Re: Gabriel's Theorem - what I have learned thus far.

From: The World Wide Wade (waderameyxiii_at_comcast.remove13.net)
Date: 02/21/05 

Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 13:46:38 -0800

In article
<1108938595.614778.71140@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
 "Jason" <logamath@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Does not x/x = 1 ? What prevents me from saying that
> 0/0 = 1 ?

Nothing prevents you from saying it; I think you'll continue
saying it. What prevents a knowledgeable person from saying it is
quite simple: It leads to nonsense. For example, if 0/0 = 1, then
1 = 0/0 = (2*0)/0 = 2*(0/0) = 2*1 = 2.