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  1. Approximation is a way to allow people to write infinite numbers. If the only proof you'll take for defining a number is working it out and physically see it written down to the end, you do not understand how math works.

     

    We showed you multiple ways to prove that 0.9* IS 1. If you want to continue insisting on a point that was proven wrong multiple times and refuse any logical proof we put before you, be my guest. It's like talking to a man who insists he is a turtle and says we can't prove he isn't because we can't manually unravel his dna to show him the differences.

    except one could manually look at the molecule of his and a turtles DNA under a SEM, but one can never (actually by definition) write down any number in decimal notation without approximation or some sort of a standard (ommiting the leading and trailing 0s is one of them)

  2. i said 4        -        pi

    same shit, just a different expression, as apart from defining pi, its all simple algebra

    there we go again, we approximate, we assume. But you can never say that it is that number or it isn't.

    yes, now i ask you to even with approximation to any degree, (ergo limiting towards infinity) show that 1-0.9* is anything but 0. if you do i will reference you in my paper, as i go pick my PhD and any awards i may get. :)

  3. I can't tell you what 4-pi is either, does that mean there isn't something left over? does pi = 4?

    i can tell you exactly what 4pi is. its 4 times the ratio of diameter and circumference (or there about not sure if its defined with diameter or radius) of a circle.

     

    I can also tell you exactly what 1-0.9999999999 is. its 0.00000000000(reccuring)00001, where 1 is the absolute last digit. but as we know, decimal numbers do not have a last digit in their notation, ergo that is impossible, and you never come to that 1. meaning the solution is actually 0.0000000* which we also shorten into 0

  4. it doesn't. what bothers me is that by definition 0.9* can never actually reach 1 in logical sense.

     

    1-0.9* still has something left over.

    no it does not. -.- have you even seen my mathematical, as well as philisophical proof? if you want i can prove it to you with a limit as well. (also if you dont believe me about limits, i suggest you read on them)

  5. except this

     

     

    is not 0.9* because you can't define the power of 10. Whereas you can define exactly what 0.9* is - it's 1/9*9. Which is also 1.

     

    I don't understand why seeing a number in two different forms bothers you so much. Do you have a problem with 1=-e^iπ too?

    or e being defined by a limit as well. lim(1+1/x)= e. its the exact same thing, just a different series/function

  6. it's provable by math, but it doesn't make logical sense like 1/3 recurring does so it's an argument of discussion. what's there to deny.

     
     

    the point of limit is that you can never reach it, it never gets there, that's why you don't type = 0 it can't equal that at infinity because there is no such thing as infinity in the world we live in. 

     

    Like I said, it makes sense in math, it doesn't make nearly as much sense in life like 1/3 or 2/3 does.

    its just a way of typing it ffs. a decimal notation. we have 3 (actually 4) ways to type an integer in decimal. 0.9999999, 1, 1.000000000 and 1.00000(recurring)0000001. they all hold the same value, its a downside of the decimal notation. it makes sense.

    and no, the point of limit is not that you never reach it, the point of it is it describes how a function/series behaves for big n. and that is exactly what we care about. what does this do if n rises through the roof. (also, you do type lim(expression) = number, so there)

  7. it's still not actually equaling one

    it is. because it goes to infinity. imagine a function of 1/x. its limit is 0. does it reach 0 ever. of course no, not until infinity. but its limit there is 0, ergo its lowest point is 0. this is analagous just that its a series of 1/10being summed together. the sum never reacher 1, but it limits to 1, so it must equal that at infinity

  8. what..? 9*0.09999 is not 9 and it's definitely not 9*1

    no its not. lets go over it slower

     

    0.9999*10 = 9.9999999 (all of this periodic) simple multiplication, alls good here right?

    9.9999-0.9999 ive taken the result from above, and subtracted the original number = 9 this simple subtraction gives us this result, alls good right? = so then as we agree that we have subtracted one of the 10 factors in the original multiplication, we can also say (10-1) or as its more commonly known 9*0.9999 = and as the last two expressions are equal 9*1  ergo

    0.9999 = 1

  9. I'm actually in calculus and physics.  Now, look at my avatar of the Great Washu only then you will get my posts.

    well then my homework for you, find a series i described, and calculate its limit as n approaches infinity ;)

  10. Nor, do I.  My point was simply that it would never equal 1, but how you could do some math that doesn't work to try and get another number.  I do know the math as I am in higher college Math classes, and there are actual theories of how it could though I don't support them as the math doesn't make sense.

