please don't say no, or I think I might go mad...
2006-09-17 10:00:34 · 22 answers · asked by migh 7 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Technically, No
This is one of Zeno's Paradoxes.
However, we all know that you will eventually reach the wall.
2006-09-17 10:02:30 · answer #1 · answered by Farrah 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
you fairly have 2 diverse questions, simply by fact of this the solutions are so perplexed. "If a guy walks in the direction of a wall a million/2 the area each and every step will he attain the wall" ? NO, assuming you could injury down the area into infinitely small segments. In authentic lifestyles, the respond is confident, as you could not take steps that are a tiny fraction of an inch in length. 2d question: "a guy shifting 4 ft(length) in a single step, 2 ft interior the subsequent step, a million foot interior the subsequent step...and so on. will he ever attain the wall?" That relies upon on how a processes away the wall is. See first question. If the wall under 8 ft away, confident, he will attain it. If the wall is 8 ft or greater away, no.
2016-12-15 09:32:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends how far away from the wall you are and how far your steps are. If you are 4 feet away and your first step is 3 feet, your second step will be 1.5 feet and you be there. I think you meant to ask if you step half the distance to the wall each time would you ever reach it.
2006-09-17 10:16:19 · answer #3 · answered by curtismartin123 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you will because reaching the wall is not determined by how big or small you steps are. Try an empirical investigation and see if it works or not.
2006-09-17 10:10:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'd have to but it would take forever depending on how far away it is. Even if you are traveling a fraction of a inch forward you're still going forward. 3 foot stride frist step to 1 1/2 ft to 3/4 ft to 3/8 ft. sure it will be slow going but your always going forward
2006-09-17 10:08:13 · answer #5 · answered by art m 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Only if your one step or less from the wall>
2006-09-17 10:05:29 · answer #6 · answered by Roy G. Biv 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The answer would be no, but after a few steps the amount halved will be so small you would not see any difference and it would be as if standing still.
2006-09-17 10:03:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Obviously, yes. However, if you walk half the distance to the wall each time, you'll never get to the wall.
2006-09-17 10:03:28 · answer #8 · answered by bobweb 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
no you will not, it's like dividing a number by .5 the number will get smaller and smaller but will never reach zero. i forget what it is called but there is a principle about this...
2006-09-17 12:18:25 · answer #9 · answered by cascadekid08 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes.... but at infinity....but the infinity comes quickly enough for us to reach the wall...
the famous Achilles problem....
remember, as you take shorter and shorter steps, it requires less and less time... as the number of steps tends to infinity, time tends to zero...
not a difficult concept, right?!
2006-09-17 10:07:29 · answer #10 · answered by m s 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