I've been thinking about this, and it just makes my brain hurt. What is 1 devided by 0? would it be one, because theres nothing to devide by, or 0? Or... ow my brain... When you think about it seems impossible. Is it an impossible question?
Thanks for your help
Josh
2006-06-08 12:27:32 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
It is undefined.
Consider the graph of y = 1/x
See how the graph looks near zero.
If you're on the left of zero, then the graph goes to negative infinity.
If you're on the right side of zero, then the graph goes to positive infinity.
2006-06-08 13:25:16 · answer #1 · answered by MsMath 7 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Anything divide by zero will generate a "Divide by Zero" condition (real original, huh?).
Soetimes people will say that when you divide by zero, you get Infinity. This is not exactly true either.
When making a division, you are basically saying "How many bits will I have if become if I break X into bits of size Y". Well, you can't really break something into a bit of size 0, can you? You wouldn't be dividing it at all! Therefore it is a logical error.
2006-06-08 19:38:44 · answer #2 · answered by DevHyfes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no real number. written as a 0 with a line through it. think about it... ca you break something up into zero groups????NOPE
2006-06-08 19:32:36 · answer #3 · answered by California 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i was always taught, anything over 0 ( 1/0) is zero,,,
2006-06-08 19:30:37 · answer #4 · answered by chrisman882006@yahoo.com 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you can't divide by zero. ever. ever ever ever. this problem is why newton invented calculus.
so it's impossible.
2006-06-08 19:36:20 · answer #5 · answered by donlockwood36 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
undefined. it is not necessarily zero.
2006-06-08 20:45:37 · answer #6 · answered by Tezuka 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