In a 2015 interview with Rolling Stone, Howard explained that he had formulated his own language of logic, which he called Terryology, and which he was keeping secret until he had patented it. This logic language would be used to prove his contention that "1 x 1 = 2".[28]
"How can it equal one?" he said. "If one times one equals one that means that two is of no value because one times itself has no effect. One times one equals two because the square root of four is two, so what's the square root of two? Should be one, but we're told it's two, and that cannot be."[28]
Heh, it was funny.
I remain of the opinion that idiots have always existed and in the exact same concentration. The only difference between now and the past is that today social media gives idiots the opportunity to broadcast their idiocy to the world whereas in the past you would have been subject to peer review before publishing.
As such, i don't worry about what a freakin actor has to say about math, just as i don't care what that rapper i never heard of has to say about the planet being flat.
I do care when Gwynneth Paltrow and her idiotic Goop (or what's it called) sell dangerous food items or when the playmate Jenny McCarthy convinces parents not to vaccinate. Until mr Howard convinces banks to calculate interest using his formula, let him bark at whatever tree he wants.
Btw,
-sqrt(2) is irrational
-1+1= 2 but 1x1=1
- you should switch your choice in the Monty Hall problem.
Originally posted by @sh76No. 1.4 is equal to 7/5, so 1.4*(50/49) = (7*50)/(5*49) is a rational number.
And one way to express it is "1.4(50/49)"
Originally posted by @lemondropIt's possible to find the square root of 2 to be a rational but there is one big caveat. you can't use our current number theory to prove it. You have to use non-numerical theory, or cognitive intuition if you will.
the actor Terrence Howard appeared on the TV show, The View, and claimed that he had proof (his own) that the square root of 2 was a rational number
laughable?
he was very serious
First consider that 2 is a complete number with no decimals or fractions. It is just 2. Easy enough.
Now comes the tricky part.
Consider reality, or at least one theory of reality, that states you can only divide matter in half before you reach nothingness at the sub atomic and/or quantum level. The key here is that after a certain amount of dividing matter in the real world, you end up with nothing. It's only in the number theory world where you can divide an infinite number of times. In the real world you cant.
So, using that concept. If you take the square root of 2 and start the infinite decimal process, at some point you move from the real world into the fictional world because you can't keep dividing something (or taking the square) an infinite amount of times.
it's like a Limit in calculus. Once you pass the barrier between the real world and the theoretical world you need to stop calculating. it is at THAT POINT where you have found the square root of 2. Because if you square that number you will reach the REAL world 2 which will be as whole a 2 as there CAN be.
It's a tough one to grasp if you are stuck on our current number theory but remember that the number theory we use is just a tool. Our tool is not designed to answer, What is the square root of 2.
Food for thought. 😉
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To be fair, I like that explanation more than the 'even numbers' argument.
Not too sure it is immediately clear to a non mathematician, but I guess you will argue that is not your concern.
I would argue that I do not have a poor comprehension of Maths, but you are entitled to your opinion.
And no one can ever take that away from you