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[-] blue@ttrpg.network 14 points 2 years ago

x = 5/9 is not 9/9. 5/9 = .55555...

You're proving that 0.555... equals 5/9 (which it does), not that it equals 1 (which it doesn't).

It's absolutely not the same result as x = 0.999... as you claim.

this post was submitted on 27 Jun 2024
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