0.99999... = 9/10 + 9/100 + 9/1000 + ... = 9*( 1/10 + 1/100 + 1/1000 + ... ) = 9*sum( (1/10)^n, n=1..inf ) = 9*(1/(1 - 1/10)-1) #geometric series sum = 9*(10/9 - 1) = 9*(1/9) = 1 QED