balderdash@lemmy.zip to memes@lemmy.world · edit-26 months agoEDIT: I THINK I STAND CORRECTEDlemmy.zipimagemessage-square182fedilinkarrow-up1300arrow-down149file-text
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I considered deleting the post, but this seems more cowardly than just admitting I was wrong. But TIL something!
minus-squareNomecks@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down4·edit-26 months agoLet’s set X equal to n…9999999 (an inifinite number of 9s). X dollar bills is worth -1 dollars. Don’t believe me? Add one to it. 0, carry the 1, 0 carry the one ad nauseum. X+1 = 0 so X=-1
Let’s set X equal to n…9999999 (an inifinite number of 9s). X dollar bills is worth -1 dollars. Don’t believe me? Add one to it. 0, carry the 1, 0 carry the one ad nauseum. X+1 = 0 so X=-1