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Title: Infinate problems
Post by: Tazero on February 23, 2009, 07:47:19 pm

I only have 2-3 Problems that end up with an endless eqaution

10/7
7/3
4/3

Title: Re: Infinate problems
Post by: Aqua on February 23, 2009, 07:51:24 pm

First of all, those aren't equations... equations need to have something equalling something else.

Second of all, those are called irrational numbers :P
Or well... The 10/7 is...

7/3 & 4/3 have repeating decimals.

Title: Re: Infinate problems
Post by: Tazero on February 23, 2009, 07:55:33 pm

Think like this
10/7 translates to 3/10 in the long run so they're rationals

Title: Re: Infinate problems
Post by: shdwlink1993 on February 23, 2009, 08:36:01 pm

Err... Perhaps I'm not in the same math class as you and therefore might have missed a lesson on "strange" numbers, but perhaps you could kindly explain HOW you arrived at the conclusion that they translate into eachother? Because a repeating 1.428571 is NOT, I repeat, NOT equal to 0.3.

Title: Re: Infinate problems
Post by: tSwitch on February 23, 2009, 10:06:41 pm

22/7

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