also represents 3 x .3333333... and 9 x .1111111..., all of which you agree exist but suddenly when we multiply they disappear like magic?
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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#31 2013-03-07 03:24:47
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Yes, but those are not decimal representation of that number.
And, they don't disappear. Both of those are 1.
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#32 2013-03-07 03:27:47
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They are also digit by digit multiplication. We are allowed to multiply are we not?
.999999999... exits because as you say .33333333... exists.
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Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#33 2013-03-07 03:36:43
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We are allowed to multiply. 3*0.3333...=1.
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#34 2013-03-07 03:38:20
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How do you know that 3 * .3333333... = 1?
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90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#35 2013-03-07 03:51:54
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Because 3*0.333...=3*(1/3)=1.
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#36 2013-03-07 03:56:34
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Hmmm, that is because you know and accept that 1 / 3 = .3333333. What would you do for this one?
What fraction is that?
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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#37 2013-03-07 04:08:07
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It is 1/2071.
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#38 2013-03-07 04:08:42
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How do you know that?
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90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#39 2013-03-07 04:09:59
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It was easy finding it.
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#40 2013-03-07 04:15:24
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No it was not. It was easy for your package to find it.
Supposing I gave you one that your package could not get. Let us assume it is that one. Prove that 2701 x that number is one?
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#41 2013-03-07 04:27:27
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Well, if I had a package, I would simply divide 1 by 2071 and check to see if it is that number.
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“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#42 2013-03-07 04:36:29
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Did you try that?
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90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#43 2013-03-07 04:51:43
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The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
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“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#44 2013-03-07 04:59:39
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Hohohohohohohohohoh! That is a good one. Very good!
Ever wonder how wolfram did that? Supposing you had to do it without alpha, could you prove that 2701 x that decimal expansion is 1?
For that matter you have not proved that 3 * .3333333... = 1. What if you did not know that 1 / 3 = .33333333...?
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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#45 2013-03-07 05:11:38
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Well, I do know that 1/3=0.333... Supposing that I do not is very unrealistic.
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“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#46 2013-03-07 05:18:34
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I am asking for the proof without that knowledge because for the bigger fraction you would only have the repeating decimal not the fraction. Do you think that mathematica knows that fraction offhand?
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#47 2013-03-07 05:57:49
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hi bobbym and Stefy
bobbym wrote:
Supposing I gave you one that your package could not get. Let us assume it is that one. Prove that 2701 x that number is one?
Well it's only a long division. So given the following I could do it without a computer of any kind:
(i) large sheet of paper (A0 or bigger)
(ii) A pencil and sharpener
(iii) A sufficient incentive to maqke the effort ($1000000 should do it)
Bob
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#48 2013-03-07 06:10:22
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Hi;
Where I am going with this is simple. Multiplying .333333333333333... by 3 is never going to produce that magical 1. It is going to produce a long string of nines. anonimnystefy gets around that by calling it 1 / 3 and doing rational arithmetic. But what happens when you do not know the rational equivalent of the decimal? He is now forced to do the multiplication
Always the string of nines.
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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#49 2013-03-07 07:54:01
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That is because you do not have enough digits of precision.
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#50 2013-03-07 08:38:27
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But my point is, you can achieve the same without doing a multiplication. You do a division instead. By long D you get all those digits and then the recurring clicks in and you can stop. No precision problem at all.
Bob
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