Apur-ee.265 net.math utcsrgv!utzoo!decvax!pur-ee!davy Mon Mar 15 11:09:25 1982 You Too Can Be A Math Genius I always liked the following proof: _ [1] x = .999 _ [2] 10x = 9.99 [multiply by 10] [3] 9x = 9.0 [subtract [1] from [2]] [4] x = 1.0 [divide by 9] _ _ But, in [1], we have x = .999, therefore, .999 is exactly equal to 1. Please don't start a discussion on what is "wrong" with this, I know what is wrong with it. However, at a first glance, it is rather surprising. --Dave Curry pur-ee!davy ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.