Dividing by Zero

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    Strontium

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    1/0=1
    1 divided by 0, is 1 divided by nothing.
    1 times nothing is nothing 1 time, which is nothing.
    1 divided by nothing is 1, because 1 is not divided by anything.
    Or am I missing something?
     
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    nycmathguy

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    Any number divides by 0 = undefined. Division by zero is not possible.

    Sample: 222 ÷ 0 = undefined.

    Any number divided by 1 = the number itself.

    Sample: 222 ÷ 1 = 222
     
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    That is "handwaving" not mathematics! "Nothing" is NOT a number.
    If a/b= c then a= bc. If a/0= c then a= 0c. But 0 times any number is 0.
    If a is not 0, there is NO such c. a/0 is "undefined".

    If 0/0= c then 0= 0c which is true for any c
    We say that 0/0 is "undetermined", not "undefined".
     
    HallsofIvy, Aug 16, 2022
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    Interesting reply.
     
    nycmathguy, Aug 17, 2022
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