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Who intuits that 10 is closer to infinity than 5?

 
 
rosborne979
 
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Reply Tue 26 Jun, 2007 06:00 am
BlueAwesomeness wrote:
By technically, I don't mean non-mathematically. I've had math teachers put infinity on a number line.

Must have been a really long number line.
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g day
 
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Reply Sun 8 Jul, 2007 11:07 pm
Must have been shockingly bad maths teacher!

The only number line infinity goes on is the one in non-euclidean geometry as your horizon where parallel lines meet, and if you enjoy doing maths in that space good luck to you!
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