Re: Idle Thoughts

From: "Nick Hodges [TeamB]" <nickhodges@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: 22 Aug 2005 19:18:23 -0700

Lord Crc wrote:

> Use (2) and (3) to calculate left side of equation (1):
> 9.9999999... - 0.9999999... = [exactly] 9

But of course, since 8.99999999999.......... = 9, we get

9.9999999.... - 0.999999999...... = 8.999999999999999999....

which proves that

9.99999999...... := 8.9999999..... + 0.99999999999999

ad infinitum.

> It' along
> the lines of "Infinity + 1 = Infinity"

Indeed -- which, of course, proves that 1=0.

In other words, it doesn't work.

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