Dividing by zero

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Dividing by zero

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RE: Dividing by zero

August 10, 2013 at 11:53 am

(August 10, 2013 at 7:18 am)ITChick Wrote: I'll try to explain it with salami sandwiches (simply because I am eating one now)

Let's say that I have four sandwiches and I want to share it between four people.....

This whole example was great.
Nice and easy to understand using real world examples.

The one flaw in this set up was that, at the end, instead of trying to divide 4 sandwiches among 0 people, your example should have ended trying to divide 0 sandwiches among 4 people, because we all know that while the 4 mathematicians are discussing the 'divide by zero' concept, some idiot will come along and eat all the sandwiches...

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Dividing by zero - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - August 10, 2013 at 2:57 am

RE: Dividing by zero - by Silver - August 10, 2013 at 3:12 am

RE: Dividing by zero - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - August 10, 2013 at 3:14 am

RE: Dividing by zero - by Chas - October 9, 2013 at 7:10 pm

RE: Dividing by zero - by Darth - August 10, 2013 at 3:15 am

RE: Dividing by zero - by CleanShavenJesus - August 10, 2013 at 11:34 am

RE: Dividing by zero - by Captain Colostomy - August 10, 2013 at 3:42 am

RE: Dividing by zero - by FallentoReason - August 10, 2013 at 3:59 am

RE: Dividing by zero - by ITChick - August 10, 2013 at 7:18 am

RE: Dividing by zero - by Whateverist - August 10, 2013 at 10:21 am

RE: Dividing by zero - by Faith No More - August 10, 2013 at 11:58 am

RE: Dividing by zero - by LostLocke - August 10, 2013 at 11:53 am

RE: Dividing by zero - by Cyberman - August 10, 2013 at 9:08 am

RE: Dividing by zero - by Cyberman - August 10, 2013 at 10:43 am

RE: Dividing by zero - by Zidneya - September 7, 2014 at 12:21 am

RE: Dividing by zero - by FifthElement - August 10, 2013 at 11:37 am

RE: Dividing by zero - by pineapplebunnybounce - August 10, 2013 at 1:34 pm

RE: Dividing by zero - by bennyboy - August 17, 2013 at 9:05 pm

RE: Dividing by zero - by Simsim - September 18, 2013 at 5:03 am

RE: Dividing by zero - by bennyboy - September 22, 2013 at 9:00 pm

RE: Dividing by zero - by Simsim - September 30, 2013 at 6:17 am

RE: Dividing by zero - by Rational AKD - September 30, 2013 at 8:12 am

RE: Dividing by zero - by bennyboy - September 30, 2013 at 11:12 am

RE: Dividing by zero - by Simsim - September 30, 2013 at 9:06 am

RE: Dividing by zero - by little_monkey - September 30, 2013 at 9:26 am

RE: Dividing by zero - by Cyberman - September 30, 2013 at 10:58 am

RE: Dividing by zero - by little_monkey - October 1, 2013 at 12:20 pm

RE: Dividing by zero - by Simsim - October 1, 2013 at 4:57 pm

RE: Dividing by zero - by little_monkey - October 1, 2013 at 6:40 pm

RE: Dividing by zero - by Alex K - September 7, 2014 at 12:13 pm

RE: Dividing by zero - by Cyberman - October 1, 2013 at 12:32 pm

RE: Dividing by zero - by Cheerful Charlie - October 9, 2013 at 3:39 pm

RE: Dividing by zero - by feeling - December 1, 2013 at 8:26 am

RE: Dividing by zero - by Chas - December 1, 2013 at 5:48 pm

RE: Dividing by zero - by bennyboy - December 2, 2013 at 2:18 pm

RE: Dividing by zero - by reality.Mathematician - June 16, 2014 at 11:20 am

RE: Dividing by zero - by vorlon13 - June 16, 2014 at 12:51 pm

RE: Dividing by zero - by reality.Mathematician - June 17, 2014 at 8:35 am

RE: Dividing by zero - by ShaMan - June 16, 2014 at 7:25 pm

RE: Dividing by zero - by Madness20 - September 6, 2014 at 6:51 pm

RE: Dividing by zero - by StealthySkeptic - September 6, 2014 at 9:20 pm

RE: Dividing by zero - by Whateverist - September 6, 2014 at 6:54 pm

RE: Dividing by zero - by naimless - September 6, 2014 at 9:28 pm

RE: Dividing by zero - by vorlon13 - September 6, 2014 at 9:30 pm

RE: Dividing by zero - by Mudhammam - September 7, 2014 at 1:46 am

RE: Dividing by zero - by StealthySkeptic - September 7, 2014 at 1:53 am

RE: Dividing by zero - by Mudhammam - September 7, 2014 at 12:42 pm

RE: Dividing by zero - by Alex K - September 7, 2014 at 3:10 pm

RE: Dividing by zero - by robvalue - September 8, 2014 at 3:37 am

RE: Dividing by zero - by StealthySkeptic - September 8, 2014 at 1:05 pm

RE: Dividing by zero - by Madness20 - September 8, 2014 at 3:26 pm

RE: Dividing by zero - by L.A.F.2. - October 1, 2014 at 7:12 pm

RE: Dividing by zero - by Alex K - October 1, 2014 at 7:17 pm

RE: Dividing by zero - by L.A.F.2. - October 1, 2014 at 8:17 pm

RE: Dividing by zero - by bennyboy - October 2, 2014 at 5:17 am

RE: Dividing by zero - by Alex K - October 2, 2014 at 5:38 am

RE: Dividing by zero - by Aractus - October 2, 2014 at 6:52 am

RE: Dividing by zero - by vorlon13 - October 2, 2014 at 9:25 am

RE: Dividing by zero - by Alex K - October 2, 2014 at 10:33 am

RE: Dividing by zero - by Cyberman - October 2, 2014 at 10:37 am

RE: Dividing by zero - by vorlon13 - October 2, 2014 at 10:40 am

RE: Dividing by zero - by Chas - October 3, 2014 at 3:05 pm

RE: Dividing by zero - by *Deidre* - October 4, 2014 at 10:57 am

RE: Dividing by zero - by Chas - October 4, 2014 at 10:59 am

RE: Dividing by zero - by *Deidre* - October 4, 2014 at 11:05 am

RE: Dividing by zero - by Alex K - October 4, 2014 at 7:26 pm

RE: Dividing by zero - by Chas - October 4, 2014 at 7:50 pm

RE: Dividing by zero - by little_monkey - October 5, 2014 at 11:20 am

RE: Dividing by zero - by Jenny A - October 5, 2014 at 11:35 am

RE: Dividing by zero - by *Deidre* - October 5, 2014 at 1:27 pm

RE: Dividing by zero - by Surgenator - October 5, 2014 at 3:00 pm

RE: Dividing by zero - by Jenny A - October 5, 2014 at 3:54 pm

RE: Dividing by zero - by *Deidre* - November 7, 2014 at 10:51 am

RE: Dividing by zero - by Magilla - October 24, 2014 at 9:06 pm

RE: Dividing by zero - by Smaug - November 19, 2014 at 3:45 pm

RE: Dividing by zero - by Mental Outlaw - January 5, 2015 at 9:58 pm

RE: Dividing by zero - by bennyboy - January 8, 2015 at 11:40 am

RE: Dividing by zero - by Grandizer - January 18, 2015 at 12:31 am

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