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Dividing by zero.

Name: Anonymous 2006-09-29 10:01

Why can't it give me an answer when I divide by zero?

Name: Fanku 2006-09-29 16:31

You see, the computer can't handle dividing by zero. Deividing by zero gives an answer of infinity, which is beyond a computers comprehension.

Name: Anonymous 2006-09-29 19:15

>>2
No...

Just no.

Name: Anonymous 2006-09-29 21:51

it's written in the stars (lol posting with links -g)

Name: Anonymous 2006-09-30 0:17

>>3
infinite 0s fit into 1

1/1=1
1/0.1=10
1/0.0000000000001.=10000000000000
etc..

Name: Anonymous 2006-09-30 1:53

>>5
That has nothing to do with why >>2 is an idiot.

Name: Anonymous 2006-09-30 2:27

the reason why doing anything /0 is undefined is because it can an infinite amount of answers...from very small to very large...it isnt defined.

Name: Anonymous 2006-09-30 9:04

>>7
that is 0/0
X/0 (with X different from 0) is infinite

Name: Anonymous 2006-09-30 11:25

>>8
Oh really? As I've said before:
set X=1.

If 1/0 = infinity, then infinity x 0 = 1.

2 x 0 = 3 x 0
(2 x 0) x infinity = (3 x 0) x infinity
2 x (0 x infinity) = 3 x (0 x infinity)
2 x 1 = 3 x 1
2 = 3

so 1/0 cannot equal infinity.

Name: Anonymous 2006-09-30 23:44

>>9
Infinity is not a variable or concrete number, it is a mathematical concept; you cannot just shove it into a simple algebraic equation.  Doing that is like me saying:

2 x 0 = 3 x 0
(2 x 0) x human soul = (3 x 0) x human soul
2 x (0 x human soul) = 3 x (0 x human soul)
2 x 1 = 3 x 1
2 = 3

so 1/0 cannot equal human soul.

Because the thing I plugged in doesn't belong in algebraic equations, my conclusion makes no sense.  Also, you are a fucking idiot.

Name: Anonymous 2006-10-01 0:22 (sage)

Fuck the OP for being a troll, fuck the rest of you for feeding the troll.

Name: Anonymous 2006-10-01 6:14

>>10
I copied that from a maths textbook.

Name: Anonymous 2006-10-06 17:19

>>10

Which is a reason why 1 =/= .999...

Name: Anonymous 2006-10-06 17:49

>>13
Shut up. You're bad at math and you should feel bad.

Name: Anonymous 2006-10-06 22:09 (sage)

the fucking hell is this '=/=' shit? I ain't never heard of it before.

Name: Anonymous 2006-10-06 23:27

>>15
It's a very long equals sign with a line drawn through it. Use your imagination, man.

Name: Anonymous 2006-10-07 0:22

>>15 When you see that sign say, "is not." =/=

Name: Anonymous 2006-10-07 4:35

"=/=" ≠ "≠"

Learn to use the character map.

Name: Anonymous 2006-10-07 7:18

>>18

"=/=" = "≠"

Learn to not use the character map.

Name: Anonymous 2006-10-07 18:41

>>18 speaks the truth.

Name: Anonymous 2006-10-07 22:07

"=/=" != "≠"

Name: Anonymous 2006-10-07 22:16

!= = != = =/= = ≠ != =

Name: Anonymous 2006-10-08 13:23

The truth is x/0

Name: Anonymous 2006-10-08 18:56

>>23
So the truth is undefined?

Name: Anonymous 2006-10-08 21:28

>>24
Yes.

Name: Anonymous 2006-10-08 21:47

#define TRUE (!FALSE)

Name: Anonymous 2006-10-09 0:22

How about a real answer?

One definition of division is like so:

x/y = z iff z * y = x

If y = 0 and x != 0, then there is no z which will ever satisfy this.
If y = 0 and x = 0, then ANY z will satisfy this. Since this is not a very useful property, we constrain this to be illegal (if you want to reason about this sort of thing, you use limits and just talk about behavior where both sides are approaching zero or what-have-you).

Name: Anonymous 2006-10-14 22:05

>!= = != = ≠ != =
fixed
=/= = x/0 = nothing = stupid retarded faggotry = go back to gaia
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