On Thursday, January 28, 2021 at 8:41:45 AM UTC-5, wrote:
> On Thursday, January 28, 2021 at 3:41:19 AM UTC-6, wrote:
> > On Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 8:52:45 PM UTC-6, Mike Duffy wrote:
> > > On Wed, 27 Jan 2021 18:39:57 -0800, John Kuthe wrote:
> > >
> > > > I know how MPG is calculated, miles PER gallon! It's a simple ratio!
> > > But John! If gallons is always zero, it is not a simple ratio, it is
> > > instead an undefined operation.
> > >
> > > In other words, what you are suggesting is mathematically impossible.
> > Those mathematicians who can't divide by zero need to expand their
> > minds with some good ol' LSD. It's the next level of consciousness.
> >
> > --Bryan
> No, dividing by zero goes to infinity in it's limit.

True. But simply dividing miles by gallons is undefined if gallons is 0.

Cindy Hamilton