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2007-04-02 13:03:31
Canadian_Sniper_X
Member
+45|6944|Kamloops, BC Canada
(Note x^2 is 'x squared')

x = 1   x^2 = 1

x = x^2

x - 1 = x^2 - 1

(x - 1) = (x - 1)(x + 1)


(x - 1)/(x - 1) = (x - 1)(x + 1)/(x - 1)

1 = x + 1

therefore 1 = 2

or my skills in paint.

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Last edited by Canadian_Sniper_X (2007-04-02 13:04:29)

2007-04-02 13:16:58
Archer
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+161|6879|Canuckistan
math r 4 squarez lolololo
2007-04-02 13:18:48
DUnlimited
got any popo lolo intersting?
+1,160|6919|cuntshitlake

(x - 1)/(x - 1) = (x - 1)(x + 1)/(x - 1)

You can't divide by zero

so (x-1)/(x-1) is not 1

Last edited by DeathUnlimited (2007-04-02 13:26:25)

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2007-04-02 13:19:18
acEofspadEs6313
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It can't work because the step that says 1 = X+1 doesn't work.
2007-04-02 13:21:27
Nessie09
I "fix" things
+107|7125|The Netherlands

DeathUnlimited wrote:

(x - 1)/(x - 1) = (x - 1)(x + 1)/(x - 1)

You can't divide by zero
Yes that is probably where it goes wrong.
2007-04-02 13:22:36
Liberal-Sl@yer
Certified BF2S Asshole
+131|6911|The edge of sanity

acEofspadEs6313 wrote:

It can't work because the step that says 1 = X+1 doesn't work.
thats right in a sense but u could say that the specific equation 1 = x + 1 is equal to 0 therfore changing the value of x
2007-04-02 13:24:15
too_money2007
Member
+145|6764|Keller, Tx

DeathUnlimited wrote:

(x - 1)/(x - 1) = (x - 1)(x + 1)/(x - 1)

You can't divide by zero
Well, you technically can. 100/0 = 100, because you're not really dividing 100 by anything. Right?
2007-04-02 13:26:05
l41e
Member
+677|7104

too_money2007 wrote:

DeathUnlimited wrote:

(x - 1)/(x - 1) = (x - 1)(x + 1)/(x - 1)

You can't divide by zero
Well, you technically can. 100/0 = 100, because you're not really dividing 100 by anything. Right?
Take a pie. Now divide it into zero pieces.
2007-04-02 13:26:54
jimmanycricket
EBC Member
+56|7111|Cambridge, England
no, the problem is the dividing by zero
2007-04-02 13:29:56
DUnlimited
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jimmanycricket wrote:

no, the problem is the dividing by zero...
...Which I stated
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2007-04-02 13:31:00
DUnlimited
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+1,160|6919|cuntshitlake

k30dxedle wrote:

too_money2007 wrote:

DeathUnlimited wrote:

(x - 1)/(x - 1) = (x - 1)(x + 1)/(x - 1)

You can't divide by zero
Well, you technically can. 100/0 = 100, because you're not really dividing 100 by anything. Right?
Take a pie. Now divide it into zero pieces.
easy way, yes.

Now too_money, go learn some maths.
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2007-04-02 13:31:29
justice
OctoPoster
+978|7196|OctoLand

Canadian_Sniper_X wrote:

(Note x^2 is 'x squared')

x = 1   x^2 = 1

x = x^2
Well that's wrong for a start, any mathmatician knows thats wrong.
I know fucking karate
2007-04-02 13:31:47
jimmanycricket
EBC Member
+56|7111|Cambridge, England

DeathUnlimited wrote:

jimmanycricket wrote:

no, the problem is the dividing by zero...
...Which I stated
and i was agreeing with...
2007-04-02 13:34:12
DUnlimited
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+1,160|6919|cuntshitlake

justice wrote:

Canadian_Sniper_X wrote:

(Note x^2 is 'x squared')

x = 1   x^2 = 1

x = x^2
Well that's wrong for a start, any mathmatician knows thats wrong.
It is not wrong..

jimmanycricket wrote:

and i was agreeing with...
..good

Last edited by DeathUnlimited (2007-04-02 13:34:53)

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2007-04-02 13:35:29
Bertster7
Confused Pothead
+1,101|7037|SE London

too_money2007 wrote:

DeathUnlimited wrote:

(x - 1)/(x - 1) = (x - 1)(x + 1)/(x - 1)

You can't divide by zero
Well, you technically can. 100/0 = 100, because you're not really dividing 100 by anything. Right?
Yes, technically you can. But 100/0 != 100. It will equal infinity, as will any number divided by zero. Something divided by nothing is always infinite.
2007-04-02 13:38:59
DUnlimited
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Bertster7 wrote:

too_money2007 wrote:

DeathUnlimited wrote:

(x - 1)/(x - 1) = (x - 1)(x + 1)/(x - 1)

You can't divide by zero
Well, you technically can. 100/0 = 100, because you're not really dividing 100 by anything. Right?
Yes, technically you can. But 100/0 != 100. It will equal infinity, as will any number divided by zero. Something divided by nothing is always infinite.
Impertinent, aren't we. It is one of the impossibilities of maths. try it in any calculator, and the answer is "syntax error" or "Cannot divide by zero"

It just isn't possible.

