Zeno's Paradox

Consider making infinitely many steps towards a set distance away from you. If each one of those steps take time, how would you ever get to your destination. Zeno's paradox illustrates this perfectly. Play with the app, and see if you can make sense of it.

 

Ben Dietrich

 
Resource Type
Activity
Tags
achilles  hair  infiniti  limits  paradox  race  tortoise  vs.  zeno 
Target Group (Age)
16 – 19+
Language
English
 
 
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5.0
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