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26-02-2011, 10:23 AM
mjc
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0.9999 (recurring) is identical to 1 and not infinitesimally smaller than one.
Proof divide one by three
1/3 = 0.33333 (recurring)
Multiply both sides by three
1 = 0.99999 (recurring)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/0.999...
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