1=0.999999999999999999999999999999999..., page-20

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    Let's break this down step by step.

    We all know what 1/3rd is when you write it in decimal notation. It's like this:

    0.333333333.....with a dot over the last 3, to tell you that it continues to infinity.

    So- obviously we know that if we multiply 1/3 by three, that equals 1. With me so far?

    Now, if we multiply 0.333333....repeating to infinity, by three, what do we get?

    0.99999999...repeating to infinity.

    But we've just seen that 1/3 multiplied by 3 equals 1.

    Therefore, 0.9999999...repeating equals 1.

    QED.
 
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