▲ 991 ▼ Don't do the forbidden math (startrek.website) submitted 2 years ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website [M] to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 100 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] HiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml 45 points 2 years ago (4 children) You divided by zero didn't you? permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) NO CALCULATOR IS GOING TO TELL ME WHAT I CAN'T DO! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sigh@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago look what you did, now everything is broken permalink fedilink source parent [–] paholg@lemm.ee 15 points 2 years ago (2 children) Pssh, I'll divide by zero all day. You just need -infinity=infinity (think a number circle instead of a number line), and you're good. It's 0/0 where the real crimes begin. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] blind3rdeye@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yep. ∞ is infinitely big in the same way that 0 is infinitely small. -0 = 0 and -∞ = ∞. Opposite ends of the circle. (Or the Riemann sphere if you like complex numbers.) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (3 children) While this Riemann sphere seems like a useful concept, -∞ = ∞ is an observation that doesn't seem to hold true outside this spherical model of complex numbers. Just add ∞ to the both sides, and you end up with 0 = ∞ + ∞ which is most certainly not true. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] cows_are_underrated@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) 0 = ∞ + ∞ which is most certainly not true. This is only true if both infinite are the same, but one is negative. As a general statement you're right, that this is not true. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Well - in the post I replied to there was explicit talk about +∞ and -∞, upon which I believe it is fair to say that ∞ is positive in this example. permalink fedilink source parent [–] blind3rdeye@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Sure. And it also doesn't help to avoid the problems with division by zero. But lucky we're posting in the shitpost section, so we don't have to worry too much about details. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MBM@lemmings.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Just add ∞ to the both sides That's why ∞ - ∞ is left undefined (same as 0/0 and ∞/∞) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago adding ∞ to both sides does not create a ∞ - ∞ situation, though. The substraction is a whole different topic, because it becomes an elimination problem, whereas ∞ + ∞ = ∞ permalink fedilink source parent [–] uis@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) Use L'Hôpital. Manual in Russian. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SchizoDenji@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago For an easy approximation by this rule, just differentiate both numerator and denominator by the same variable and apply the limits again. permalink fedilink source parent [–] PipedLinkBot@feddit.rocks [B] 2 points 2 years ago Here is an alternative Piped link(s): Russian Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Silly Euclideans permalink fedilink source parent [+] the_seven_sins@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) NO CALCULATOR IS GOING TO TELL ME WHAT I CAN'T DO! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sigh@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago look what you did, now everything is broken permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sigh@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago look what you did, now everything is broken permalink fedilink source parent
[–] paholg@lemm.ee 15 points 2 years ago (2 children) Pssh, I'll divide by zero all day. You just need -infinity=infinity (think a number circle instead of a number line), and you're good. It's 0/0 where the real crimes begin. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] blind3rdeye@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yep. ∞ is infinitely big in the same way that 0 is infinitely small. -0 = 0 and -∞ = ∞. Opposite ends of the circle. (Or the Riemann sphere if you like complex numbers.) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (3 children) While this Riemann sphere seems like a useful concept, -∞ = ∞ is an observation that doesn't seem to hold true outside this spherical model of complex numbers. Just add ∞ to the both sides, and you end up with 0 = ∞ + ∞ which is most certainly not true. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] cows_are_underrated@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) 0 = ∞ + ∞ which is most certainly not true. This is only true if both infinite are the same, but one is negative. As a general statement you're right, that this is not true. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Well - in the post I replied to there was explicit talk about +∞ and -∞, upon which I believe it is fair to say that ∞ is positive in this example. permalink fedilink source parent [–] blind3rdeye@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Sure. And it also doesn't help to avoid the problems with division by zero. But lucky we're posting in the shitpost section, so we don't have to worry too much about details. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MBM@lemmings.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Just add ∞ to the both sides That's why ∞ - ∞ is left undefined (same as 0/0 and ∞/∞) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago adding ∞ to both sides does not create a ∞ - ∞ situation, though. The substraction is a whole different topic, because it becomes an elimination problem, whereas ∞ + ∞ = ∞ permalink fedilink source parent [–] uis@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) Use L'Hôpital. Manual in Russian. