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12-22-09, 01:14 PM   #1
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Math paradox

Hi all!
Here's my math paradox, which I already posted on a few forums, and now I thought let's post it here!

To prevent that this post goes over the character limit, let's say a sequence of numbers between brackets stands for infinite repetition.
Example: 0.[3] = 0.333333333333333...

I say that 0.[9] = 1
Code:
  x     = 0.[9]
10x     = 9.[9]

10x - x = 9.[9] - 0.[9]
 9x     = 9
  x     = 1

x = 1
x = 0.[9]

x = x
1 = 0.[9]
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