a jigawatt poll on limits and continuity
Does 0.999999... = 1?
posted by jigawatt at 9:51:00 PM
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
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4 Comments:
If by "0.999999..." you mean:
The limit as x approaches infiniti of 1 - (1/10^x) then ... yeah, sure!
Those who disagree also don't believe that you can get from here to there.
Ray's assumption is correct in that I am using "0.999999..." to denote an infinite number of 9's after the decimal point. His nifty formula demonstrates this well.
dude...get a life!
:o)
Engineer's Answer...Yes, close enough in all practical sense.
Mathematician's answer...1/3 = 0.33333... 3*1/3 = 1.00... 3*0.333... = 0.999... = 1.00...
Yes
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