Zeno's paradoxes (Achilles and the tortoise)

Published On :2021-07-08 16:42:00

 In it, Achilles must first reach the position from which the tortoise has left, and in the meantime, the tortoise will have advanced a little from its first position, so Achilles must cross the new distance that the tortoise has traveled.

In it, Achilles must first reach the position from which the tortoise has left, and in the meantime, the tortoise will have advanced a little from its first position, so Achilles must cross the new distance that the tortoise has traveled. During Achilles' running, the tortoise is slightly ahead, and so on.

  So Achilles gets a little closer to the tortoise, but he can't catch up with the tortoise.