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 9:24 am (This post was last modified: February 21, 2013 at 9:25 am by Tiberius.)

(February 21, 2013 at 8:58 am)pocaracas Wrote: There are some infinities greater than other infinities.
#N < #R

True in the sense that some are "countable" and others are not. However, in the sense you used it in, the infinities are the same, since you are using the same variable (x).

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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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