just like you need 1 to get to a 2 2to get to a 3 4 to get to a 5 10 to get to a 11 and on and on like that
2006-10-01 10:58:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
infinity is not a number like 2 and 3. Infinity is just a mathematical concept. That's why we say a function "tends towards" infinity, a function never "reaches infinity". It wouldn't make sense to consider a number before infinity because infinity itself is not a quality.
By the way, the opposite of infinity is negative infinity, not 0.
We can write the infinity symbol in calculations as if it is a number, but it doesn't behave like a number. For example, the following are tru statements:
infinity + 2 = infinity
infinity/50 = infinity
2006-10-01 11:00:55 · answer #1 · answered by need help! 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Like it was said before, infinity is a concept (and acutally a concept with different sizes - See Cantor), and thus cannot be used in manipulations. Infinity - 1 is improper in all forms of mathematics and is mathematical nonsense. I also do not need 1 to get to 2...
There exists a set L={even integers}
Excuse the poor writing form, but without a mathematical set of symbols, you get the idea.
2006-10-01 11:14:34 · answer #2 · answered by MathGuy 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
infinity -1 is the true answer
2006-10-01 11:07:23 · answer #3 · answered by ninja cat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The opposite of infinity...zero.
2006-10-01 11:02:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Umm... The number before infinity....
2006-10-01 11:00:10 · answer #5 · answered by *:.Ojos Verdes.:* 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