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Re: .999~ = 1?
Old 12-22-2003, 12:58 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by Yoda9864
Well, no it isn't.

.11111111111 repeating is 1/9 right?
.22222222222 repeating is 2/9 right?
so wouldn't .99999999 repeating be 9/9?
Yes, it is. There are numerous mathematical equations to prove it, you showed one. I've forgotten the others, and then I've seen some that are confusing as hell. But they all come back to prove that it's equal.
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