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<limited7> i have for(n = 1; n < 99; n = n /2) why is it loopin forever?

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Mathematician: 1 is prime, 3 is prime, 5 is prime, 7 is prime, therefore, by induction, all odd numbers are prime.
Physicist: 1 is prime, 3 is prime, 5 is prime, 7 is prime, 9 is a bad data point, 11 is prime, 13 is prime...
Engineer: 1 is prime, 3 is prime, 5 is prime, 7 is prime, 9 is approximately prime, 11 is prime, 13 is prime...
Computer Scientist: 1 is prime, 1 is prime, 1 is prime, 1 is prime, 1 is prime, ...
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Proof that 0 = 1

(1/x)dx =

(integration by parts)
| u= 1/x; du = -1/(x^2); dv = x; v = dx |

= (1/x)x - ?x[-1/(x^2)]dx
=  1 +            1/x dx

Therefore:

  (1/x)dx =  1 +         1/x dx

Subtracting          1/x dx from both sides,

O = 1



Why is this wrong? Highlight the next few lines to find out.
The constant of integration was omitted.
It should have been:

(1/x)dx =  1 +         1/x dx
C = 1 + C


Which is perfectly legitimate, since the C�s do not have to be equal.

Many thanks to my Calc II teacher, Prof. Khalmanova for this.
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