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diff --git a/_posts/2019-09-30-recurring-decimals.md b/_posts/2019-09-30-recurring-decimals.md index 83d949c..1151c19 100644 --- a/_posts/2019-09-30-recurring-decimals.md +++ b/_posts/2019-09-30-recurring-decimals.md @@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ excerpt: > category: Math mathjax: true --- +{% include common/mathjax_workaround.md %} + First, let's determine that $$ @@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ $$ 0.(9) = 1 $$ -This is counter-intuitive, but demonstrably true. +This may seem counter-intuitive, but demonstrably true. If $$0.(9) \neq 1$$, then $$\exists n \in \reals: 0.(9) < n < 1$$. To put it another way, there must be a number greater than 0.(9) and lesser than 1, equal to neither. |