My answer to my father about dividing by 0.

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trissy
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07 Nov 2010, 11:52 am

just for amusement's sake, i think this might explain why 0/0 doesn't equal 1.

1 = 0/0 = (2*0)/0 = 2*(0/0) = 2*1 = 2

1 = 2 ? Oh no...

zero is both intriguing and infuriating because it messes everything up so much!

fun thread to read, although some of it broke my brain...too complicated!

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07 Nov 2010, 12:15 pm

trissy wrote:

Don't knock it. Zero is what makes subtraction possible. It is not good for division.

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trissy
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07 Nov 2010, 3:24 pm

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Don't knock it. Zero is what makes subtraction possible. It is not good for division.

psssh...subtraction! who needs it? ;-)

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07 Nov 2010, 3:40 pm

trissy wrote:

Pretty much. By the way, welcome to wrong planet.

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07 Nov 2010, 3:46 pm

Jono wrote:

By the way, welcome to wrong planet.

Thanks!

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