Well /sci/, what is it?

A bait thread.

Why are people shocked that it equals 1?

>>8274750
3 * 1/3

Because it can be treated like an infinite geometric series where a1/1-r =1. Where r is the common ratio.

[math] \displaystyle
1 = \frac {3}{3} = 3 \cdot \frac {1}{3} = 3 \cdot 0.333... = 0.999...
[/math]

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>>8274776

>>8274760
Because it doesn't look like what they think "1" is. They picture 1 as something that has concrete, almost physical bounds and that can't be "infinite." I also don't think they really understand what geometric series are.

>>8274750
It's George lucas way of writing 1

>>8274760
Because it doesn't.

>>8274750

x=0.999999……
->1000x-x =999.99999…...-0.999999……=999
->1000x-x =999x

999x=999
x=1

It does not equal 1, it tends to 1. Is this highschool all over again ?

>>8274750
[eqn]0.\overline{9} = \sum_{k=1}^{\infty}(\frac{9}{10})^k= \lim_{n\to \infty}(1-(\frac{1}{10})^n) =1[/eqn]

>>8275016
fix those brackets with \left( ... \right) pls

>>8275020
[eqn]\left\text{You}\right[/eqn]

>>8275010
No. It's equal to 1. The symbol 0.999... *represents* the limit of the series S_n = 9/10 + ... + (9/10)^n, which is 1.

>>8275036
[math] \left ( 4U \right ) [/math]

>>8274785
is it wrong though?!

>>8275191
only if you assume 1/3 isn't 0.333...

>>8275256
is it?