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Posted on 9/16/19 at 11:13 pm to HempHead
quote:That's my thinking. Theoretically you can have three equal thirds. In reality it's impossible.
One piece will still weigh more than the others, even if infinitesimally.
Posted on 9/16/19 at 11:13 pm to CFDoc
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This story is irrational
Posted on 9/16/19 at 11:15 pm to Jon Ham
By measuring you create error. The error is in measuring the smaller parts. You don’t reduce mass by chopping things in thirds.
Posted on 9/16/19 at 11:15 pm to Jon Ham
Give each 3 pounds and spend one pound on hookers and blow.
Posted on 9/16/19 at 11:15 pm to MrLarson
quote:
ust ask? Split 10 in equal parts
This might hurt your brain to accept...
3.333 repeating... multiplied by 3.... is exactly equal to 10.
Posted on 9/16/19 at 11:15 pm to northshorebamaman
I wish they had covered this scenario in Alabama public schools. Maybe I'd be able to respond to the galaxy brained thoughts of someone from Arkansas.
Posted on 9/16/19 at 11:16 pm to HempHead
quote:
I can't provide a mathematical proof as to why 10 can not be perfectly divisible by 3.
But you CAN provide mathematical proof that it IS perfectly divisible by 3.
Posted on 9/16/19 at 11:17 pm to PhiTiger1764
quote:
3.333 repeating... multiplied by 3.... is exactly equal to 10.
No, it isn't. It is close, but it isn't exact, mathematically speaking.
This post was edited on 9/16/19 at 11:19 pm
Posted on 9/16/19 at 11:18 pm to HempHead
quote:
No, it isn't. It is close, but it isn't exact, mathematically speaking.
It is exact. I am sorry. It is.
Posted on 9/16/19 at 11:19 pm to Jon Ham
Is this like where it’s impossible to touch something?
For example, if you put your finger 4 feet from a wall and move it halfway closer, now you’re 2 feet away. Move it closer by half.. now you’re 1 foot away. Then half a foot, then a quarter, etc.
You keep dividing and dividing and never hit zero.
Mathematically, you should never actually touch the wall. Or something like that.
For example, if you put your finger 4 feet from a wall and move it halfway closer, now you’re 2 feet away. Move it closer by half.. now you’re 1 foot away. Then half a foot, then a quarter, etc.
You keep dividing and dividing and never hit zero.
Mathematically, you should never actually touch the wall. Or something like that.
This post was edited on 9/16/19 at 11:21 pm
Posted on 9/16/19 at 11:20 pm to MrLarson
quote:
Split 10 in equal parts
So I have a 10 inch ruler that I’m trying to split into 3 equal parts. Instead of using inches though, I’ll create a new unit of measurement called “jonnies.” One jonnie is equal to 1/12 of 10 inches. I can then take that 10 inch ruler and divide it into 3 equal 4 jonnie pieces.
Posted on 9/16/19 at 11:20 pm to PhiTiger1764
I'm legitimately interested in this. How is it exact? Is there not always a repeating digit? I've never been a math guy so I know next to nothing.
Posted on 9/16/19 at 11:21 pm to PhiTiger1764
quote:
This might hurt your brain to accept...
Lets just say all 3 got 4.3kish and consider it a day. Unless you want to to go to infinitum with the 3's.
Hence the premise of the op
Posted on 9/16/19 at 11:23 pm to Jon Ham
quote:
. I can then take that 10 inch ruler and divide it into 3 equal 4 jonnie pieces.
Now divide that equally between 3 parties.
Posted on 9/16/19 at 11:23 pm to MrLarson
quote:Exactly. Equal thirds are only possible in theory.
Lets just say all 3 got 4.3kish and consider it a day. Unless you want to to go to infinitum with the 3's.
Posted on 9/16/19 at 11:26 pm to HempHead
quote:
I'm legitimately interested in this. How is it exact? Is there not always a repeating digit? I've never been a math guy so I know next to nothing.
There are probably several good YouTube videos that could attempt to explain the concept much better than I could on here. Search for something like “0.999 repeating proof” or “0.999 = 1 proof”
It is a concept learned in Calculus.
Posted on 9/16/19 at 11:26 pm to Kafka
10 divided by 3 = prizza
Posted on 9/16/19 at 11:27 pm to PhiTiger1764
quote:
It is a concept learned in Calculus.
Thank God I got a B.A.
Posted on 9/16/19 at 11:27 pm to northshorebamaman
quote:yea that’s not true. If I have 6 apples I can split them evenly amongst three friends easily
Because you can't split anything into true thirds
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