SOLUTION: what is 0 divided by 0?
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Question 150108: what is 0 divided by 0?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
0/0 is indeterminate.
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Why?
Assume 0/0 = x
Then 0 = 0*x
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Now, ask yourself ,what values of x would make this statement true.
You see that x could be 7, or 3, or 20, or any number.
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That is why 0/0 is indeterminate.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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