# Does .999999 = 1    vPOLL

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**Created:** [June 20, 2006, 8:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/does-999999-1-vpoll/13546 "2006-06-20T08:06:47Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 7, 2006, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/does-999999-1-vpoll/13546/124 "2006-12-07T18:25:58Z")

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> [@Clean Baldy](#):
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> Guys, its not .9999, its .9999~ meaning the 9 continues on forever.
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> The only reason that they say it is equal, is because you cannot subtract it from 1, because you cannot have 0.00000~, because that equals 0. And you cannot say “well, theres a 1 at the end there” but, there isn’t. The .9999~ goes on for eternity, just like the .0000~ does. It never stops to put the 1, meaning, its 0. so, 1-1 = 0. 1 - .9999~ = 0.0000~ which also equals 0.
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> I still think its unequal and that the math is flawed, because it is a different number. Just because you cant WRITE .000000~ with it wanting to have a 1 at the end, does not mean that it doesn’t exist!
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> 🙂
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> But, in essense of mathematics today, it does in fact equal 1. Sadly.

i have a strong, small amount of physics skill…

for a folk tale and cool math problem .999999 could equal 1 depending on sig figs…but this is infinate soo no

although when calculating say a satilites path of passing pluto to do research and the camera/hightechequiptment need to be in the right place (where really really small numbers matter) the difference between .99999999 and 1 is hundreds of thousands of miles… and if nasa just said “close enough” you wouldet be gettin pics of pluto…

just my 3 cents

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