(September 22, 2009 at 3:24 pm)leo-rcc Wrote: Okay I stand corrected on that one, however .999 to infinity - .888 to infinity does not equal zero though both are infinite.
Uh. sure it doesn't, because those aren't the same numbers. o.O
The way I understand it is through fractions. To me it's just another way of expressing 1 through symbols, like how 2/2 = 1
It also helps to think of the fraction 1/3 to better understand. We all know 3/3 = 1
1/3 = .333...
1/3 + 1/3 = .333... + .333...
2/3 = .666...
2/3 +1/3 = .666... + .333...
3/3 = .999...
3/3 = 1 therefore .999 = 1
Does that make it clearer?
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