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  • "In mathematics, a division is called a division by zero if the divisor is zero. Such a division can be formally expressed as where a is the dividend. Whether this expression can be assigned a well-defined value depends upon the mathematical setting. In ordinary (real number) arithmetic, the expression has no meaning. In computer programming, integer division by zero may cause a program to terminate or, as in the case of floating point numbers, may result in a special not-a-number value (see below)." Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_by_0
  • Brahmagupta man who found zero said number divided by zero is that number. Today we say it is undefinable. Another way of saying "dunno". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahmagupta www.fathersofmathematics.com
  • undefined... any number divided by zero is undefined... its in the book...
  • infinity
  • It is not possible to divide any number by zero.
  • a=b/c Multiply both sides by b a*c=b Nice and simple, right? Lets put 0 in for c, and 5 in for b. a=5/0 a*0=5 Whoops! NOTHING multiplied by 0 will give 5. Therefore, anything divided by 0 is undefined, as it cannot be done.
  • There has been much debate on this, but the answer is that we cannot divide any number by zero, so therefore we say it is "UNDEFINABLE"...
  • a good trick question to the uneducated . ;-)
  • Think about it. "Infinity" is a value, just one that we will never know. Division by zero is not a number. It is huge in terms of infinity. But it is not a number we can use like the infinity number. A final example. Think of the limit of an equation. "Y=2 OVER X". This results in an "asimptotic" situation. On either side of "X=0" Y gets huge, and we can see this. The more numbers you put into X, the closer you get to verticle line that approaches Y in both directions. This is easy to see.
  • Undefined Infifnity
  • undefined. because what ever you say when you remultiply by 0, you will not get 5. sort of a little glitch in math.
  • if you have 5 apples and you divide them between nobody, then 5 are left, ie if the grocer has 5 apples at the beginning of the day(theres a shorage)and sells none that day, he has 5 left
  • Any number x divided by zero is infinity so long as x is not equal to zero. Also, if x is negative, the result is negative infinity. How can I prove it? Well, let's use your example, 5. 5/0 = ? Well, what's 5/0^-1? 1/(5/0) = ? Let's look at a solvable example: 1/(1/2) = 1/0.5 = 2 = 2/1 So 1/(x/y) is always equal to y/x. Going back to 5/0^-1: 1/(5/0) = 0/5 = 0 What about the intermediate steps? Well, we now have 1/x = 0. We all know that the result of division, unless the dividend is zero, will always be larger than zero. So what can we divide one by to get 0? Infinity. INF = Infinity 1/x = 0 1/INF = 0 Therefore: 1/(5/0) = 1/INF = 0 = 0/x Where x is not equal to zero. So, x/0 with x != 0 is INF.
  • 5 lolz
  • Infinity
  • Infinity
  • It is undefined. the lim x->0 of 5/x is infinity, however.
  • It is undefined. the lim x->0 of 5/x is infinity, however.

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