Comment on I just cited myself.
zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 4 months agoThey multiplied both sides by 10.
0.9999… times 10 is 9.9999…
X times 10 is 10x.
Comment on I just cited myself.
zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 4 months agoThey multiplied both sides by 10.
0.9999… times 10 is 9.9999…
X times 10 is 10x.
SmartmanApps@programming.dev 4 months ago
10x is 9.9999999…
As I said, they didn’t substitute on both sides, only one, thus breaking the rules around rearranging algebra. Anything you do to one side you have to do to the other.