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[+] -14 points 2 years ago (4 children)

X=.5555...

10x=5.5555...

Subtract x from both sides.

9x=5

X=1 .5555 must equal 1.

There it isn't. Because that math is bullshit.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago

    x = 5/9 is not 9/9. 5/9 = .55555...

    You're proving that 0.555... equals 5/9 (which it does), not that it equals 1 (which it doesn't).

    It's absolutely not the same result as x = 0.999... as you claim.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago*

    Lol what? How did you conclude that if 9x = 5 then x = 1? Surely you didn't pass algebra in high school, otherwise you could see that getting x from 9x = 5 requires dividing both sides by 9, which yields x = 5/9, i.e. 0.555... = 5/9 since x = 0.555....

    Also, you shouldn't just use uppercase X in place of lowercase x or vice versa. Case is usually significant for variable names.

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