Re: [NTLK] Newton Calc bug?

From: Martin Joseph (martyNT_at_barknaturalpet.com)
Date: Fri Aug 27 2004 - 11:48:48 PDT


On Aug 27, 2004, at 7:49 AM, Edmund Blackadder wrote:

>
> On 27 Aug 2004, at 15:28, Andy Galluzzi wrote:
>
> Errr, you cannot divide a number by zero. It is undefined. (Not in
> Newton Calc, but in maths in general!)

Not so, the answer to any number divided by 0 is infinity.
>
> Also the square root of -1 does not exist. It is not a real number.

It does exist it's just an irrational number.
>
> So Newton calc has no bug there.
Definitely not ideal to give 0 to any number divided by 0. the
infinity sign would have been a good response.

Of course this is unlikely to mess up my bills :~)

Marty

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