0
Consider the equation 0 times x = 0.
This is true for every number x.
Divide both sides by 0; we get x = 0/0.
So zero divided by zero could be any number at all; it could be -42, or 273.15, or anything else.
If we try to pick one value for 0/0, we will eventually get into trouble.
Examples:
Say 0/0 = 1 = 1/1.
Multiply the numerator of both sides by 3. Then
(3 times 0)/0 = (3 times 1)/1.
Therefore 0/0 = 3.
Since 0/0 = 1, we get 1 = 3, which we really don't want, as all of our mathematics will become useless.
Say 0/0 = 0.
Then 0/0 = 0/1.
Turn both fractions upside down. We get
0/0 = 1/0, but since 0/0 = 0, we get
0 = 1/0.
Multiplying both sides by 0 gives
0 times 0 = 1,
so 0 = 1, which we don't want either.
The best thing to do is not to give 0/0 any value; we say 0/0 is undefined. Also we take x/0 to be undefined for every number x.
Wiki User
∙ 15y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What is zero divided by one?
One divided by zero is an undefined operation, which leads to contradictions and nonsense.For this reason, division by zero is forbidden in arithmetic.
Is a non zero integer divided by its opposite always equal to negative one?
yes
What does negative one divided by zero equal?
A dur negative 1 ,0 does nothing when dividing
Why is binary numbering system commonly used in digital electronics?
Zero and one - either on or off.
Are zero and one composite or prime?
A prime number is one that has only 2 factors, itself and one. A composite number is one that can be written as the product of two numbers that are not itself. By these definitions, 1 and 0 fail to be either composite or prime. 1 can only be divided by one, so it does not have the 2 necessary factors to be prime or the multiple required to be composite. 0 on the other hand can be divided evenly by every number, but no two numbers that are not 0 can be multiplied to get a product of 0.
How much is one divided by zero?
One divided by zero is undefined.
Is zero divided by zero one or zero?
The answer is neither. You cannot divide by zero at all. The result of zero divided by zero, as with any other division by zero, is undefined.
What is zero divided by zero is it one or undefined?
You can't devide by zero.
What is one fourth of zero?
Zero divided by anything is still zero.
Is 0 divided by 1 really 0 and 1?
zero divided by one equals zero.
What is one fourth divided by zero?
You cannot divide by zero
What is one divided zero?
An impossibility
If zero divided by anything equals zero and anything divided by zero equals infinity and anything divided by itself equals one then what is the value of zero divided by zero?
Nothing. 3/4 means three fourths 0/0 is therefore no nothings.
What is a non zero number divided by itself?
Any non-zero number divided by itself is equal to one.
Is fraction a rational or irrational?
A fraction, consisting of one integer divided by another, non-zero, integer is a rational number.
What is reciprocal of zero divided by one?
Swap the numerator and the denominator to obtain 1/0. Anything divided by zero is undefined.
What does zero squared divided by zero squared equal is it one or undefined?
undefined
