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Brain Burp Rounding??
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Alan B. Pearce email (remove spam text)
>Given:
> x = 0.9(repeating)
>Multiply both sides by 10:
> 10x = 9.9(repeating)
>Subtract x from both sides:
The fallacy in this argument is that at the end x->1, as any repeating
number is not exact.
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