I think it has to do with the fact that 100 can't be divided by 3. When you say 1/3 you are dealing with a perfect "scale" (figuratively speaking). I guess technically 1/3 wouldn't be .333 extended; it's just as close as it will get.
If you ever put together a puzzle and find a piece that doesn't fit exactly but relatively close, I think you can squeeze it in.
That's because 10/3=3.(3). That's equal to 3.33333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333
And so, we lose a 0.000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001 or whatever, the 1 being somewhere close to infinite. I think something like this should be possible: 0.(0)1
It is well known that every mathematical equation can't be solved for sure (i mean that 1/3 in computers is 0.3333333333333333333333......4 and that is wrong, but it is only way to calculate something. You can't use 0.3333... just 0.3333...4.
Jeez, since when did we get interested in mathmatics?
0.333 , is not the 1/3 of 1.. so just forget it.
0.999 is not = 1.. It's Close to, but not Quite!
That's simply why you cant divide 1 by anything else than Pair Numbers, or itself. While .333, .666 and .999 can be divided by only 1, 3, the double of itself or itself.
Capcy
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hmmm MATHS my most popular subject... Okay you want to find if 0.999~ = 1 well lets see:
Your formula is: 10(0.999~)-0.999~=1 hmmm i find this to be wrong. Reason being: 0.999~ being infinate is still 0.0~1 off from reaching the whole numeral being 1 all it needs is 0.0~1 to make itself a whole number.
I have always found math very hard but somehow I sometimes finds it enterresting as long as it's not about solving some equation.
This whole thing of the 1/3 is possible depends on how you want the awnser to be. In float it has infinity decimals but sometimes you want it to be in fractional number and in that case (1/3)*3=1. Then we can talk about roots and pow... 0.5root(10)=100
And for those who didn't know: Sqrt(-1)=i and sqrt(i)=Sin(45)+iCos(45). I like imaginary vaules.
0.9... to infinity is just a theory based on the fact that 0.3... to infinity existed, in practice there is no such a number like 0.9... that's why when you try to get that number you get 1 as result.
And this is merely caused by the base we use, 10. in binary 0.1... to infinity equals 1
