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Zero divided by zero equals= ????
« on: May 24, 2003, 04:00:41 PM »
well what does it equal 0, 1 or infinity????

possible 0, as 0 divided by any thing is 0

but any thing divided by its self is 1 so 0 divided by 0 could be one...

but anything divided by zero is infinity so what gives?? what is the answear it is the unsolvable question...
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Re:Zero divided by zero equals= ????
« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2003, 04:10:10 PM »
You can't divide anything by zero, but you could ague either way with 0/0.
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Re:Zero divided by zero equals= ????
« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2003, 04:16:56 PM »
It could be anything; therefore it is not defined; therefore the answer is "undefined".
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Re:Zero divided by zero equals= ????
« Reply #3 on: May 24, 2003, 04:43:52 PM »
you can't do it, you cannot divide something that is not. it will not seperate. also you can't divide by zero, the lowest you could really divide by is 1, cos, well, it just makes my head go funny thinkin about it. shut up you! aarrgh! the voices! make them go away!

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Re:Zero divided by zero equals= ????
« Reply #4 on: May 24, 2003, 04:47:43 PM »
not true you can divide by 0.00000000000000000 00000
0000000000000000000 0000000000000000000 0000000
0000000000000000000 0000000000000000000 0000000000000000000 000000000000000
0000000000000000000 0000000000000000000 0*you get the idea*1 it would just be oh so very pointless..

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« Last Edit: May 24, 2003, 04:58:02 PM by Warhoon »
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Re:Zero divided by zero equals= ????
« Reply #5 on: May 24, 2003, 04:59:50 PM »
when i'm making important life descicions like most of us guys i A. think like a 1st grade schooler/primary school child

or B . think with my genitals lets see hat they tell us


my inner child tells me that if i had nothing and split it into no parts i would still have nothin thus the answer is 0.0000000000 reccuring

my genitals tell me that i should phone my girl friend and invite her over, this leads me to beleive that the answer to your question is......yes i will sleep with you
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Re:Zero divided by zero equals= ????
« Reply #6 on: May 24, 2003, 05:04:03 PM »
I think the answer is 1, and heres my reason:
any number divided by its self is one, ex: 1503/1503=1!
( / this is the divide sign) and again, 12/12=1! its all the same! It works like that for every whole number.

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Re:Zero divided by zero equals= ????
« Reply #7 on: May 24, 2003, 05:07:01 PM »
Except zero is not a whole number.

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Re:Zero divided by zero equals= ????
« Reply #8 on: May 24, 2003, 05:12:20 PM »
yes its an absence of number or somesuch babble...

i think the answear is my head hurts goodnight...
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Re:Zero divided by zero equals= ????
« Reply #9 on: May 24, 2003, 05:12:27 PM »
I think the answer is 1, and heres my reason:
any number divided by its self is one, ex: 1503/1503=1!
( / this is the divide sign) and again, 12/12=1! its all the same! It works like that for every whole number.

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Don't you boys go to school?  Dividing by 0 is "undefined".

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Re:Zero divided by zero equals= ????
« Reply #10 on: May 24, 2003, 05:13:48 PM »
exactly, you can't split nothing, and dividing it into zero parts, well, that would just be like getting rid of it anyway, so anything divided by zero has to be zero, so the answer is zero.

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Re:Zero divided by zero equals= ????
« Reply #11 on: May 24, 2003, 05:17:45 PM »
exactly, you can't split nothing, and dividing it into zero parts, well, that would just be like getting rid of it anyway, so anything divided by zero has to be zero, so the answer is zero.

Um, is there any reason why you are trying to reason-out something already reasoned-out by mathematicians with a much better understanding of the implications than you?

And erroneously, I might add....
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Re:Zero divided by zero equals= ????
« Reply #12 on: May 24, 2003, 05:24:24 PM »
Undefined. As in 'no number'. As in the problem of 0/0 isn't even remotely possible. Gah...

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Re:Zero divided by zero equals= ????
« Reply #13 on: May 24, 2003, 05:31:30 PM »
Um, is there any reason why you are trying to reason-out something already reasoned-out by mathematicians with a much better understanding of the implications than you?

