Re: Is 0.999999.... (infinite) equal to 1?
Exactly! So where do we draw the line to say one equals the other?
If we agree .999998=1 is false, then how is .99999repeating= 1.0000repeating? we have crossed over where acceptance is given to rounding thus creating equality. However the fact still remains there is a differnce, though microscopical in amount.
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Originally Posted by The_Big_K
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Okay. Let's note something here : "Infinity". Shall we have a separate discussion on 'infinity'?
If we extend 0.999999... to infinity, probably we'll end up equaling 1. I do not quite agree with 0.999999 = 1 or 0.9999998 = 1. We all know that its NOT equal to one.
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