> Tony Knight wrote:
>
> > 2 * 1 + 0 = 2 + 0 / 30
> 2 * 1 / 0 = 2 . 0 . 30
>
> This one is wrong!!!
> Any number divided by 0 is infinite.
> So...the left side is infinite, the right side is not.
no. Any non-zero number divided by zero results in an infinite answer.
0/0, however, is strictly "undefined".
3/0 = X is the same as X*0 = 3, thus X=infinity
0/0 = X is the same as X*0 = 0, thus X can be ANY number (thus,
undefined).
-Taner "Wait... why am I replying to the list?" ;-)
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