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minus-squarethrowawayacc0430@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-24 days ago1/3 = 0.(3) (digits in parenthesis indicate repeating) 2/3 = 0.(6) 3/3 = 0.(9) which is equal to 1 btw https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/0.999… Despite common misconceptions, 0.999… is not “almost exactly 1” or “very, very nearly but not quite 1”; rather, “0.999…” and “1” represent exactly the same number.
1/3 = 0.(3) (digits in parenthesis indicate repeating)
2/3 = 0.(6)
3/3 = 0.(9) which is equal to 1 btw
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/0.999…