Well I am writing this not coz no one knows but coz it will help some who dont know to understand it.
It is said that 1/0 is infinity. Well actually it only tends to infinity and is not exactly infinity, but can safely assumed to be based on the proof.
The proof is simple:
1/(1/10) = 10
1/ (1/100) = 100 note 1/100 < 1/10 and the result increases from 10 to 100
1/ (1/1000) = 1000 ...
so on...
The basic understanding that can be derived from here is that as the denominator gets smaller and smaller the value get larger.
Assuming that zero is the smallest possible value possible, 1/0 has to be infinity....
Simple right!!! [:)]
4 comments:
ಸುಹಾಸ said...
explained neatly... :)
March 27, 2007 4:57 AM
Thanks Suhas... [:)]...
I heard this explanation frm one one else so not all that original... [;)]
1/0 is undefined. 1/0 is not a limit so you cannot say it "tends" to infinity.
lim as x->0 of 1/x tends to infinity.
1/0 is simply undefined.
rt... agree its undefined.. it only tends to infinity.... no doubt abt that...
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