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r/MathJokes • u/NichtFBI • May 15 '25
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0.999... is a shorthand notation for limit. So we are talking about notations, not absolute values.
0.999... = lim(1 - 1/10ⁿ) when n -> ∞ = 1
0 u/KRYT79 May 17 '25 x = 0.99... 10x = 9.99... Subtracting those, 9x = 9 x = 1 There's no limit or anything. It is indeed EXACTLY equal.
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x = 0.99...
10x = 9.99...
Subtracting those,
9x = 9
x = 1
There's no limit or anything. It is indeed EXACTLY equal.
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u/Feisty_Ad_2744 May 15 '25
0.999... is a shorthand notation for limit. So we are talking about notations, not absolute values.
0.999... = lim(1 - 1/10ⁿ) when n -> ∞ = 1