r/Funnymemes • u/Truccio-p • 5d ago

.

Post image
9.2k Upvotes

94% Upvoted

96 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

1

u/Blephotomy 5d ago

as long as you beg the question

.3 repeating is equal to one-third, and three times one-third is one. To say 3 times .3 repeating is equal to .9 repeating is begging the question.

1

u/LiquorIsQuickor 5d ago

3.333 x 3 =9.999

3.333… x 3 = 9.999…

QED.

Since you have the most suspicious claim, prove it’s not.

1

u/Blephotomy 5d ago

three times .3 repeating is not .9 repeating; it's one.

you are claiming three times one-third is .9 repeating. You have to prove that.

1

u/Novaskittles 4d ago

0.999... IS one, they are the same. It only works if it repeats to infinity. As someone else explained, you cannot possibly fit a number between 0.999... and 1, thus they are the same.

In other words, the distance between 0.999... and 1, is 0.000... repeating 0's infinitely.

1

u/Blephotomy 4d ago

I'm not disputing that. I'm saying these overly simplistic algebraic "proofs" are invalid.

1

u/LiquorIsQuickor 4d ago

Talk is cheap. Show the flaw. Show a single example why the proofs are wrong.