And erroneously, I might add....

err....wot? oh its too late at night, my head hurts, i don't really care, i just said something in reply to a post a couple of pots b4 urs, and uh......wot is erroneoee....woteva i cant be arsed, forgive me if i sound totaly ignorant and stupid, but it really is too late at night for me and i think i'm gonna fall asleep sonn

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Re:Zero divided by zero equals= ????
« Reply #14 on: May 24, 2003, 06:28:31 PM »
i love maths...and this is one of the questions i wondered about and on which i got an answer
and that's why i can give the answer(s)....
all correct answers...

ok you've got 0:0=  ??? ,but i know anyway

well first if you divide 0 by any number it gives you  0

in other words

0 : (any number) =0

but you can't devide by 0 ,at least it's not 100 % defined
but if you study advanced mathematics you will see that you can take a number infinitely close to 0 and so it gives you an infinite number (i can't write it ,but it's an eight lied down)

so   (any number) : 0 = infinity

if you don't believe take a number X and devide it by a number Y, then take that same number X and divide it by a smaller number then Y and so on , you will see that the number always gets bigger and bigger...

in other words

X : Y = number , X : (smaller number then Y) = bigger number , X : (a smaller number then the previous Y) = an even gigger number then before , and so on

so if you go so on you'll get a number who is pretty much equal to infinity

dumb example :
4 : 2 = 2 , 4 : 1 = 4 , 4 : 1/4 = 16 , 4 : 1/16 = 64 , 4 : 1/76564547657568 = 306258190630272 and you could go so on until you get an infinite number

SOME could say that (X=a number) X :X = (always) 1
not with  0 it's a special number , if you do + or - 0 it gives you the same number X + 0 = X or X - 0 = X
but when it come to multiplicate it's different
X * 0 = 0 (you could say nothing but it's still a number ,cause an answer can still be 'nothing')
but X : 0 = infinity (or everything, but you could say it's a number but it's just so big you could never imagine it, so it isn't a number)
 
when you're still a rookie (too young,still learning) in maths the teacher tells you that X : 0 = ? , nothing cause it's not defined the answer is {} ( an empty conjunction or nothing)
but that's because you work th real numbers conjunction and it's inthere it's not defined

or you can have such a equation
(x is the number you're looking for, the answer)
6x -9x+3 = 5x/(4 - X)
there the X may not be = 4 or it won't be defined
if you had an exercise where the answer would be x=4,then there would be no answer , result ={}
many exercices like this one can be made much(incredibly much more) difficult .....i can't and won't explain it cause i doubt there is anyone smart enough to understand them

BUT if you have 0*x = 0 ,X= (the conjunction you're working in) it almost could be infinity

i won't continiue cause not many of you will understand all of these things i wrote......

am i smart or what  8)

i hope this is enough/long enough
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Re:Zero divided by zero equals= ????
« Reply #15 on: May 24, 2003, 06:32:06 PM »
i love maths...and this is one of the questions i wondered about and on which i got an answer
and that's why i can give the answer(s)....
all correct answers...

You rock!  Somebody who actually listens in school and is curious enough to ask "why".

Why does speculation so often pass for an answer around here?

By the way "almost infinity" is correct, because there's another exercise you can do that shows how /0 is not quite inifinity either.
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Re:Zero divided by zero equals= ????
« Reply #16 on: May 24, 2003, 06:55:19 PM »
Well, I'm pretty freakin' good at math, but I'm content with saying "undefinable" and moving on to things that have an impact on my life 8)

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Re:Zero divided by zero equals= ????
« Reply #17 on: May 24, 2003, 07:03:46 PM »
Well, I'm pretty freakin' good at math, but I'm content with saying "undefinable" and moving on to things that have an impact on my life 8)

Yah, but most of these guys aren't even doing that when they're taught so.
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Re:Zero divided by zero equals= ????
« Reply #18 on: May 24, 2003, 07:03:57 PM »
i love maths...and this is one of the questions i wondered about and on which i got an answer
and that's why i can give the answer(s)....
all correct answers...

You rock!  Somebody who actually listens in school and is curious enough to ask "why".

Why does speculation so often pass for an answer around here?

By the way "almost infinity" is correct, because there's another exercise you can do that shows how /0 is not quite inifinity either.
listen at shool  ??? i don't always need it to get good grades....

actually i didn't really ask first ,that was my conclusion after playing with my 'game-boy' which some call 'calculator' (but it has many game-boy-like games)and then i asked for a confirmation to my teacher

there are so many exercices that give infinity but they are so complicated (for you guys, not for me) the exercice itself and the way you have to write it (the answer and exercice itself)  some of those exercices take even hours to do them......what a shame that i can't write such one on the site....

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Re:Zero divided by zero equals= ????
« Reply #19 on: May 24, 2003, 07:12:11 PM »
could a moderator please lock this before someone suffers permanent brain damage or an anuerism from trying to get it through that you cannot divide by 0.  If you have five apples and divide them amongst your "0" friends you still have five apples so the entire question and deliberation are pointless.
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