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what is anything divided by 0

 Apr 8, 2016

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Let the number you say, anything, be x.

 

Now let's test the properties of division (by zero)

 

Property 1: (for x ≠ 0)

x0= 

Property 2: (for x ≠ 0)

0x=0  

Property 3: (for x ≠ 0)

xx=1    

 

However, when x = 0 in all properties,

00     could be infinity (property 1), 0 (property 2), or 1 (property 3).

But, this equation does not make sense, since you cannot share nothing to nobody.

 

Therefore, there is no solution to 00     

 

Therefore, dividing by zero does NOT make sense at all.

 

cool

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 Apr 8, 2016
 #1
avatar+426 
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Best Answer

Let the number you say, anything, be x.

 

Now let's test the properties of division (by zero)

 

Property 1: (for x ≠ 0)

x0= 

Property 2: (for x ≠ 0)

0x=0  

Property 3: (for x ≠ 0)

xx=1    

 

However, when x = 0 in all properties,

00     could be infinity (property 1), 0 (property 2), or 1 (property 3).

But, this equation does not make sense, since you cannot share nothing to nobody.

 

Therefore, there is no solution to 00     

 

Therefore, dividing by zero does NOT make sense at all.

 

cool

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MWizard2k04 Apr 8, 2016
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I'd like another mathematician to confirm what I have written here please.

MWizzard has asked me to comment on his answer.  (I hope I got your gender right MWizzard  blush     ) 

 

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You have said that x/0 is  infintiy but what if is negative then that could not be right.

 

Basically you simply cannot divide by zero - it is always undefined.

 

What you can say is :

 

Find the limit of     6/x      where is is positive but as x tends to 0 then the answer would be +infinity

you would write it like this

 

limx+06x=  and limx06x=

 Apr 10, 2016

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