Recent content by Asif

Ok, so I feel really stupid asking this question, but I guess you've got to start somewhere to reach somewhere, so here goes nothing: I have this report to write and the title of the report has got me a bit confused. The professor's asked me to "write and present a technical report abut high...

Hi Zurtex ! You said: "Can you give me an example under the usual rules of addition where: a is positive and a + a = a." :smile: You've given my rusty brain cells a jump start...hehe...so I guess this means (+ve) infinity + (+ve) infinity = (+ve) infinity isn't really making use...

Guys, y'all lost me by the 2nd post...lol Lets try to make things simpler for idiots like myself. Thus far, what I could gather is that my understanding of what the article was trying to say is not entirely (if at all) correct. We can carry out operations like (+ve) infinity + (+ve)...

Hi all ! I came across an article (link: http://www.math.toronto.edu/mathnet/answers/infinity.html#2) The article states that in the context of a number system, infinity does not exist. Now, being the dimwit that I am, I just wanted to ask/confirm this: I THINK the article is saying...

This is the first time I'm posting (or rather asking) anything here. I'm a student of elementary linear algebra, therefore please excuse me if my questions come across as dumb or if I make any mistakes: I have a question about determinants and whether or not a solution exists, etc. I will be...