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Re:0.999...= 1 by birktj on Tuesday April 28, 2020 @12:00PM (#23008315)
What's very neat is that the algebraic argument also works for other sequences like 0.888...

x = 0.8...

10x = 8.8... = 8 + x

9x = 8

8/9 = 0.8...

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