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Is there an answer to Zeno's paradox of "Achilles and the tortoise"?
I'm not sure if there is an answer or way to resolve this paradox nor do I know if it would go in the category of physics or math (even though I've heard that as a math problem it was solved a few centuries ago).It goes something like a tortoise runs ahead of Achilles but it is Achilles who is always behind it and ALWAYS only makes it as far as the last spot where the tortoise was no matter how infinitemestal..:uhh:..or something to that effect.I'm sorry to say that I can't really explain to well.There's a link below that'll explain it better
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achilles_and_the_Tortoise#Achilles_and_the_tortoise
My question is though has there been in a way to mathematically solve it and/or is there a way to solve it at all?.
I'm not sure if there is an answer or way to resolve this paradox nor do I know if it would go in the category of physics or math (even though I've heard that as a math problem it was solved a few centuries ago).It goes something like a tortoise runs ahead of Achilles but it is Achilles who is always behind it and ALWAYS only makes it as far as the last spot where the tortoise was no matter how infinitemestal..:uhh:..or something to that effect.I'm sorry to say that I can't really explain to well.There's a link below that'll explain it better
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achilles_and_the_Tortoise#Achilles_and_the_tortoise
My question is though has there been in a way to mathematically solve it and/or is there a way to solve it at all?.