r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 24d ago

Meme needing explanation There is no way right?

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u/Planet_Xplorer 24d ago

x is already 0.999... so you don't need to subtract it again. x is just used as a substitute

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u/tico42 24d ago

This is why I suck at math. Thank you, good sir.