tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271003808354843498.post1799348110210227986..comments2023-05-18T07:19:18.149-07:00Comments on Random Thoughts: Does 1=.999...?Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13010615279445232624noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271003808354843498.post-21880606916471901572014-11-13T22:40:16.360-08:002014-11-13T22:40:16.360-08:00That's an interesting point. :) I always lik...That's an interesting point. :) I always liked Zeno's paradox ... it raises a lot of good questions. Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13010615279445232624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271003808354843498.post-32970845454972291452014-11-13T08:18:12.981-08:002014-11-13T08:18:12.981-08:00I have always argued that these numbers, although ...I have always argued that these numbers, although very close, infinitely close I suppose, are not the same number. I guess that the mainstream thinking is that they are indeed equal, but I cannot accept it because of Zeno's paradox of motion. Others argue, well, if you can't get past Zeno's paradox, then are you denying the validity of the infinitesimal calculus? Not exactly... of course I umderstand how a geometric sequence converges and related concepts in amd outside of the infinitesimal calculus, but at the end of the day it always comes back to Zeno's paradox.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06455166611479534487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271003808354843498.post-90892829507320448872010-07-23T11:11:24.063-07:002010-07-23T11:11:24.063-07:00I wish I knew this back in high school. I could ha...I wish I knew this back in high school. I could have used it as my proof of why I don't see any point in learning their faulty math system, and spend my time doing something more fun.KWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792617397718781026noreply@blogger.com