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Proof (Posted on 2002-05-29) Difficulty: 3 of 5
Prove that 3.999... = 4

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re: Illegal Operations - my take on it | Comment 38 of 45 |
(In reply to Illegal Operations by Bob)

Considering 1/inf

it would equal 0.0000....1

but that 1 would never, i mean never come because there is no end to the zeros. This is no end to infinty, so there is no 1.

0.000... = 0
-or-
0.000...1 = 0

thus, 1/inf does equal 0

and 3.9999... = 4 (and 3.999... = 4.000...1)

but I also think infintesimals are as real as infinty.

 


 


  Posted by brad on 2005-10-25 23:35:17
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