We have all been taught that a million is equal to 10^6, billion is 10^9, trillion is 10^12, quadrillion is 10^15, quintillion is 10^18 and the list continues. This type of system is what is taught in virtually the entirety of the English-speaking world. This system states that billion is a thousand million, trillion isContinue reading “Old British Number System vs American Number System”
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Why 0.9999999… is Equal To 1
One of the most debated topics between mathematicians is whether 0.999999999… (where the 9s go on forever) and 1 are the same. The reason for such a debate is due to the fact that whenever a number less than 9 is divided by 9 it becomes a decimal where the number keeps repeating forever. WhatContinue reading “Why 0.9999999… is Equal To 1”
The Ramanujan Summation: One of the Most Astonishing Wonders of Mathematics
What do you think the sum of every natural number would be? Most of you would guess infinity. But there exists a summation which plays with numbers which states that all the natural numbers added together instead equals -(1/12)!!!! (Exclamation mark does not mean factorial). . This summation was discovered by Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.Continue reading “The Ramanujan Summation: One of the Most Astonishing Wonders of Mathematics”
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