07-23-2008, 09:41 AM
(07-23-2008, 09:21 AM)ayam link Wrote: Actually its like this
x = 0.99999
10x = 9.99999
10x-x = 10(0.99999)-0.99999
=9.99999-0.99999
=1
Actually no, Peter's was the correct way of putting it.
(07-23-2008, 09:21 AM)ayam link Wrote: =9.99999-0.99999
=1
9.99999-0.99999 doesn't = 1.
You skipped the step where you needed to put 9x = 9, and then you could simplify to x=1.

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