You trust your calculator? :)

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From: "David W. Gulley" <dgulley@DESTINYDESIGNS.COM>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2001 7:57 AM
Subject: Re: [OT]: ENOUGH! (was: "Re: [OT]: Brain Burp Rounding??")


> Earlier in this thread, the most simple (IMO)) proof that
> 0.999(Repeating) = 1 was shown using no magic, mirrors or divides by 0.
>
>  There are 3 thirds in a whole (ie 3*(1/3) = 1)
>   and, 1/3 = 0.33333333(repeating forever) (divide it out and see!)
>     Multiply that by 3 and get 0.99999999(repeating forever) (try it!)
>
>     Therefore 1 = 0.99999999(repeating forever)
>
> It may be uncomfortable, but it is true!
>
> Show me any flaw, trick, or error in this example.
>
> David W. Gulley
> Destiny Designs
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