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0.999999... = 1

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Doutor Mau
Dec 4, 2015

First note that 0.999... = 9 10 + 9 100 + 9 1000 + . . . 0.999... = \frac{9}{10} +\frac{9}{100} +\frac{9}{1000} +...

The value of the right-hand side is given by the formula:

9 10 ( 1 r ) \frac{\frac{9}{10}}{(1-r)} where r = 1 10 \frac{1}{10} (sum of infinite series).

Calculating this formula we have 9 10 ( 1 r ) = 9 10 1 1 10 = 1 \frac{\frac{9}{10}}{(1-r)} = \frac{\frac{9}{10}}{1-\frac{1}{10}} = 1

Colin Carmody
Nov 30, 2015

Or 0.9999... =x 9.99999... =10x 9=9x 1=x=0.99999...

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