Can a Line be a Circle?
An explanation of a line and a circle.
From the beginning of time, People have been using the basic figures of a line and a circle. The question is, are they the same thing? At first glance, it seems that a straight line cannot be a circle because it goes on infinitely and will never touch it self. However, what if a circle was infinitively wide? What about a circle that has a diameter of infinity? Then, would the circle technically be a line?
To answer this question, you must first know the definition of the term infinity. One definition is that it is the largest numeral value that can be obtained. But, what is infinity plus two then? It would make a number that is larger then infinity. To counter this, some people believe that infinity plus two is still infinity. However, this does not make sense either, if you use distributive property, u will find this.
i + 2 = i
Subtract both sides by infinity
2=0.
A kindergartener would know that two does not equal 0. Some people think infinity is an imaginary number; however, this is not possible since there is defiantly some real known as infinity. The only logical answer that I can see is that infinity is not a number. It is something else, something that no one has discovered yet, probably the same thing as any number divided by 0. A circle then cannot be a line because a diameter of a circle must be a number. However, this is just my opinion; the real answer is determined by what you think infinity is.
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One Response to “Can a Line be a Circle?”
On July 21, 2009 at 1:13 pm
Does inf + 2 = 2 + inf ? yes
Inside a circle the line will exit only one time in one direction but in an inf dia circle it will not exit.
In a spherical dimension a line is a segment of a circle.
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