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To: patton
General,

It is always stipulated when solving for a variable that the divisor is not equal to 0. It tends to give some very odd answers.
281 posted on 01/12/2003 10:01:01 PM PST by Goodwen
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To: Goodwen
killjoy.
286 posted on 01/13/2003 4:39:44 AM PST by patton (Let A=B, and B=1. Then AB=AA, AB=A(^2), AB-B(^2)=A(^2)-B(^2), B(A-B)=(A+B)(A-B), B=A+B, A=0.So 1=0.)
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