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    3 days 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.