Equality of Real Numbers/Examples/One Half

Examples on Equality of Real Numbers

The numbers $\dfrac 1 2$ and $\dfrac 2 4$ are equal, as they both correspond with the point which is the midpoint of the line segment from $0$ to $1$ on the real number line.


Sources

  • 1971: Wilfred Kaplan and Donald J. Lewis: Calculus and Linear Algebra ... (previous) ... (next): Introduction: Review of Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry: $\text{0-1}$: The Real Numbers
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