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Why isn't a number divided by zero, zero?

Because 0 doesn't go into a number 0 times. It just doesn't go in ... so the number of times it goes into the number cna't be defined
 
Because, division is the inverse of multiplication.

if you say 1 / 0 = 1, that implies that 0 * 1 = 1, which is not true.

However, if you divide by zero, you get infinity. I don't know what these people are talking about. 😀

i heart the direc delta function!
 
Originally posted by: Shawn
Originally posted by: her209
Oh, you can't divide something by nothing.
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Then why can you multiply something by nothing? 😕
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Lets say you have marbles grouped into twos. If you counted zero groups of marbles, you'd have zero marbles.
 
Think back to when you first learned division.

8/2 really means, if you have 8 apples and divide them into groups of 2, how many groups do you have?

8/0 means then, if you have 8 apples and divide them into groups of 0, how many groups do you have?
 
Originally posted by: her209
How can you divide a number by a negative number?
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Well, nothing negative really makes very much physical sense. I mean, -4 x 2 is a negative four groups of two? WTF??

 
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