Shameless on 23 June 2008
| SamuelRSmith said: 1) Well, not really, it's just an error that comes from using the decimal system. No system if perfect, as fractions can often look messy and it's sometimes confusing when working with multiple fractions (Anybody know's how to multiply two decimal numbers, fractions are not as simple). 2) That's what microwaves were invented for. |
There are no errors in the decimal system. A recurring decimal never ends and can never be written in full and the infintesimal 0.999.. does in fact denote the real number 1.
You must begin to recognize that 0.999.. is a number, not a process. You believe that to find the number you must stop the process which is when the 0.999..9 = 1 proof is untrue. This is wrong.
Your final comment that the process of multiplying fractions is hard proves that you do not possess the knowledge to pose an argument.
