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[Rahl]

That's right, Uncle Rahl needs you!  Or rather, his friend could use the assistance.  A buddy of mine was in a bit of an edit war on wikipedia with some yahoo who refuses to believe .999 repeating equals 1 when taken to infinite precision.  Right now, the page is locked from further edits while a vote is tabulated to determine what the community says.  So I'm requesting any of you wiki fiends to go vote for him (have to register first).

The Page

And for those of you who don't believe the statement about .9999 = 1, go here.

Thank you.

[*MAFIA* Phantom]

i read it, and it's wrong.  .9999....9 will never be 1 because it can never be a whole number. Even after reading that page they try to explain it in fraction forms but they did it wrong.

[*MAFIA* Balthazar]

Numbers scare me.

[*MAFIA* Bonehead]

I agree with phantom, you cant redefine the number system just to make yourself look smart, .9999999999999 99 no matter how many points and 9's you add it will always be just that.

[Sgt.Malbert]

I think phantom and bonehead are rite cause no number is equal to another number except for itself. 2 is not = to 1 just like .9999999...is not = to 1

[HaVoK]

You guys aren't reading all of which he wrote.  He wrote when taken to the infinite precision or something like that then it would be equal to 1.  Of course to be most accurate you would want to put it in some sort of fraction, but to be most accurate of all you need that little line over the end of the 9 to signify that it is repeating.  However, as Rahl said, it would be 1 because if it was taken to the infinite precision or what ever then it would have to be rounded to give the most feasable answer.

[*MAFIA* Bonehead]

Just bullshit 9 is 9 and even if you said nine infinite times its still 9! 1 is 1 and 9 is 9 not .99999999> = 1 or ^999999> = 1 blah blah get it? good I hope or else I will pop off your head and skull fuck you!

[ThaSnyper]

9 is 9 no matter what, doesnt matter about "precision". .99999 is just that... sure if you ROUNDED it, then it would be 1. But its not. Whoever came up with that site is a moron. He uses the expression 1/2 = 3/6 as an argument for it? Stating that things can be expressed differently and mean the same thing. Well they are the same things. .999 and 1 are not. Im an Architecht student at Texas A&M and Ive run this by a few of my buddies and they agree. Sorry Rahl. Love ya but we believe that he is wrong.

[*MAFIA* Phantom]

Havok']You guys aren't reading all of which he wrote.  He wrote when taken to the infinite precision or something like that then it would be equal to 1.

yea we did read that cuz that was the main point of that whole page. And it's still wrong.

[iLLUSi0N]

I understand the argument you're making. It's a good argument but I just don't buy it. Using .333333~ to represent 1/3 is a concept and you shouldn't really multiply 3 x .333333~ to get an answer... you should multiply 3 x 1/3 because it will give you a more accurate answer and oh my god what the fuck am I talking about I should be high right now........... ........ I'm going to go reevaluate my life. :XXsmoker:

[ThaSnyper]

Thats not really accurate either. You start making numbers accurate AFTER you use them. You would multiply something by .333333 whatever THEN youll cut that number down to what ever decimal or whatever you want it. Do yall get that? Again, Ive done drafting and engineering stuff I know what Im talking about haha.

[Missa]

You're all fucking nerds.

[MadMedic]

You're all fucking nerds.

Missa, this is a video game forum for an FPS clan. I think we're all nerds.

[*MAFIA* Capsloc]

well from what i remember in geometry i remember that .9999999999999 99999999999999 999999999 would come to equal 1 at a certain point.

[MadMedic]

Ok we all know that 10x-x=9x
substitute one in for x and you get 10-1=9, True right
now substitute x=.99999999 repeating in
and you get: 9.999999999-.999999999=9x
simplify: 9=9x
divide: 1=x
substitute: .9999999999=1