0.99999~ = 1 ?

I'm don't have much knowledge of mathematics, but I do remember being taught that an asymtote (which of course is the curve of a function like y=1/x) never reaches a line that it approaches. For example, if y=1/x, then as x approaches infinity, y approaches zero. The curve approaches, but never touches, the x-axis.What I'm getting from this thread is that 0.9999~ does in fact equal 1. Then similarly, does the asymtote does actually reach the line it approaches?IGIT Edited by InGodITrust, : No reason given.Edited by InGodITrust, : No reason given.Edited by InGodITrust, : No reason given.Edited by InGodITrust, : No reason given.

Okay, I worded that wrong, Mr Jack. What I meant to ask was if, in the example of y=1/x, the curve touches the x-axis.Thanks
IGITEdit---I responded to your last post before you had added to it, so disregard the question above. And thanks for the reply.IGITEdited by InGodITrust, : No reason given.Edited by InGodITrust, : No reason given.