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Subject: Re: Subtle Math Questions
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In article <1991Apr22.235606.10856@ms.uky.edu> ghot@ms.uky.edu (Allan Adler) writes:
>
>(1) Any positive real number can be represented as an infinite
>   decimal (e.g.3.14159265358979323846...), possibly ending in
>   all zeroes or all ones. We teach students how to add decimals.

An infinitely long decimal that *ends* in zero or one??? This is a trick
question, right?


>(5) Galileo gives constructions for regular pentagons and regular
>    7-gons somewhere in his collected works. How accurate are his
>    constructions ? (Yes, look them up. That's where I found them.)

I'm not sure how many high-school libraries have the collected works
of Galileo.