On 27 August 2012 18:45, Max <[email protected]> wrote: > skimming through the book - your section at the end where you show a proof > that 1 = 2... absurd from what I can see... > > on line 3 you say: > > 1 - 1 = (1 + 1)(1-1) > and evalueat it to: > > 1-1/1-1 = 1 + 1...
If you allow zero divided by zero you can prove anything you like (more or less). Zero divided by zero is meaningless. Colin > > how can you come up with that? > as far as I can tell it evaluates to: > 1-1 = 2 * 0 > 0 = 0 > > ??? so all the rest of you "logic" is wrong. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rubyonrails-talk/-/zc6zwmEr3kkJ. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
