Infinite Decimal Basics

Which is greater: 1 or 0.999...?

Both are the same 1 0.999...

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3 solutions

Lâm Lê
Sep 4, 2020

1 ÷ 3 = 0. 3 1÷3=0.\overline{3}

3 × 3 = 9 0. 3 × 3 = 0. 9 = 1 3×3=9\Rightarrow0.\overline{3}×3=0.\overline{9}=1

1 = 0. 9 \color{#20A900}\boxed{1=0.\overline{9}}

Mahdi Raza
Aug 1, 2020

x = 0. 99 ( 1 ) 10 x = 9. 99 ( 2 ) \begin{aligned} x&= 0.\overline{99} &\ldots (1) \\ 10x&= 9.\overline{99} &\ldots (2) \end{aligned}

( 1 ) ( 2 ) 9 x = 9 x = 1 (1) - (2) \implies 9x = 9 \implies x =1

Hence both are equal

First we find the value of 0.999...

0.999...=x 9.999...=10x

Subtracting gives us 9=9x

Solving gives us 1=x

1=1, so they are E q u a l \boxed{Equal}

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