User:Math Maniac/0.9 equals 1
Here are some false mathematical statements.
0.9 equals 1
[edit]0.9 does not equal 1. Neither does 0.9 or 0.99. However, 0.999... does, if there are infinitely many 9's.
Pi is a rational number
[edit]Pi has been proven to be irrational. However, some people still persist that it is rational.
Math is hard
[edit]There has been no mathematical proof that math is hard.
Numbers are boring
[edit]Numbers are not boring. Here are some colorful and interesting numbers. 1234567890
Numbers are not interesting
[edit]Numbers are interesting. However, there are some myths about numbers.
0 means nothing
[edit]0 might mean "nothing", but it means a lot in our number system. Without 0, you could not tell the difference between 11 and 101.
23 is everywhere
[edit]The myth that 23 is everywhere is just apophenia. It has been used in movies. These movies include 23 and the soon-to-come The Number 23. To find out more about this myth, click here.
353 is sexy
[edit]353 might be a sexy prime with both 347 and 359, but it is not erotic. Therefore, this picture should not be there.
10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 is the biggest number
[edit]This number, known as a googol, seems big. It is bigger than the number of atoms in the universe. It is very big, but there are bigger numbers out there.
There are exactly 10 false mathematical statements here
[edit]There are only 9 false mathematical statements here. However, that makes this a tenth one. Are there 9 or 10? Aha! There are both 9 and 10. However, that makes 9 equal 10, so 0.9 equals 1. That makes the first mathematical statement true. Therefore, there could be only 8 false mathematical statements here. Are there 8, 9, or 10? Hmmmm.