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0.(9) strictly equals to 1. I guarantee it. (corrected from german convention system to imperial one) gaynigger94 edited this message on 02/14/2009 12:51PM |
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| Posted On: 02/14/2009 12:44PM |
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gayfine upstanding member of society94 Posted:
strange convention you’re using |
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| Posted On: 02/14/2009 12:48PM |
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Well, yes. It’s fairly obvious to anybody who understand who to sum a geometric series.
Simply sum
9/10 + 9/100 + 9/1000 + 9/10000 + ... = 9/10* (1/(1-1/10)) = 9/10* (1/(9/10)) = 9/10 * 10/9 = 1 |
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| Posted On: 02/14/2009 12:51PM |
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gayfine upstanding member of society94 Posted:
still, since when do brackets mean recurring decimals? |
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| Posted On: 02/14/2009 12:56PM |
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Inertia Posted: Oh, I forgot that Maths really differs in US and Europe, sorry. |
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| Posted On: 02/14/2009 1:05PM |
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