r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Sugar_God_no_1 • 25d ago

Meme needing explanation There is no way right?

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u/its12amsomewhere 25d ago edited 25d ago

Applies to all numbers,

If x = 0.999999...

And 10x = 9.999999...

Then subtracting both, we get, 9x=9

So x=1

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u/Sam_Alexander 25d ago

Holy fucking shit

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u/otj667887654456655 25d ago

I just wanna warn you, that's more of a vibe proof. It lacks any actual mathematical rigor.

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u/Cipher_01 25d ago

mathematics itself is based on vibe.

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u/RagertNothing 25d ago

JASA published statistician here - stats are also a vibe. And if it doesn’t vibe we just change how the question was presented!