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0/0=1
Truthy or Facty?
Truthy or Facty?
Neither. You cannot divide by zero. 0/0 is undefined.
0 / 0=x
can be rewritten as
0 = 0 * x
x can be any number, not just one.
**EDIT**
Another reason why 0/0 must be undefined, and not 1
Assume 0/0 = 1
0 * 1 = 0
0 * 2 = 0
0 * 1 = 0 * 2
(0 / 0) * 1 = 2
1 * 1 = 2
1 = 2
It is not undefinied, it is dependent on what the previous values are. I am going to give you a function. What is the value of
sin x/x at x= 0
As I said before, how do you do derivation if 0/0 is undefined. 0/0 is either infinite or 0/0 = K
It seems that you are confusing limits with equality.
lim x->0+ (0/0) = +inf
lim x->0- (0/0) = -inf
Those are both valid. The actual value of 0/0, however, is undefined. Derivation is based on the limit as delta_x goes to zero, not the value when delta_x is equal to zero
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0/0=1
Truthy or Facty?
What is the reason you can't divide by 0? It is because it becomes infinitly large, and can not be placed on a number scale.
However it is possible to divide 0 by 0. If it wasn't possible, then how do you do derivation?
Infinite is undefined.That's not true. Something divided by zero is not infinite, it is undefined.
It is not possible to divide by zero.
That's not true. Something divided by zero is not infinite, it is undefined.
for some reason, this feels like a "how long can you make a dummy guess" question...
no offense