HOW CAN 0.999... = 1 ?????
We usually round off numbers, and we do say 0.99999=1. How can 1 equal 0.999...? Well, it does, and we can prove that in two different ways.
Proof 01:
let N=0.999,
thn10N=9.999
⟹ (10N - N) = (9.999 - 0.999)
⟹ 9N = 9.000
⟹ N = 1
Proof 02:
The number "0.9999..." can be "expanded" as:
0.9999... = 0.9 + 0.09 + 0.009 + 0.0009 + ...
In other words, each term in this endless summation will have a "9" preceded by some number of zeroes. This may also be written as:
0.999... = 9/10 + 9/100 + 9/1000 .......
= 9/10 + 9/10(1/10) + 9/10(1/100) .......
= 9/10 + 9/10(1/10)¹ + 9/10(1/10)² + 9/10(1/10)³ ....
That is, this is an infinite geometric series with first term
a = 9/10 and common ratio r = 1/10. Since the size of the common ratio r is less than 1, we can use the infinite-sum formula to find the value:
0.999 = (9/10)[1/(1-1/10)]
= (9/10)[1/(9/10)]
= (9/10) (10/9)
= 1.
So the formula proves that 0.9999... = 1.
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