Just a physicist, but I like the proof for the infinite number of prime numbers the best. It's very elegant and simple.
Isn't the proof that 0.9999... = 1 just as simple as saying 1/3 = 0.3333... and thus 1 = 3/3 = 3 * 0.3333... = 0.9999...? Or am I showing my ignorance?
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Date: 2009-02-19 05:57 pm (UTC)Isn't the proof that 0.9999... = 1 just as simple as saying 1/3 = 0.3333... and thus 1 = 3/3 = 3 * 0.3333... = 0.9999...? Or am I showing my ignorance?