03-10-2009, 07:23 AM
Damn you. I can't let this go.
![[Image: unicorn.jpg]](http://mrbarlow.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/unicorn.jpg)
There is always a number between .9999.... and 1. It's .9999....9. No matter how many 9s there are, there will always be another 9 to add on. The flaw with your math is that if x = .999... then 10x = 9.999...0 and 9.999...0 - .999... does not equal 9.
Ok seriously. Done.
![[Image: unicorn.jpg]](http://mrbarlow.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/unicorn.jpg)
There is always a number between .9999.... and 1. It's .9999....9. No matter how many 9s there are, there will always be another 9 to add on. The flaw with your math is that if x = .999... then 10x = 9.999...0 and 9.999...0 - .999... does not equal 9.
Ok seriously. Done.
That's what she said.