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Why is 0.999 = 1?

  1. Mar 29, 2005 #1

    ppt

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    why is 0.999... = 1?
    it's contradict to our logic...
     
    ppt, Mar 29, 2005
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  3. Mar 29, 2005 #2

    chroot

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    Please use the search function.

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    chroot, Mar 29, 2005
  4. Mar 29, 2005 #3

    HallsofIvy

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    To YOUR logic, maybe. Do you have a problem with the same number being represented in two different ways? Do you have the same problem with 1/2= 2/4= 6/8, etc.? As chroot implied, this has been done to death. Search the threads for information.
     
    HallsofIvy, Mar 29, 2005
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