infinity*0

genius

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17 Oct 03

genius

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17 Oct 03

what is infinity times zero?

KFC Bognor

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17 Oct 03

Infinity is not a number, it is a concept, but apparently anything multiplied by 0 is 0, so probably 0.

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18 Oct 03

Originally posted by KFC Bognor
Infinity is not a number, it is a concept, but apparently anything multiplied by 0 is 0, so probably 0.

nope-not zero

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TheMaster37

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18 Oct 03

Originally posted by genius
what is infinity times zero?

Infinity times 0 isn't defined.

Anything times 0 is 0, yes, but not for infinity. You can treat infinity as a number with addition to a certain height, but not with multiplication.

Look at this (Name infnity I for now);

1/I = 0, so 1 = 0*I
2/I = 0, so 2 = 0*I
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and so on.

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18 Oct 03

Thank God, there are more math experts on this site besides The Noble Poultry ...

kyrontf

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19 Oct 03

i am no expert in this but why does 1/I = 0?

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19 Oct 03

Originally posted by kyrontf
i am no expert in this but why does 1/I = 0?

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19 Oct 03

oh wait, i figured it out, infinity being everything, anything devided by infinity = 0 😛

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19 Oct 03

uhhh, i think so anyway..... right?🙄

TheMaster37

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19 Oct 03

Originally posted by kyrontf
uhhh, i think so anyway..... right?🙄

Ivanhoe, check the caln RUNning pawn, all mathematicians, and we all know eachother in real life 🙂

Let's say we have one chocolate bar to divide amongst infinitely many people. What everyone gets must be smaller then anything you can hold. Smaller then 1/100, even smaller then 1/100000000, and so on....the only number we can get with that property is 0. In other words, 1/I=0

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19 Oct 03

yes, makes sense

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19 Oct 03

Lang leve The Illustrious RUNning Pawn Clan !

RUN = Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen

I was wondering what that meant. Now I know ... great !

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genius

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19 Oct 03

Originally posted by TheMaster37
Infinity times 0 isn't defined.

Anything times 0 is 0, yes, but not for infinity. You can treat infinity as a number with addition to a certain height, but not with multiplication.

Look at this (Name infnity I for now);

1/I = 0, so 1 = 0*I
2/I = 0, so 2 = 0*I
.
.
.
and so on.

nope-there is an answer, and a proof to go with it...!

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21 Oct 03

Originally posted by genius
nope-there is an answer, and a proof to go with it...!

What about this!

0*I = lim(x -> 0) x * tan(x + pi()/2))
= -1