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29 questions linked to/from Why not to extend the set of natural numbers to make it closed under division by zero?
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Defining division by zero [duplicate]
I have looked through some of the previous questions posted on this topic, and I think mine is different.
Is there a flaw in defining division by zero? For example, define
$\frac{a}{0} = \infty_a$ ...
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Why does division by zero not have an imaginary number “option”? [duplicate]
In regular math, you cannot get the square root of a negative number. Likewise, you cannot divide by zero. Both dividing by zero and taking the square of a negative have no place in real life.
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Dividing a number by zero [duplicate]
Why can't you divide a number by zero?
It is possible to say $\sqrt{-1}$ is an imaginary number $i$, but why can't you say $\frac{1}{0}$ is also an imaginary number $z$ (for example)?
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Treating $\frac{n}{0}$ as a constant? [duplicate]
Is there any way of treating $\frac{1}{0}$ without breaking maths? I tried just the variable $\lambda$, thinking that it would be easy to manipulate:
$$\frac{2}{0} = 2\cdot\frac{1}{0} = 2\lambda$$
But ...
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A solution to the equation $\frac{1}{x}=0$ [duplicate]
The number $i$ is defined as a solution to the equation $x^2+1=0$.
How come no one has yet defined a number $j$ as a solution to the equation $\frac{1}{x}=0$?
The purpose of course is to be able to ...
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Undefined cases of 0/0 [duplicate]
Why 0/0= undefined? We always write $0/x\in\mathbb R$, where $x \in\mathbb{R}\setminus\{0\}$, and this $0/x = 0$. Again $x/0$ is always undefined. Now when it's about $0/0$ why we don't follow the ...
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Can we make illegitimate operations with $0$ legitimate by adding a few more axioms? [duplicate]
Just out of curiosity, can we make illegitimate operations with $0$, say, division by $0$ legitimate simply by imposing additional axioms? If so, then what consequences may follow? If the answer is ...
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Does 0/0 = a new branch of numbers? Have I made a mistake in the equation? [duplicate]
So I thought...
If
$\frac00 = x$... then
$0 = x\cdot0$... then
$0x = 0$... then its technically possible to divide by $0$ again
$\frac{0x}0 = \frac00$ ... since $\frac00 = x$ and $\frac{0x}0 = \...
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Why do we have a symbol for root of -1, but none for divide by zero? [duplicate]
Even though there is no real answer to the equation √-1, we give it the symbol i.
What is the reason that there is a symbol for ...
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Are there number systems that fix divide-by-zero? [duplicate]
Natural numbers are closed under addition and multiplication, but not subtraction. Fixed by...
Integers are closed under subtraction, but not division. Fixed by...
Rational numbers are closed under ...
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If ‘i’was invented to take the square roots of negatives, why can’t we invent a concept to divide by zero? [duplicate]
As explained in the title, if i is used to simplify expressions involving the square root of a negative number, is there another concept which allows us to simplify expressions involving zero on the ...
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A problem with 0/0=0 [duplicate]
So what is the problem/contradiction
If I state I can divide by 0 but the number will be 0 I tried a few thing but didn't find a problem
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Divison by Zero [duplicate]
I have seen multiple answers on the web, but I can't get my mind around why division by zero outputs an error and not zero. Can anyone explain this in laymen's terms?
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Changing the zero product property and defining division by zero [duplicate]
I know that defining division by zero is not possible because it violates the zero product property we define, that is, $0\times a=0$ for every $a$. I wonder whether we can somewhat circumvent and ...
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How to prove that $\lim\limits_{x\to0}\frac{\sin x}x=1$?
How can one prove the statement
$$\lim_{x\to 0}\frac{\sin x}x=1$$
without using the Taylor series of $\sin$, $\cos$ and $\tan$? Best would be a geometrical solution.
This is homework. In my math ...