Given,
S = {0 + 0.9 + 0.09 + 0.009 + ... }
Consider,
10S = 10 {0 + 0.9 + 0.09 + 0.009 + ... }
10S = 0 + 9 + 0.9 + 0.09 + 0.009 + ...
10S = 9 + {0 + 0.9 + 0.09 + 0.009 + ... }
10S = 9 + S
9S = 9
S = 1
If the sequence continues to infinity, S will be equal to 1 by the process of limits.
2007-09-02 23:31:08
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answer #1
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answered by ideaquest 7
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METHOD 1
If you know how to sum a geometric series you can confirm that 0.99999999....
= 9/10 + 9/100 + 9/1000 + .....
= 1
METHOD 2
If not, think of it this way
0.9 is less than 1
Can you find a number that is greater than 0.9 and less than 1 ----- Yes - 0.95
0.99 is less than 1
Can you find a number that is greater than 0.9 and less than 1 ----- Yes - 0.995
0.999 is less than 1
Can you find a number that is greater than 0.9 and less than 1 ----- Yes - 0.995
If 0.99999.... is less than 1, there must be a number that exists between these two values. If you cannot find one, it must mean that these numbers are equal.
METHOD 3
1/3 = 0.3333333333333......
2/3 = 2 * 1/3 = 0.6666666666666666.........
3/3 = 3 * 1/3 = 0.9999999999999999.........
But 3/3 is 1
Therefore 0.999999999...... = 1
By the same arguments, you can prove that the limit as x approaches infinity of 1/(10^x) is 0.
2007-09-02 23:20:28
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answer #2
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answered by gudspeling 7
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This is the same as saying if you bite half of your sandwich, then half of the remaining part, and keep biting half of what you have will you ever finish?
Theoretically, no, and the same for your paradox, you will never reach 1, but we know that you will eat the last piece of your sandwich whole, and on the nines you will stop at the 50th one and say, ok this is close enough to 1, and a decimal and 50 zeros then a one, is essentially 0 in real life.
Greek philosophers were aware of similar paradoxes and there have been solutions proposed to the questions they posed similar to yours. Read more at this website for other interesting questions and answers.
2007-09-02 23:24:23
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answer #3
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answered by 037 G 6
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2016-12-31 10:37:35
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answer #4
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answered by ? 3
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subsequent addition of decimal 9 will never give 1 , it will only give a number which approximates to 1,
similarly subsequent subtraction of decimal 1 will never give 0 but a number which approximates to 0
2007-09-02 23:08:53
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answer #5
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answered by shubham_nath 3
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0.9 repeating equals 1. I'll bet a dollar on it.
http://polymathematics.typepad.com/polymath/2006/06/no_im_sorry_it_.html
2007-09-02 23:13:46
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answered by Anonymous
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2007-09-02 23:10:07
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answer #7
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answered by heart 2
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