SOLUTION: {{{(-4)/0}}} I'm not sure how they excpect me to divide by zero, would the answer simpliy be zero? Please help, and thank you.

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Question 219574: %28-4%29%2F0
I'm not sure how they excpect me to divide by zero, would the answer simpliy be zero?
Please help, and thank you.
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, jsmallt9:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You CANNOT divide by zero. The answer is undefined.

Answer by jsmallt9(3758) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I'm glad you recognize that dividing by zero is impossible/undefined. (It is not 0!)

You'll have to post the rest of the problem so we can see how you ended up with -4%2F0. If -4%2F0 is correct it may mean something in the context of the overall problem. For example, if you are calculating the slope of a line, an answer of -4%2F0 means the slope is undefined. And lines with undefined slopes are vertical lines. (Vertical lines have equations of the form x = a where "a" is the x coordinate of any point on the line. (All the x coordinates on a vertical line are the same!))

Or perhaps an error was made and you should not end up with -4%2F0.