IAteYourMother
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Or you can think about it this way...
Division:
1/2 = 0.5
1/4 = 0.25
Now take the inverses of those:
1/(1/2) = 2
1/(1/4) = 4
Therefore, as your denominator gets smaller (goes to 0), the result becomes infinity. And infinity is not defined, since it is not a definate number.
Division:
1/2 = 0.5
1/4 = 0.25
Now take the inverses of those:
1/(1/2) = 2
1/(1/4) = 4
Therefore, as your denominator gets smaller (goes to 0), the result becomes infinity. And infinity is not defined, since it is not a definate number.
Random Variable
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Malak
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Divide N by x, you get equal parts of N based on x. If x is 0, you have no divisions, thus whole number. You started with the whole number, it can't disappear if you don't subtract can it? The end result tends to be the unit measurement for a single part, but if you don't divide the number, then there is only one whole part isn't there? Thus you still have the whole number.
However, if you take the whole number and say there are 0 parts, as in N * 0, then you are left with 0. If there aren't any parts, then you are left with nothing.
0 parts = nothing. 0 divisions = N
Your math rules also say you can't multiply the same number against itself and get a negative result, but it says you can take the square root of a negative. Does that make sense to you too?
Okay, by your "logic" you seem to be reading "x/y" as "x divided y times". Thus your 1/0 = 1 idea. "1 divided 0 times equals 1!" Therefore, 2/1 would imply "2 divided 1 time" which would be 1, because I divided it one time! 2/1 = 1.
It's a fact: Wikipedia knows everything.
According to the bold part, then "1 division" makes no sense when saying x/1, because you don't truly have one division, you didn't divide anything.
Random Variable
Lifer
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It should be that a number divided by 0 should equal 0 instead of undefined.
If you take a 6 pieces of pie and want to give it to 1 person, that person will get all six peices. If you want to take 6 pieces of pie and give it to 3 people, each will get 2 peices.
If you have 6 peices of pie and don't have anyone to give it too, no one will get any peices of pie, ie 0.
If you take a 6 pieces of pie and want to give it to 1 person, that person will get all six peices. If you want to take 6 pieces of pie and give it to 3 people, each will get 2 peices.
If you have 6 peices of pie and don't have anyone to give it too, no one will get any peices of pie, ie 0.
You're forced to give it to the divisor number of people, that's the nature of math, and why some people love math so much - it's strict. So if it's 1, you're forced to give the whole pie (6 pieces) to that one. Now try 0.
I don't see why you can't just realize that it's dividend divided INTO divisor number of parts. x/0 is x divided into 0 parts, which makes no mathematical or logical sense, and therefore is undefined. x/1 is x divided into 1 part, thus x. Make sense yet? If not, you're beyond help and I suggest you consider my signature thoroughly and to fruition.
Schadenfroh
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BrokenVisage
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Originally posted by: JohnCU
Originally posted by: IAteYourMother
then why do you mention it?
because the world revolves around calculus.
The world revolves???
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