| Grex > Reality > #67: .9 repeat. |
| .9 repeat. | 
Feb 12 02:20 UTC 2004 |
Is .9 repeating forever the same as 1?
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Feb 12 02:48 UTC 2004 |
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Feb 13 20:39 UTC 2004 |
DOM"Y Eorr
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Feb 15 23:53 UTC 2004 |
It's only 1 if you add .0 repeating forever with the *intention* of eventually ending with a 1.
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Feb 17 01:23 UTC 2004 |
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Feb 26 23:41 UTC 2004 |
WEIRD. Mr Fischl thinks it's malarky, But Mr Bowers has some proof for it! Weird. I guess I don't really care.
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May 16 03:29 UTC 2004 |
Weird.
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Sep 23 01:56 UTC 2006 |
Jp2 is right. .9999.... is defined to be 1. Consider: Let x = .999... Then 10x = 9.999... Then 9x = 10x - x = 9.999... - .999... = 9 => x = 1. QED