x = .999...
10x = 9.999...
9x = 9.999... - .999...
9x = 9
x = 1
.999... = 1
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Edited by The Cellar Door: 10/13/2014 2:21:27 PM[quote] 9x = 9.999... - .999... 9x = 9 [/quote] Now I understand the concept of 1=.999..., I'm not trying to argue against it, but from my knowledge you can't do what you did in the lines I quoted, you would have to subtract .999.... From 9x as well. I could be wrong but I'd like an explanation for why you can do this.