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[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

0.(9)=0.(3)*3=1/3*3=1

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Beautiful. Is that true or am I tricked?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

0.3 is definitely NOT equal 1/3.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I guess 0.(3) means infinite 0.33333…. which is equal to 1/3

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Yes, 0.(3) means repeating 3 in fractional part.

And there is entire wiki page on 0.(9)