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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy

11-18-2007, 08:10 PM

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Maths: why does 987654321 / 123456789 = 8.000000073

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Re: Maths: why does 987654321 / 123456789 = 8.000000073

eh, i'll explain a little. if you compare successive lines in the picture, you can see what is happening. it's a consequence of the fact that eight is two less than ten, the base of the decimal...

Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy

11-18-2007, 08:01 PM

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Maths: why does 987654321 / 123456789 = 8.000000073

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Re: Maths: why does 987654321 / 123456789 = 8.000000073

because (http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-042JSpring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm)

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