Does 0.999... Equal 1?

[steven787]

HappySqurriel said:

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.

 

It really isn't ...

On the left hand side of my equation I will deal with numbers using fractions, on the right hand side of my equation I will deal with numbers using decimals

1 = 1

1/3 = 0.333...

(1/3)*3 = (0.333...)*3

1 = 0.999...

 

 

 

Now, I see that you guys want to keep insisting that 1/3 = .333333.  it doesn't it's ~.