.999999999999999999999=1 Much better than 2=1

[Empire 30]

Alright, you're gonna need the higher thought process of repeating decimals (which many of you don't have).

Let a = .999999999 repeating

1) a = .9999999999999 repeating

2) 10a = 9.99999999999999 repeating

3) 10a - a = 9.99999999999999 repeating - a

4) 9a = 9.99999999 repeating - .999999999 repeating

5) 9a = 9

6) a = 1

7) a = 1 = .9999999999 repeating

8) Profit

Win!

This also uses the fact of infinite number sequences, which I'm sure blows many people's minds on this forum. To explain, an infinite number does not have a finite number of numbers, so you can take one away from the infinite number and it will still be an infinite number.

Bah, I feel like I have to explain this at an 8th grade math level. I haven't even posted yet.

[Neur0 34]

It's called limits bro.

[I <3 People of Color 2]

Alright, you're gonna need the higher thought process of repeating decimals (which many of you don't have).

Let a = .999999999 repeating

1) a = .9999999999999 repeating

2) 10a = 9.99999999999999 repeating

3) 10a - a = 9.99999999999999 repeating - a

4) 9a = 9.99999999 repeating - .999999999 repeating

5) 9a = 9

6) a = 1

7) a = 1 = .9999999999 repeating

8) Profit

Win!

This also uses the fact of infinite number sequences, which I'm sure blows many people's minds on this forum. To explain, an infinite number does not have a finite number of numbers, so you can take one away from the infinite number and it will still be an infinite number.

Bah, I feel like I have to explain this at an 8th grade math level. I haven't even posted yet.

in step 4 if you took .999999999 from one side wouldn't you have to take it from the other?

[Empire 30]

i know that wookie... i was trying to explain in basicer math

@ people of color

please look at step 3...

10a - a = 10(.9999999999999999999) - (.9999999999999999999) = 9a

this is just a really weird example of limits to. lim of x as x approaches 1 is 1. lolz

[I <3 People of Color 2]

This stuff is confusing lol.

[DeadlySilence 0]

Where are you people getting these numbers from!?!?

Agh.. So many numbers my head hurts. D:

[Empire 30]

geometry honors in 8th grade lolz

5 years ago

[Dojima 7619]

Easier way to explain it is simply, 7/9 = 0.777... 8/9 = 0.888... therefore 9/9 = 0.999... and also 1.

[Nitestalker 792]

actually...

.999999999 = .999999999

[Zachmanman 877]

needs an 8 on the end

you're wrong

[Guest formerlyaeth]

lrn2 7th-grade-math

[SOSBrigade 78]

Where are you people getting these numbers from!?!?

Agh.. So many numbers my head hurts. D:

Learned something similar to this in calc...

[ctark 1983]

Easier way to explain it is simply, 7/9 = 0.777... 8/9 = 0.888... therefore 9/9 = 0.999... and also 1.

I personally like the thirds one:

1/3 = .33333

2/3 = .66666

3/3 = .99999

3/3 = 1/1 = 1

therefore .99999 = 1

[Guest formerlyaeth]

are you guys fucking stupid?

i learned this in algebra 1

[subgunner 0]

I told this to my friends and now I'm smart!

[Dojima 7619]

I personally like the thirds one:

1/3 = .33333

2/3 = .66666

3/3 = .99999

3/3 = 1/1 = 1

therefore .99999 = 1

Yep, either or.