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

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re: ...horseshoes and grenades | Comment 31 of 45 |
(In reply to ...horseshoes and grenades by Jack Squat)

if 3.999.... = 4 and 4 = 4.000...001, then 4 isn't actually in between them, since they are all equal.

For a number to be in between 2 numbers one would have to be greater than it and the other would have to be less than it.

  Posted by Dan on 2005-01-07 16:33:10

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