Prove that 1.6 = 1.7 = 2

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25 Oct 04 06:38

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25 Oct 04 06:38

Prove that 1.6 = 1.7 = 2

ranjan sinha

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31 Oct 04 07:44

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Originally posted by AThousandYoung

how can you prove something which is obviously wrong? Burtrand Russel has rightly said that mathematics is the queen of science, where there is no scope for inaccuracy unless you resort to pseudologic which may appear correct but which actually is specious logic.

piderman

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31 Oct 04 07:45

By using some wrong methods like infinite sequences.

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01 Nov 04 02:04

You use scientific notation. In scientific notation, there's an uncertainty in the last digit, so 1.6=1.7. To one significant figure, both equal 2.