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Why is it that when you divide real numbers by zero the answer is undefined?
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When a positive number is divided by a number less than 1, the result is a number greater than the first number. Using expressions, b/a > b if a < 1. As the value of 'a' approaches zero, the result of the division grows bigger and bigger. When 'a' reaches zero, b/a becomes a very large number, which is called infinity. In calculators, the result of the division becomes undefined because the number is beyond the range of numbers the calculator can display. There are some calculators that can handle infinity explicitly in calculations.
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Is 5 divided 0 a real number and why?
Undefined: You cannot divide by zero
Why log you is unmdefined?
I am not quite sure what you mean with "log you"; the log is calculated for numbers. The following logarithms are undefined: For real numbers: the logarithm of zero and of negative numbers is undefined. For complex numbers: the logarithm of zero is undefined.
What is the answer to divide by zero?
You cannot divide by zero, so the answer is undefined.
Is 23 divided by 0 a rational number?
Undefined: You cannot divide by zero
What are the different rules in governing operations of real numbers?
The set of real numbers is closed under addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division (except that you cannot divide by zero). By closed, this means that if the two numbers in the operation are both real numbers, the result of the operation will always be a real number. Dividing by zero is undefined (for all practical purposes)
Is 5 divided 0 a real number and why?
Undefined: You cannot divide by zero
Can undefined number be real numbers?
Not if they are undefined in the sense of a number divided by zero.
What is 1337 divide by 0?
Undefined: You cannot divide by zero
Why log you is unmdefined?
I am not quite sure what you mean with "log you"; the log is calculated for numbers. The following logarithms are undefined: For real numbers: the logarithm of zero and of negative numbers is undefined. For complex numbers: the logarithm of zero is undefined.
What is the answer to divide by zero?
You cannot divide by zero, so the answer is undefined.
Is 23 divided by 0 a rational number?
Undefined: You cannot divide by zero
What is 762 divided by 0?
Undefined: You cannot divide by zero
What are the different rules in governing operations of real numbers?
The set of real numbers is closed under addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division (except that you cannot divide by zero). By closed, this means that if the two numbers in the operation are both real numbers, the result of the operation will always be a real number. Dividing by zero is undefined (for all practical purposes)
What the result if zero0 is divide by zero0?
Undefined: You cannot divide by zero
What is a number divide by zero?
Undefined.
How do you divide by zero?
you can't. the answer would be undefined. You can divide zero by anything though. the answer to that would be zero.
Zero divide by a negative number is undefined or has a positive or negative answer?
Undefined
