0 / 0 = 0
or
0/0 = 1
both are correct.
This is called indeterminate
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2007-04-11 02:20:56
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answer #1
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answered by SAMUEL D 7
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In mathematics, division by zero is not defined. Imagine dividing a pie into 0 pieces. How large would the 0 pieces be? What would happen to the rest of the pie?
If you're using limits, the limit of x / x (x divided by x) as x reaches zero is 1 (from either end of the line of real numbers)
If you divide a small number with a very large number (say 1 / infinity) you get a very small number that is close to zero.
If you divide a small number by a very small number (say 1 / 0.00000000000001) you get a very large number.
2007-04-11 03:43:47
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answer #2
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answered by Oyvind J 2
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Rules of Brahmagupta
The rules governing the use of zero appeared for the first time in Brahmagupta's book Brahmasputha Siddhanta, written in 628.
Here Brahmagupta considers not only zero, but negative numbers, and the algebraic rules for the elementary operations of arithmetic with such numbers. In some instances, his rules differ from the modern standard. Here are the rules of Brahamagupta:
The sum of two positive quantities is positive
The sum of two negative quantities is negative
The sum of zero and a negative number is negative
The sum of zero and a positive number is positive
The sum of zero and zero is zero.
The sum of a positive and a negative is their difference; or, if they are equal, zero
In subtraction, the less is to be taken from the greater, positive from positive
In subtraction, the less is to be taken from the greater, negative from negative
When the greater however, is subtracted from the less, the difference is reversed
When positive is to be subtracted from negative, and negative from positive, they must be added together
The product of a negative quantity and a positive quantity is negative
The product of a negative quantity and a negative quantity is positive
The product of two positive, is positive.
Positive divided by positive or negative by negative is positive
Positive divided by negative is negative. Negative divided by positive is negative
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 saying zero divided by zero is zero,
Brahmagupta differs from the modern position.
Mathematicians normally do not assign a value, whereas computers and calculators will sometimes assign NaN, which means "not a number."
Moreover, non-zero positive or negative numbers when divided by zero are either assigned no value, or a value of unsigned infinity, positive infinity, or negative infinity.
Once again, these assignments are not numbers, and are associated more with computer science than pure mathematics, where in most contexts no assignment is made.
2007-04-12 10:39:24
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answer #3
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answered by Rod Mac 5
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in mathematics division by zero is not allowed, it doesnt matter what you are dividing by zero, it just cant happen.
think about the big bang, the reason why science cant explain exactly what happens is because all the matter in the universe has to put into zero space, therefore the density (mass divided by volume) becomes a division by zero!
its not allowed!
its just one of them rules! try asking why 0! = 1
try googling "singularity"
2007-04-11 11:27:40
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answer #4
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answered by Anonymous
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0*0=0 implies 0/0=0
0*1=0 implies 0/0=1
0*2=0 implies 0/0=2
0*3=0 implies 0/0=3
it is undefined, there is no solution.
2007-04-12 06:13:34
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answer #5
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answered by my quest 3
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The operation is undefined but i think the limit exist:
lim x/x = 1
x->0
2007-04-11 01:58:37
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answer #6
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answered by ane_aaron 5
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since ;
any number divide by it self is 1,
any number divide by 0 is infinite, and
zero divide by any number is 0.
youve basicly asnswered your own question!
zero divided by any number except 0 = 0
any number divided by 0 = infinite
hence zero divided by 0 = infinite - use rule 2
and since indeterminite can have infinite values the answer is infinite.
2007-04-11 02:00:53
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answer #7
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answered by free0bird@btinternet.com 1
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Any number divided by 0 is not infinite. It is undefined.
0/0 is undefined.
2007-04-11 01:56:54
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answer #8
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answered by blighmaster 3
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0, infinite, 1!
Take it or leave it
2007-04-12 04:47:56
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answer #9
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answered by k9moc 2
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first off computers can't do it because they are stupid, also zero and nothing are different, zero exists nothing is nothing.
How many zeros go into zero, well no zeros go into zero, but u can add as many zeros together as you want and it is still zero,
its the same as explaining infinity, maths doesn't have the answer
2007-04-13 00:47:07
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answer #10
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answered by gfmeggs@btinternet.com 2
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