Question

x = x + 1

Answer 1

hmm..if you subtract x from both sides, that eliminates the x....I am confused

Answer 2

Wouldn't that be impossible
let's say x=2 well 1+2=3 so then its not right
x=3...well 1+3=4 so it's not right

Answer 3

no solution ??

Answer 4

No solution it is impossible
If you read my explanation you will see

Answer 5

there's no solution. x - x = 0
0 does not equal 1 so the answer is there is no answer

Answer 6

THANK YOU!

Answer 7

oh sorry, i thought this was the computer science section,

Answer 8

>:(

Answer 9

I was about to ask what kind of math this was xD

I know you're definitely passed all of us in math.

Answer 10

I can solve this

Answer 11

computer science is strange notations

Answer 12

x = x + 1 is exactly x = x + 1
so for any value of x, add 1 to it

Answer 13

Nin. Still wouldn't work.

Answer 14

how does it not work?

Answer 15

x = 2
x = x + 1
x == 3

Answer 16

x=x+1 theoretically for x->inf

Answer 17

Oh, I see what you mean, nin.

Answer 18

(example) x = 2
2 = 2+1

Answer 19

okay i don't understand what you mean

Answer 20

does 2 = 3? that's how it doesn't work

Answer 21

2 != 3

Answer 22

hehehe

Answer 23

try it in C

Answer 24

could have simply written x++
there would have been no confusion :P

Answer 25

hahahah

Answer 26

Python 2.7.5 (default, Aug 25 2013, 00:04:04)
[GCC 4.2.1 Compatible Apple LLVM 5.0 (clang-500.0.68)] on darwin
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> x = int(raw_input("Please enter an integer: "))
Please enter an integer: 45
>>> x = x+1
>>> print n
>>> print x
46

Answer 27

I had to use Python because I couldn't load C in the shell

Answer 28

scratch print n LAUGHING OUT LOUD that will return as undeclared variable

Answer 29

whats the question though ?

Answer 30

I don't have a question
I clarified confusion.

Answer 31

√

Answer 32

while Python does use "=" for both assignment and equality testing, some languages distinguish the two by using different symbols

C uses = for assignment and == for equality testing, as does Mathematica
APL uses "<-" to denote assignment "x <- x+1"
SAIL uses "_" to denote assignment "x _ x + 1"

Answer 33

if you have a unix shell, try the code I used and enter a different integer, then try to display the value of x

this happens in C, C# or C++ as well just with a different syntax

Answer 34

i also would have accepted

x += 1