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SchizoDenji@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago For an easy approximation by this rule, just differentiate both numerator and denominator by the same variable and apply the limits again. permalink fedilink source parent [–] PipedLinkBot@feddit.rocks [B] 2 points 2 years ago Here is an alternative Piped link(s): Russian Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blind3rdeye@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yep. ∞ is infinitely big in the same way that 0 is infinitely small. -0 = 0 and -∞ = ∞. Opposite ends of the circle. (Or the Riemann sphere if you like complex numbers.) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (3 children) While this Riemann sphere seems like a useful concept, -∞ = ∞ is an observation that doesn't seem to hold true outside this spherical model of complex numbers. Just add ∞ to the both sides, and you end up with 0 = ∞ + ∞ which is most certainly not true. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] cows_are_underrated@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) 0 = ∞ + ∞ which is most certainly not true. This is only true if both infinite are the same, but one is negative. As a general statement you're right, that this is not true. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Well - in the post I replied to there was explicit talk about +∞ and -∞, upon which I believe it is fair to say that ∞ is positive in this example. permalink fedilink source parent [–] blind3rdeye@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Sure. And it also doesn't help to avoid the problems with division by zero. But lucky we're posting in the shitpost section, so we don't have to worry too much about details. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MBM@lemmings.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Just add ∞ to the both sides That's why ∞ - ∞ is left undefined (same as 0/0 and ∞/∞) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago adding ∞ to both sides does not create a ∞ - ∞ situation, though. The substraction is a whole different topic, because it becomes an elimination problem, whereas ∞ + ∞ = ∞ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (3 children) While this Riemann sphere seems like a useful concept, -∞ = ∞ is an observation that doesn't seem to hold true outside this spherical model of complex numbers. Just add ∞ to the both sides, and you end up with 0 = ∞ + ∞ which is most certainly not true. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] cows_are_underrated@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) 0 = ∞ + ∞ which is most certainly not true. This is only true if both infinite are the same, but one is negative. As a general statement you're right, that this is not true. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Well - in the post I replied to there was explicit talk about +∞ and -∞, upon which I believe it is fair to say that ∞ is positive in this example. permalink fedilink source parent [–] blind3rdeye@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Sure. And it also doesn't help to avoid the problems with division by zero. But lucky we're posting in the shitpost section, so we don't have to worry too much about details. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MBM@lemmings.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Just add ∞ to the both sides That's why ∞ - ∞ is left undefined (same as 0/0 and ∞/∞) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago adding ∞ to both sides does not create a ∞ - ∞ situation, though. The substraction is a whole different topic, because it becomes an elimination problem, whereas ∞ + ∞ = ∞ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cows_are_underrated@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) 0 = ∞ + ∞ which is most certainly not true. This is only true if both infinite are the same, but one is negative. As a general statement you're right, that this is not true. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Well - in the post I replied to there was explicit talk about +∞ and -∞, upon which I believe it is fair to say that ∞ is positive in this example. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Well - in the post I replied to there was explicit talk about +∞ and -∞, upon which I believe it is fair to say that ∞ is positive in this example. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blind3rdeye@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Sure. And it also doesn't help to avoid the problems with division by zero. But lucky we're posting in the shitpost section, so we don't have to worry too much about details. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MBM@lemmings.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Just add ∞ to the both sides That's why ∞ - ∞ is left undefined (same as 0/0 and ∞/∞) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago adding ∞ to both sides does not create a ∞ - ∞ situation, though. The substraction is a whole different topic, because it becomes an elimination problem, whereas ∞ + ∞ = ∞ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago adding ∞ to both sides does not create a ∞ - ∞ situation, though. The substraction is a whole different topic, because it becomes an elimination problem, whereas ∞ + ∞ = ∞ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] uis@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) Use L'Hôpital. Manual in Russian. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SchizoDenji@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago For an easy approximation by this rule, just differentiate both numerator and denominator by the same variable and apply the limits again. permalink fedilink source parent [–] PipedLinkBot@feddit.rocks [B] 2 points 2 years ago Here is an alternative Piped link(s): Russian Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SchizoDenji@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago For an easy approximation by this rule, just differentiate both numerator and denominator by the same variable and apply the limits again. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PipedLinkBot@feddit.rocks [B] 2 points 2 years ago Here is an alternative Piped link(s): Russian Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Silly Euclideans permalink fedilink source parent
