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

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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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