Thread: 0=-1 (Calculus Puzzle)
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Re: 0=-1 (Calculus Puzzle)
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Originally Posted by jblay View Post
1=.99999...
The ellipsis means infinitely repeating decimal so

.99999... means limit(sum(9/10^i,i,1,n),n,inf) = 1

there is no contradiction.


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