Re: [Mid] A lesson in Algorism

Do you know the way you can prove that you can outrun a
bullet as long as you can maintain any ( no matter how
slow ) constant speed?

                    Conal

>From: "Charles J. Cohen" <charles@eecs.umich.edu>
>Reply-To: sca-middle@midrealm.org
>To: sca-middle@midrealm.org
>Subject: [Mid] A lesson in Algorism
>Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 14:41:50 -0400 (EDT)
>
>I'll need to use those new fangled arabic numerals.
>
>Anyway, let x = 0.99999... (where ... means the nines continue
>forever).
>
>10x = 9.99999....
>
> 10x 9.99999...
> - x -0.99999...
> --- -----------
> 9x 9
>
>Therefore, 9x = 9, or x = 1.
>
>Neat, huh ? - Midair
>
>
>From: "Charles J. Cohen" <charles@eecs.umich.edu>
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