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Jul 23, 2014
3:48
:55
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Blue Print
Here you go...
X=.9999999999999.....
10x=9.99999999999....
10x-x=9.9999999999.... - .999999999999....
9x=9
X=1
Therefore
.999999999.... = 1
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Infinity - Paradox - Achilles and the Tortoise
tarmstrong
7/23/14 3:42pm
This guy's pretty good at explaining this stuff
TheRowdy
7/23/14 3:45pm
I still don't agree...
tarmstrong
7/23/14 4:05pm
It's called limit theory and is the basis of calculus.
Blue Print
7/23/14 4:08pm
That's the whole point. In a convergent series sum, at infinity that sum IS two
TheRowdy
7/23/14 5:09pm
Here you go...
Blue Print
7/23/14 3:48pm
I accept the fact that I will never understand that.
Cougar-Duck
7/23/14 3:53pm
Haha, I see what you did there. 10x-x doesn't get rid of the x. 10x/x does
CougarEat
7/23/14 3:58pm
10x - x = 9x. Correct as shown.
Blue Print
7/23/14 4:00pm
My head is about to explode
CougarEat
7/23/14 4:04pm
1/3 + 2/3 = 3/3 = 1
Noni Fruit
7/23/14 4:16pm
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