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Without having any desire to begin an argument, you can't. Division by zero is undefined by mathematicians. Any division operation with zero as the divisor presents a stop! sign to the mathematician; it is an operation that cannot be executed. It's one of those you-can't-get-there-from-here things. How many times does zero divide into ten? How many times do you have to multiply zero by to get ten? You can't do that. You can't get there from here. The operation is undefined.
One of the burdens of asking a question is having to accept the answer. That does not mean that you cannot change things, but with this one, it cannot be done from the perspective of current mathematical thinking. If it is not possible for the questioner to accept this answer, some investigation and experimentation might be in order. But it is improbable that another answer will appear.
The reason that division by zero cannot be performed is that forbidding the operation provides closure to mathematics. If division by zero could be performed, then it could be proved that any unique number equals any other unique number. We know that six does not equal nine, but it can be mathematically proved that it is true if division by zero is possible.
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What happens when you divide 0 by 0?
zero can never be divided by zero
What is the result of dividing a number by zero?
You can not divide by zero - it is not defined. Presumably you get infinity, but there are different types of infinity.
What happens if a number is to the power of zero?
Any number to the power of zero is 1.
What is the value if we divide 0 by 0?
One cannot divide by zero, even if the numerator is zero. The limit, however, of a function which as it aproache an x value for which itequals 0/0 can be found using calculus and L'Hopital's rule.
What is 0 divided by 7?
Undefined: You cannot divide by zero
What happens when you divide 0 by 0?
zero can never be divided by zero
What happens in France when you send a letter to Father Christmas?
The same thing that happens when you divide by zero
What happens when you divide a number by o?
"Division by zero is undefined" is the result on a calculator.
What happens if a fraction has a denominator of 0?
The answer would be "undefined" as there is no way to divide a number by zero (0).
Why can't you use the speed equation to calculate instantaneous speed?
The complication that arises is that, when you divide distance by time, you divide zero by zero. However, you can take the limit - explore what happens when the time gets smaller and smaller, but NOT QUITE equal to zero.
What happens to the speed of a wave when it travels through a denser medium and apply this to the layers of the earth?
the same thing that happens when you divide by zero.
When did Zero Divide happen?
Zero Divide happened in 1995.
Can Chuck Norris divide by zero?
yes he can divide by zero.
What is the answer to divide by zero?
You cannot divide by zero, so the answer is undefined.
When did Divide By Zero end?
Divide By Zero ended in 1996.
What happens when you add subtract multiply and divide rational numbers?
If you add, subtract or multiply rational numbers, the result will be a rational number. It will also be so if you divide by a non-zero rational number. But division by zero is not defined.
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.
