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Old 02-07-2006, 10:23 PM
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Along those same lines, but without the divide-by-zero, I've always liked the proof as to why 0.9(bar) equals 1.

(what I wouldn't give for a bar notation...)

let x = 0.9(bar)
Therefore 10x = 9.9(bar)
Thus 10x - x = 9.9(bar) - 0.9(bar)
Thus 9x = 9
Thus x = 1
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