@Perhaps@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agoDoes .999… = 1?message-square14fedilinkarrow-up111file-text
arrow-up111message-squareDoes .999… = 1?@Perhaps@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square14fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareRoBoT_095linkfedilinkEnglish5•2 years agoIf I have a cake and I divided it to 3 pieces, if 1/3 is .333 and 3 pieces equals .999, where is the .001? It’s on the knife you used to cut with.
If I have a cake and I divided it to 3 pieces, if 1/3 is .333 and 3 pieces equals .999, where is the .001?
It’s on the knife you used to cut with.
It’s not 0.999, it’s 0.999… repeating.