/over

Last edited by DeathUnlimited (2007-04-02 13:41:09)

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2007-04-02 13:39:59
jimmanycricket
EBC Member
+56|7111|Cambridge, England

Bertster7 wrote:

too_money2007 wrote:

DeathUnlimited wrote:

(x - 1)/(x - 1) = (x - 1)(x + 1)/(x - 1)

You can't divide by zero
Well, you technically can. 100/0 = 100, because you're not really dividing 100 by anything. Right?
Yes, technically you can. But 100/0 != 100. It will equal infinity, as will any number divided by zero. Something divided by nothing is always infinite.
Undefined not infinite
2007-04-02 13:43:17
Bertster7
Confused Pothead
+1,101|7037|SE London

DeathUnlimited wrote:

Bertster7 wrote:

too_money2007 wrote:

Well, you technically can. 100/0 = 100, because you're not really dividing 100 by anything. Right?
Yes, technically you can. But 100/0 != 100. It will equal infinity, as will any number divided by zero. Something divided by nothing is always infinite.
Impertinent, aren't we. It is one of the impossibilities of maths. try it in any calculator, and the answer is "syntax error" or "Cannot divide by zero"

/over
Of course it is. A calculator can't deal with infinite answers. The doesn't stop it from being the case. 0 multiplied by infinity is also equal to 1 (which can be seen in delta functions - which have infinite height, zero width and an area of unity - I used to have to use them all the time for Fourier, Laplace and Z Transforms).

Last edited by Bertster7 (2007-04-02 13:46:20)

2007-04-02 13:44:27
Bertster7
Confused Pothead
+1,101|7037|SE London

jimmanycricket wrote:

Bertster7 wrote:

too_money2007 wrote:

Well, you technically can. 100/0 = 100, because you're not really dividing 100 by anything. Right?
Yes, technically you can. But 100/0 != 100. It will equal infinity, as will any number divided by zero. Something divided by nothing is always infinite.
Undefined not infinite
No, infinite. Not undefined.

It's quite straightforward.
2007-04-02 13:46:11
Eugefunk84
Member
+48|6989

too_money2007 wrote:

DeathUnlimited wrote:

(x - 1)/(x - 1) = (x - 1)(x + 1)/(x - 1)

You can't divide by zero
Well, you technically can. 100/0 = 100, because you're not really dividing 100 by anything. Right?
no, haha. you cant divide by zero because the answer approaches infinity, which is not a legit answer. take a math class
2007-04-02 13:47:54
Eugefunk84
Member
+48|6989

justice wrote:

Canadian_Sniper_X wrote:

(Note x^2 is 'x squared')

x = 1   x^2 = 1

x = x^2
Well that's wrong for a start, any mathmatician knows thats wrong.
dude, im NOT a mathematician, and I know theres nothing wrong with it... 1=1*1=1^2
2007-04-02 13:51:40
silo1180
The Farewell Tour
+79|6878|San Antonio, TX

k30dxedle wrote:

Take a pie. Now divide it into zero pieces.
But if the pie is not cut you have a pie, there are no pieces, hence there are no pieces of pie to eat since it has not been cut yet.

If you eat directly from the pie, say with a fork, they become "pieces of pie" but in the end you still have pie.

I could go for some pie about now...
2007-04-02 13:52:19
heggs
Spamalamadingdong
+581|6844|New York
The fact that you spent that time solving nothing. You can manipulate any equation by setting x= whatever, but that doesn't mean that it's useful, especially when trying to prove something like this. You're manipulating an equation that's getting you nowhere, that's the problem.

Also, once you have found x = to something, it is equal to that number, and cannot be changed for that set of equations. So x=1, but later on you find x+1=1. This is one of many points where you need to realize you fucked up the problem. x cannot equal 1 and 2 at the same time.

And pertaining to dividing by 0: absolutely not. This is a big no no. This is only useful when taking limits in calculus.
such as

lim x->0  1/x^2 = positive infinity

Read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dividing_by_zero
Also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invalid_pr … at_2_.3D_1
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2007-04-02 13:53:54
Archer
rapes face
+161|6879|Canuckistan

Archer wrote:

math r 4 squarez lolololo
2007-04-02 13:58:16
Liberal-Sl@yer
Certified BF2S Asshole
+131|6911|The edge of sanity

Bertster7 wrote:

jimmanycricket wrote:

Bertster7 wrote:


Yes, technically you can. But 100/0 != 100. It will equal infinity, as will any number divided by zero. Something divided by nothing is always infinite.
Undefined not infinite
No, infinite. Not undefined.

It's quite straightforward.
eeeennnn wrong jimmany is right. ANYTHING AND I MEAN ANYTHING divided by zero is undefined as a zero denominator is imposible

 

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