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9 Nov 2021

Given information

It is given that x=0.999999

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1.

to determine whether is  less than or equal to 1.

let  .

  appears to be less than 1 however it also appears to be infinitely close to 1.

The difference between   and 1 can only be determined by the value and place of its last decimal, however the decimal is continuously repeating. This suggests that there can be no discernable difference between 1 and  .

Therefore   must be equal to one.

 

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