Does .999999 = 1 vPOLL

[Zer0DazE]

its been awhile since i’ve done math… but… how do you get from:

• x = -0.999…
  to
  9x = 9.000… = 9
  ?

to get from - x = - 0.9999~ to the next step, you would have to multiply both sides by -9. when you do so, you can’t multiple -9 by -0.9999~ because it will only give you an approximate #, it will NOT give you 9. it’s impossible to multiply that without rounding.

and like sureshot said, 1/3 does not equal .3333~

1 does NOT equal 0.9999~ there is a place for 0.9999~ on the number line, and it is IMMEDIATELY TO THE LEFT of 1.0.

/thread.

yes, 1/3 does = .33333~
pull out your calculator and divide 1 by 3

and read the thread and you will see how you go from
x = .9999
to
10x = 9.9999
to
9x = 9
to
x = 1

it is a very basic formula