O.9999999... = 1?
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Re: O.9999999... = 1?
O.9999999... doesn't equal 1, simply because it's an O in front, not 0 (Zero)
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Re: O.9999999... = 1?
The problem is not 0.99999999999...
10-9.9999999999999999.... seems more confusing. Can someone explain that smallest positive number?
10-9.9999999999999999.... seems more confusing. Can someone explain that smallest positive number?
Re: O.9999999... = 1?
Can someone explain to me why “a” is essentially the same as “A”? Only don’t use the whole alphabet, only use the letters a, h, x, and z. Any answers that contain letters other than those I won’t accept for some arbitrary reason. Thanks.
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Re: O.9999999... = 1?
I disagree with the notion that 0.9999999... = 1. Usually people like to "prove" this by talking about 0.333333... = 1/3, and that 1/3*3 = 1, so 0.33333...*3 = 1, and thus 0.9999... = 1. But this fails to take into account the fact that 0.33333... is merely a decimal approximation of 1/3, albeit infinitely close, just as 0.9999... is infinitely close to 1.
The two numbers are differentiated by an amount equal to 1*10^-infinity.
The two numbers are differentiated by an amount equal to 1*10^-infinity.
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