Re: Is zero even or odd?
From: Chris Mattern (matternc_at_comcast.net)
Date: 12/21/04
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Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 13:34:57 -0500
Tam/WB2TT wrote:
>
> It depends on how you get there, [sin(x)]/x is certainly defined for all
> values of x including 0 and infinity.
>
> Tam
No, it most certainly is *not*. [sin(x)]/x for x=0 is
0/0 and is undefined. The *limit as x approaches 0* of
[sin(x)]/x is 1, but that's not even vaguely the same
thing. The difference is huge.
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