Timeline for Why does an argument similiar to 0.999...=1 show 999...=-1?
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| Jan 25, 2016 at 23:40 | comment | added | Simply Beautiful Art | @chepner What's the difference between the fact that the value "goes" to infinity and the fact that it can be mathematically shown to equal $-1$? Think about it, it can depend on the context. | |
| Jan 24, 2016 at 0:19 | comment | added | chepner | So do I, but that's not allowed. With an infinite number of digits on the left, it doesn't matter what those digits; the value goes to infinity | |
| Jan 24, 2016 at 0:16 | comment | added | Milo Brandt | I think the OP's intention was to have infinitely many 9's before the decimal point. | |
| Jan 23, 2016 at 22:31 | history | answered | chepner | CC BY-SA 3.0 |