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#1 2013-01-23 11:47:52
- n872yt3r
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I've Reached Infinity!
I found another equation, which ends Remember my sin, on, cos, etc. equation?
Someone fix my LaTex; I'm not so familiar with it.
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#2 2013-01-23 12:41:11
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Re: I've Reached Infinity!
I have had to guess at your intention to fix that. Please use use brackets if it is not correct.
Also, that is hardly infinity.
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#3 2013-01-23 23:59:30
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Re: I've Reached Infinity!
Well, the Nexus 7 Calculator app was wrong... I'm sure I saw infinity on there.0
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#4 2013-01-24 01:12:49
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Re: I've Reached Infinity!
You trusted a machine? Dodgy. 
I expect it just meant "This is bigger than I can handle." Check the max value.
On the other hand, if that calc. really can show infinity correctly, that will settle lots of forum arguments about whether it exists.
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#5 2013-01-24 06:10:08
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Re: I've Reached Infinity!
Well, the Nexus 7 Calculator app was wrong... I'm sure I saw infinity on there.0
I work with super powerful calculators everyday and it is very easy to think you saw something. It is also very easy for them to make mistakes and for us humans to misinterpret those mistakes.
Could be an overflow as Bob suggested.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#6 2013-01-24 08:59:36
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Re: I've Reached Infinity!
It wont let me check the max value; and I swear I saw the infinity sign.
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#7 2013-01-24 11:40:59
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Re: I've Reached Infinity!
Hi;
Put in 100! to start and let me know what it gets.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#8 2013-01-24 23:17:41
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Re: I've Reached Infinity!
You mean 100! instead of 0!
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#9 2013-01-25 00:40:05
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Re: I've Reached Infinity!
Hi;
No, just 100!. None of the rest.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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