Thread: .999~ = 1
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Re: .999~ = 1

Don't think .999999999... = 1?

Think about it! Between any two numbers, there must needs be another number. For example, between 1 and 3 there is 2; between .5 and .6 there is .55; you can satisfy yourself if you don't buy it. Anyway, try to find a number between .999999... and 1 ... you can't, as they are the same number (just as you probably couldn't find a number between 2 and, well, 2).

Anyway, check out the authority on the matter: Dr. Math
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