    Umm youre not in high enough math it seems. below i have an algebraic proof of it equaling 1, you could also do an analytical with a series of fractions and its limit towards infinity to prove it :)

     

    nope. by definition 0.9999 periodic equals 1. here is the proof

     

    0.9999*10 = 9.9999999 (all of this periodic)

    9.9999-0.9999 = 9 = 9*0.9999 = 9*1 (per above) ergo

    0.9999 = 1

  11. I'll add that to my stash of information.

    yes the @ is just a keyword for the "interpreter" to know what BB code to use with the next bit of text :) 

     

    Yes, cry, the more you cry, the closer to the dark side you come.

    im already fully there. Darth Pakul i am

  12. Tagging people looks like this:

    @<Insert username here>

    Do it without the arrows.

     

    Alternatively, you can type out the BBCode like below:

    @[member='<insert username here>']

    Examples for both

    @[member=Godlygamer23]@[member='Godlygamer23']

    Sometimes it's easier to type out the BBCode.

    bb code also works without the @ sign, example Trik'Stari

  13. 0.999... will never equal 1, only if you start rounding it off a bit... You'll ge very close to one but you'll never reach it. The most recent video from vsauce explains a similar thing.

    nope. by definition 0.9999 periodic equals 1. here is the proof

     

    0.9999*10 = 9.9999999 (all of this periodic)

    9.9999-0.9999 = 9 = 9*0.9999 = 9*1 (per above) ergo

    0.9999 = 1

  14. There's a lot of people I like. Let's see if I can remember them all...(and spell their names correctly :P)

     

    There may be a few people I've forgotten, but I like every single person on this list because they pretty much always have very useful and interesting contributions to threads, and they're fun to talk to. :D

    i like you too girl <3

     

    tho 

    @tmclelland455 is bae

    @virtualTune is my bro

    @Jogostar is jogurtstar fatass bitch

    @BonBon Scott is retarded and useless

  15. Eww Python

    It's readable, but it's not very practical.

     

    Not really. Visual Studio is great, although I kind of like the text editor + separate compiler route

    python is amaizng for any kind of web server stuff, and is more than adequate for most tasks youd like to do, apart from scientific compute and hardcore games.

     

    But a separate text editor rarely offers debugging, integrated git, syncing across different computers. The separate compiler is necessary for any serious program though, as the VS2014 one is shit, and 2015 is merely adequate, and definitely not GCC

  16. Personally, C# is a fun, versatile, and easy to read and understand language. It has many different uses and can be utilized in applications ranging from game development to windows applications to mobile phone apps. By far my favorite language to program in. I'd recommend having simple ideas for a windows program and playing around with those ideas, experiment, figure out how things work and if you get stuck, google it! I taught myself C# using that methodology and It remains my go-to language when available. You will be taking a class so you don't necessarily need to become fluent beforehand, so in the meantime just have some fun and make some silly programs.

    oh i never said its bad, or useless. just, i come from python, then C++, then back to python and C#. and if i had to choose one language to use from now on, id choose python because its just so readable. if i didnt care for taht, C# is simply the best thing to come to existence ever. i adore it for most things, but since most of my code is done to teach high school kids, python is my current goto language.

  17. You assume I read your previous post. And please, I wasn't cherry picking posts, I don't care about "looking good" on a forum.

     

    But yes, mental illness is obviously the far more likely scenario. If you actually read this "story" from a slighter more reputable newspaper, you'll find out that in 2014 she spoke of suicidal thoughts after losing a close friend who died, and that she was receiving counseling from the School.

     

    But lets not be too harsh on the parents, they clearly didn't understand a mental illness when their daughter reported physical symptoms.

    well its nice to read it all before assuming, or just add a disclaimer ;)

     

    No this is the biggest reason to be harsh on parents. set an example. mental illness is just as real as any other, and increasingly more common. learning to identify and work on it early is key, not ignoring it hoping itll go away...

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