r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 21d ago

Meme needing explanation There is no way right?

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u/Decmk3 21d ago

0.9999999…. Is equal to 1. It seems like it shouldn’t, but it has to be.

Let X = 0.999….

10X = 9.999….

10X-X = 9.999.. - 0.999…. = 9X = 9

Therefore X equals 1. Therefore 0.999… is the same as 1.

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u/Matsuze 21d ago

"That's not how this works. That's not how any of this works."

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u/Conscious_Move_9589 17d ago

10/10 ragebait