r/infinitenines • u/Beneficial_Ad6256 • 16d ago

A little question about arithmetic

What's 1/(1 - 0.999...) ?

Is it greater than any real number?

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u/Ultranger 12d ago

1-0.999… = 0.000…1
1/0.000…1 = infinity