(February 21, 2013 at 7:17 am)Tiberius Wrote:(February 15, 2013 at 8:21 pm)FallentoReason Wrote: He didn't divide by zero...Eh?
(1-1)(1+1)/(1-1)
That's dividing by zero. Whether that's what he intended to mean or not is a different question.
1-1 = 0.
Dividing by 1-1 is the same as dividing by zero. Just as dividing by 2 is the same as multiplying by 1/2 (or dividing by 8/4).
Note the pair of brackets I inserted in bold. They weren't originally there, meaning that in actuality it's x/1 which will equal something, then minus 1. Doing x/(1-1) is dividing x by zero.
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it" ~ Aristotle
