This has been puzzling me for years

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thread starter Syxd Oct 11 2010 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

0.5 + 0.25 = 0.75 0.75 + 0.125 = 0.875 0.875 + 0.0625 = 0.9375 0.9375 + 0.03125 = 0.96875 0.96875 + 0.015625 = 0.984375 ..And it goes on. Did you get the pattern? Will the answer hit "1" eventually? If you didn't understand, think about a person filling exactly half a cup with water. Then, the person fills it with half of what he did before, which is quarter of the cup, which means that 3/4 of the cup is filled. And it goes on. Will the cup eventually be completely filled? srsansersplzkthx

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MrMojoRisin 10/11/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Sure?

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iRAWR 10/11/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Eventually. But i dont think the number will hit 1

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xVolcomStone 10/11/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

No, I don't think it'll ever get filled... Just more and more close to it...

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askmiller 10/11/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

no, it will never bee full. it will hit .99999 and go on forever, but never bee full.

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xPlaydohx 10/11/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

If it's not simple maths I suck, you might as well speak gibberish.

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Fenrir 10/11/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

This reminds me of of asymptote

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Syxd 10/11/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] Fenrir : This reminds me of of asymptote [/quote] Just googled Asymptote. Yea, they're pretty much the same thing, except this is with numbers.

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darkzero49 10/11/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] askmiller : no, it will never bee full. it will hit .99999 and go on forever, but never bee full. [/quote] Yeah it will go on to .9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 and still never get to one

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Makethemutesing 10/11/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

In case of the real-world scenario, the amounts of water will become too small to measure, and eventually nothing more will be added to the glass.

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greenelf + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Yes, but at one point, it's close enough. [quote] greenelf : (.999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999) [/quote]

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Syxd 10/11/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] Makethemutesing : In case of the real-world scenario, the amounts of water will become too small to measure, and eventually nothing more will be added to the glass. [/quote] The example of adding water to a cup was to make it more understandable.

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guydudeasian 10/11/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] Makethemutesing : In case of the real-world scenario, the amounts of water will become too small to measure, and eventually nothing more will be added to the glass. [/quote] True. Eventually, it'd be so small you'd be on the atomic/subatomic level. This reminds me of fractals.

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Excitement 10/11/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Isn't that like saying how 1/3 = 0.333333333333333333333... You multiply both sides by 3 and you get 3/3 = 0.999999999999999999999... But 3/3 is equal to one, so that means 1 = 0.9999999999999999999999...

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Syxd 10/11/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] Excitement : Isn't that like saying how 1/3 = 0.333333333333333333333... You multiply both sides by 3 and you get 3/3 = 0.999999999999999999999... But 3/3 is equal to one, so that means 1 = 0.9999999999999999999999... [/quote] Pretty much, but not exactly.

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