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0 × 1 0 = 0. But we could also rearrange it a little like this: 0 × 1 0 = 0 0 × 1 = 1. (Careful! I am not saying this is correct! We are assuming that we can divide by zero, so 0 0 should work the same as 5 5, which is 1). Arrggh! If we multiply 1 0 by zero we could get 0 or 1. In fact we can't have both possibilites, so we cannot define 1 0 ...
Apr 23, 2019 · Consider a problem where you have to divide a finite number like $5$ by zero. $5\div0$ is essentially a request for some number which when multiplied by zero gives you $5$: $$5\div0=N\implies 0\cdot N=5.$$ Is there a number that when multiplied by zero gives you $5$? The answer is clearly no because any number times zero always gives you zero.
A positive or negative number when divided by zero is a fraction with the zero as denominator. Zero divided by a negative or positive number is either zero or is expressed as a fraction with zero as numerator and the finite quantity as denominator. Zero divided by zero is zero. In 830, Mahāvīra unsuccessfully tried to correct the mistake ...
Explanation of why dividing by zero is undefined, using general mathematical considerations.
- The way I explained it to my 7th graders is this: If 0/0 is equal to a number, then let's rewrite it as a multiplication. 0/0 = 0 ==> 0 * 0 = 0, so...
- You ask for an example of negative infinity, but what is an example of infinity? Because infinity is not a real number (it basically means 'goes on...
- We actually have that: it's called the real projective line. It's kind of like wrapping the two ends of the real number line and declaring that the...
- Well.....if you ask me, I think 0 is not really an intersection, but a bridge between positive and negative numbers and the 2nd question, 0+-∞.
- Okay, let's accept the fact the x/0=x but accepting it leads to all sorts of contradictions, Consider V=S/T (Velocity=displacement divided by time)...
- if you go and check a calculator it will show 0 and if you even think square root means its asking to what number we should put ^2 that the number...
- I like to think of it this way. When you are dividing say, 7/0, you are dividing it by nothing, but into a number of groups, which in this case wou...
- You have hit upon a field of mathematics that is called "continued fractions". Although I know it exists, it is far beyond my knowledge at this poi...
- Hi, Infinity is a concept. We cannot put a value on infinity because there will always be something bigger that we can come up with. We tend to thi...
- It doesn’t work that way. You can think of division as finding the missing part to a multiplication problem. For example, 20/4 can be written as 4...
Example: 78 ÷ 0 = undefined (but 0 ÷ 78 = 0). When the dividend equals the divisor, which means the same numbers but not 0, then the answer is always 1. For examples: 36 ÷ 36 = 1. Zero is a real number, an integer, a rational number, and a whole number. Zero is always neutral i.e. zero is never written like +0 or -0.
Dec 10, 2018 · Put more mathematically: 0/n = 0 for all non-zero numbers n. You get into the tricky realms when you try to divide by zero itself. It's not true that a number divided by 0 is always undefined. It depends on the problem. I'm going to give you an example from calculus where the number 0/0 is defined.
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