Originally posted by: Cerebus451
Originally posted by: RichardE
1/3 = .333
2/3 = .666
3/3 = 1
3/3 = .99999999999999.......
1 = .99999...
That is all

:beer:
Wait, why stop there?
8/9 = 9/9 - 1/9, amirite?
That's like, 1.000... - 0.111...
That's like, 0.999...
So, 8/9 = 0.999..., but 0.999... = 1, so 8/9 = 1, amirite?
W00t, just eliminated another of those pesky numbers from the real number system.
Better yet, 0.999...is a rational number (being a repeating decimal and all). Since we are all smarter than a 5th grader, we know the other wonderful property of all rational numbers, that being there exist integers A & B such that A/B = 0.999...
A homework assignment for all the jeanyuses out there is to come up with integers A & B such that A/B = 0.999...
Once we establish that 0.999... is even a number, then we can discuss it's equality with other numbers.