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29 November, 09:47

Theories on dividing by "0". I think its infinity what about you?

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  1. 29 November, 10:10
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    Hello from MrBillDoesMath!

    Answer: The quotient is not a number at all. It's simply undefined.

    Discussion:

    Consider the numbers "a" and "b" and further suppose that

    a/0 = b

    Multiplying both sides by 0 gives

    (a/0) * 0 = b * 0

    Cancelling the highlighted 0s gives a = 0!. Something is wrong here as "a" is not equal to zero! The error was produced by assuming the divison by 0 yield a number.

    You will encounter this "divide by zero" matter several times in a Calculus courses.

    Regards, MrB
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