document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1026424>Question 1026424</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (100-100)/(100-100)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= (10square-10square)/(10 (10-10))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= (10+10)(10-10)/10 (10-10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= (20)/10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Is it correct or not sir </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #641679 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=641679\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (100 - 100) / (100 - 100) = 0 / 0 = undefined.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "following your logic:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. (100-100)/(100-100)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. = (10square-10square)/(10 (10-10))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3. = (10+10)(10-10)/10 (10-10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4. = (20)/10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5. = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Is it correct or not sir \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "number 1 is correct.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number 2 is correct.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number 3 is correct.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number 4 is not correct. *****<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the problem with number 4 is as follows:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "start with (10+10)(10-10)/10 (10-10) from number 3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10 + 20 = 20 - this part is true.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 - 10 = 0.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 * (10 - 10) = 10 * 0 which is also equal to 0.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "20 * 0 / 0 becomes 0 / 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "another way to do it is to use the distributive law of multiplication.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "start with (10+10)(10-10)/10 (10-10)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this becomes (10 * 10) - (10 * 10) + (10 * 10) + (10 * -10) / ((10 * 10) - (10 * 10))\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify this to get (100 - 100) + (100 + (-100)) / (100 - 100)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify this further to get (100 - 100) + (100 - 100) / (100 - 100)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify this further to get (0 + 0) / 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify this further to get 0 / 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "all of these machinations are unnecessary, because:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(100 - 100) / (100 - 100) = 0 / 0 = undefined.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you perform the operations indicated within the parentheses first.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "100 - 100 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that leads to the rest, because you then get 0 / 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you solve it using the distributive law of multiplication, you get the same answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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