On Apr 29, 4:00=A0pm, "Storm" <N...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Please bear with me if I am not following a protocal for the group.
>
> My step daughter is in 9th grade math (she is in 7th grade).
> She asked me earlier in the week if .999 going off in to infinity is the
> same thing as 1.
That's correct.
>
> I said no. =A0
That's wrong.
> Close...but no.
Sorry, it's yes.
> I am by far no pro at math.
Then you should have no problem being corrected.
> She insists its the same, because her math teacher said so...
You think her teacher is wrong? In what way?
>
> But, I do seem to remember a math teacher telling me that mathmatically,
i=
t
> can be the same as one. =A0In reality it is not. =A0
Ok, here we have the teacher who's wrong, not your daughter's.
> He told me to think of two
> lines. =A0To be parallel, the need to be the same distance apart...say
1. =
=A0If
> they are .999999 apart...eventually they will meet. =A0
Nonsense. You misunderstood or your teacher explained it wrong.
> And, no matter how far
> out you go in to infinity, you still will not reach 1.
What does "go in to infinity" mean? And why wouldn't it be 1?
> Best I can think of is that this is a mathmatical concept, that exists
on
> paper....
Exists in reality too.
> Can anyone here give an answer that makes sense to me, or her?
No, I just take the word of those who do know the answer.
Do a Google search. This topic is frequently beaten to death
here and in sci.math.
And the answer never changes. It's always 1.
> Thanks....
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