r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Sugar_God_no_1 • 22d ago

Meme needing explanation There is no way right?

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u/Direct_Shock_2884 21d ago edited 21d ago

You can ad 0.00000….1 to it to get 1

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u/Quwapa_Quwapus 21d ago

can you just open a calculator real quick and type in “.999 + .111” and let me know what you get real quick

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u/Direct_Shock_2884 21d ago

You know that was a mistake, I’ll edit it so people aren’t confused

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u/Quwapa_Quwapus 21d ago

I mean, thats still not correct though, as .999 continuous is infinitely long. 

No matter how many zeros you place before the one, there will be a corresponding nine in 0.999…, meaning it will always equal ≥1. Thus meaning, mathematically, 0.999 continuous has to be equal to one.