fractions never made sence to me.

[WackyAnimation]

If math has to be exact, why are the numbers themselves flawed?

1/3 * 1 = .3333333333333333 repeating
1/3 * 2 = .6666666666666666 repeating
1/3 * 3 = .9999999999999999 repeating

PROVE ME WRONG.

[Politics]

At 9/26/09 10:22 PM, WackyAnimation wrote: If math has to be exact, why are the numbers themselves flawed?

1/3 * 1 = .3333333333333333 repeating
1/3 * 2 = .6666666666666666 repeating
1/3 * 3 = .9999999999999999 repeating

PROVE ME WRONG.

0.999... = 1. That so happens to be one of the weaker proofs for this principle.

Also, sense*

[SohlTofang]

Yeah, division is a mind fuck for sure.
Let's declare war on math by drinking enough everclear to wipe the left side of our brain to oblivion.
(you first)

[WackyAnimation]

if .8 repeating does not equal .9, why should .9 repeating equal 1?
Numbers are factual, this one in itself is very specific. a number can not round up.

.9 repeating will allways be < 1
meaning .9 repeating =/= 1

[HeartbreakHoldout]

At 9/26/09 10:28 PM, WackyAnimation wrote: if .8 repeating does not equal .9, why should .9 repeating equal 1?
Numbers are factual, this one in itself is very specific. a number can not round up.

0.8 recurring is 8/9, which is different than 9/10. It just so happens that 0.9 recurring is the exact same thing as 1.

.9 repeating will allways be < 1
meaning .9 repeating =/= 1

It would be less up until the infinite-th 9. At which point it becomes 1.

[Erty]

1/3 * 3 = 1
It is 0.333... because it's not an exact number, but something between. 1/3 * 3 does not equal 0.999... because when all the pieces are put togheter they will make up the whole "pie".

When coming to fractions, there is no possible way to correctly calculate it using decimals. You need to think "pieces", not numbers.

Oh btw, did I mention that 1/3 *3 does NOT equal 0.999...?

[Sh0T-D0wN]

At 9/26/09 10:22 PM, WackyAnimation wrote: If math has to be exact, why are the numbers themselves flawed?

Maths is not flaw.

Is we who am flaw.

[Cordyceps]

Math is imperfect, and we've known for a long time.

[Paean]

Well then, think of the it in a real life situation.

1/3= 0.333333333... of a cake.
2/3= 0.666666666... of a cake.
3/3= It's the whole fucking cake.

[Kwing]

I just had a strange thought... Wouldn't:
1/3 = 0.4-(1/%u221E)

[CapnCrunchDaPimp]

I'm guessing English and Spelling didn't make much sense to you either. Fractions are purely evil and Satan though. Did you know that 4/3 of people don't understand fractions either?

[someone-else]

At 9/26/09 10:22 PM, WackyAnimation wrote: If math has to be exact, why are the numbers themselves flawed?

Round-off Errors

[putzpie]

2/3 = 0.666666666666666667

Get your shit straight.

[firemaker60]

Personally, I think fractions make more sense, and are better for representing complex number than decimals.

For instance, when I'm working with things like sine and cosine, I'd rather show my radians with something like 2(pi)/3 instead of : 2.0943951023931954923084289221863...