Does 0.999... Equal 1?

[Rath]

theprof00 said:

dtewi said:
Yes, 0.999999999............... does equal 1.

Let's use a simple algebraeic equation.

Let c = 0.999...

10c= 9.9999.....

10c -c = 9

9c/9 = 1.

c = c

1 = 0.999...

learned this is school today?

it's wrong. it's an over simplification.

 

Would you care to prove it wrong?