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Is A divided by 0 defined? Explain fully using a related mulitplication problem.

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Answer:

No A divided by 0 is undefined.

Explanation:

Lets say 'a' divided by 'b' is 'n' times 'b'.

For example: 15 divided by 3 is 5 times 3

Now, for A:

A divided by 0 should be n times 0

but 0 multiplied by any number is 0

Therefore, A divided by 0 is undefined

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