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T_Samner T_Samner is offline
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I looked at your links and researched it a bit more and you are, in fact, correct. Had you used the algebraic argument I would have accepted the fact more quickly.


Let x = 0.999... Then 10x = 9.999...

10x = 9.999...
- x = 0.999...
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9x = 9

And therefore x is also equal to 1.
Old 10-27-2006, 12:04 PM
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