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ZenGum · 02-28-2012, 05:10 PM

This may never die.

Approaching the problem for another angle.

1 - 0.9r = ?

either = 0 , or = 0.000r1 (that is, an infinite string of zeros with a one at the end. Which I know makes no sense, but this is maths so never mind)

So what does happen if you divide one by zero?

either 1 / 0 = 0
or
1 / 0 = 0.0r1

My intuition is the latter. Which makes me think that 0.0r1 is a coherent concept, and that it is the difference between 0.9r and 1.

Yes, I just divided by zero on the 29th of February, 2012. WTF am I doing?

02-28-2012, 05:10 PM	#288
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	This may never die. Approaching the problem for another angle. 1 - 0.9r = ? either = 0 , or = 0.000r1 (that is, an infinite string of zeros with a one at the end. Which I know makes no sense, but this is maths so never mind) So what does happen if you divide one by zero? either 1 / 0 = 0 or 1 / 0 = 0.0r1 My intuition is the latter. Which makes me think that 0.0r1 is a coherent concept, and that it is the difference between 0.9r and 1. Yes, I just divided by zero on the 29th of February, 2012. WTF am I doing? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.