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minus-square@apolo399@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-24 days agoSure, let’s do it in base 3. 3 in base 3 is 10, and 3^(-1) is 10^(-1), so: 1/3 in base 10 = 1/10 in base 3 0.3… in base 10 = 0.1 in base 3 Multiply by 3 on both sides: 3 × 0.3… in base 10 = 10 × 0.1 in base 3 0.9… in base 10 = 1 in base 3. But 1 in base 3 is also 1 in base 10, so: 0.9… in base 10 = 1 in base 10
minus-square@ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglish2•4 days agoYou’re having to use … to make your conversion again. If you need to to an irrational number to make your equation correct, it isn’t really correct.
minus-square@apolo399@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish4•4 days agoDo you know what an irrational number is?
Sure, let’s do it in base 3. 3 in base 3 is 10, and 3^(-1) is 10^(-1), so:
1/3 in base 10 = 1/10 in base 3
0.3… in base 10 = 0.1 in base 3
Multiply by 3 on both sides:
3 × 0.3… in base 10 = 10 × 0.1 in base 3
0.9… in base 10 = 1 in base 3.
But 1 in base 3 is also 1 in base 10, so:
0.9… in base 10 = 1 in base 10
You’re having to use … to make your conversion again. If you need to to an irrational number to make your equation correct, it isn’t really correct.
Do you know what an irrational number is?