| Off-Topic Discussion - Does .9 repeating = 1?#14 @#7 when i add 0.1 9 times i arrive at the reasonable answer of 0.9. if i try and add the numeric representation of 1/9 ( which is not actually possible) 9 times, i start by trying 0.11 and then 0.111… | stoo |
| Off-Topic Discussion - Does .9 repeating = 1?#12 #8 i guessing while in school learning this, you were in a class studying math? and yes that is a proof acceptable in any number theory class. question is the equation sigma(x - infinity) = (1/2)^x eq… | stoo |
| Off-Topic Discussion - Does .9 repeating = 1?#7 to post # three, while it may not look like it from your post, what you did was continiously add 1/9, however on the last one, you forgot to carry the remainder. | stoo |
| Off-Topic Discussion - Does .9 repeating = 1?#6 the mathematical idea you are looking for is called convergence and divergence. the idea is that 0.9 repeating can be as close to 1 as you want it to be. it then steps out of theory and into engineeri… | stoo |
| General Chess Discussion - Chess teacher#11 slow is better for learning, yes, only because minute is not enough time for our brains to learn anything. in fact i believe i read somewhere it was around 5 to minutes for our brains to shift somethi… | stoo |