Name:
Anonymous
2007-02-18 15:23
x= .999 repeating
10x = 9.999 repeating
10x-x = 9.999 repeating - .999 repeating
9x= 9
x=1
Name:
Anonymous
2007-02-18 18:37
>>4
http://qntm.org/pointnine
http://descmath.com/diag/nines.html
http://www.cut-the-knot.org/arithmetic/999999.shtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/0.999... (and before you cry foul, note that nearly every paragraph has a footnote, of which there are more than sixty. It's not unsourced and unverifiable.)
So, given multiple corroborating proofs from multiple sources, the burden of proof is on you. Where's the mathematical trickery?