If 0.999(etc) = 1, does 1 - 0.999 go to zero?

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If 0.999(etc) = 1, does 1 - 0.999 go to zero?

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RE: If 0.999(etc) = 1, does 1 - 0.999 go to zero?

February 21, 2013 at 6:40 am

Yep, you cannot have 0.00(infinity)1.

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If 0.999(etc) = 1, does 1 - 0.999 go to zero? - by Euler - January 26, 2013 at 7:59 pm

RE: If 0.999(etc) = 1, does 1 - 0.999 go to zero? - by Tiberius - February 5, 2013 at 7:54 pm

RE: If 0.999(etc) = 1, does 1 - 0.999 go to zero? - by LastPoet - February 5, 2013 at 7:59 pm

RE: If 0.999(etc) = 1, does 1 - 0.999 go to zero? - by Tiberius - February 5, 2013 at 8:06 pm

RE: If 0.999(etc) = 1, does 1 - 0.999 go to zero? - by Dee Dee Ramone - February 5, 2013 at 8:54 pm

RE: If 0.999(etc) = 1, does 1 - 0.999 go to zero? - by Tiberius - February 6, 2013 at 4:43 am

RE: If 0.999(etc) = 1, does 1 - 0.999 go to zero? - by Jackalope - February 5, 2013 at 9:02 pm

Re: RE: If 0.999(etc) = 1, does 1 - 0.999 go to zero? - by fr0d0 - February 6, 2013 at 3:25 am

RE: If 0.999(etc) = 1, does 1 - 0.999 go to zero? - by Aractus - February 17, 2013 at 6:46 am

RE: If 0.999(etc) = 1, does 1 - 0.999 go to zero? - by Aractus - February 20, 2013 at 4:15 am

RE: If 0.999(etc) = 1, does 1 - 0.999 go to zero? - by pocaracas - February 20, 2013 at 3:10 pm

RE: If 0.999(etc) = 1, does 1 - 0.999 go to zero? - by Venom7513 - April 30, 2013 at 10:06 am

RE: If 0.999(etc) = 1, does 1 - 0.999 go to zero? - by Aractus - February 21, 2013 at 6:37 am

RE: If 0.999(etc) = 1, does 1 - 0.999 go to zero? - by LastPoet - February 21, 2013 at 6:40 am

RE: If 0.999(etc) = 1, does 1 - 0.999 go to zero? - by Waratah - February 21, 2013 at 6:50 am

RE: If 0.999(etc) = 1, does 1 - 0.999 go to zero? - by Tiberius - February 21, 2013 at 7:12 am

RE: If 0.999(etc) = 1, does 1 - 0.999 go to zero? - by Aractus - February 21, 2013 at 7:20 am

RE: If 0.999(etc) = 1, does 1 - 0.999 go to zero? - by pocaracas - February 21, 2013 at 7:45 am

RE: If 0.999(etc) = 1, does 1 - 0.999 go to zero? - by Tiberius - February 21, 2013 at 7:23 am

RE: If 0.999(etc) = 1, does 1 - 0.999 go to zero? - by Tiberius - February 21, 2013 at 8:07 am

RE: If 0.999(etc) = 1, does 1 - 0.999 go to zero? - by pocaracas - February 21, 2013 at 8:58 am

RE: If 0.999(etc) = 1, does 1 - 0.999 go to zero? - by Tiberius - February 21, 2013 at 9:24 am

RE: If 0.999(etc) = 1, does 1 - 0.999 go to zero? - by pocaracas - February 21, 2013 at 9:51 am

RE: If 0.999(etc) = 1, does 1 - 0.999 go to zero? - by Tiberius - February 21, 2013 at 3:49 pm

RE: If 0.999(etc) = 1, does 1 - 0.999 go to zero? - by pocaracas - February 21, 2013 at 5:23 pm

RE: If 0.999(etc) = 1, does 1 - 0.999 go to zero? - by LastPoet - February 21, 2013 at 5:32 pm

RE: If 0.999(etc) = 1, does 1 - 0.999 go to zero? - by Mister Agenda - April 30, 2013 at 12:17 pm

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