:/ Does very divide by 0 = infinity and beyond?

3.14 divide by 0= UNDEFINED/INFINTY If you want to also see 1/0 use this link below: https://brilliant.org/discussions/thread/googles-answer-to-frac10/?ref_id=1583799

Any number divide by 0 = infinity how come?

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Because 0 does have a value but it is so small and it is probably a never ending decimal like pi and scientifically and mathematically when something is devised by zero it is technically being devised by that minute never ending decimal thus you get infinity but for simplicity’s sake it is defined as zero

NSCS 747 - 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Yup. Well, I don't think there's much point helping him understand...

Krishna Karthik - 5 months, 3 weeks ago

:/ I know it equal undefined.

OOFMATION ANIMATION - 5 months, 3 weeks ago

@Oofmation Animation – i deleted my other comment. this also deleted your answer.
you have no acces to the answer that i deleted.
like i have no access to my post that someone else has deleted.
so no, i cannot copy it again, bcs i did not make a copy before i posted it.

num IC - 5 months, 3 weeks ago

@Oofmation Animation – you refered to another post, where a video is mentioned: Problems with Zero - Numberphile
have you seen that video?
if you have concrete questions, i can try to answer them.

num IC - 5 months, 3 weeks ago

@Num Ic – I appreciate the fact that you are handling this with great maturity, by pointing him to good resources. I doubt he will see the video (let alone understand it), however, time will tell.

Krishna Karthik - 5 months, 3 weeks ago

@Krishna Karthik – Yes I saw the video.

OOFMATION ANIMATION - 5 months, 2 weeks ago

@Oofmation Animation – i'm glad to hear that. they explain quite detailed the problem of dividing by zero. if you still have questions i can try to help finding the answer.

num IC - 5 months, 2 weeks ago

@Num Ic – ok very good :D

OOFMATION ANIMATION - 5 months, 1 week ago

@Num Ic – Yes I saw this video thx.

OOFMATION ANIMATION - 5 months, 2 weeks ago

@Oofmation Animation – That's not what you said earlier. And to suit your convenience, you deleted your comment saying it should equal to zero 🤣

Krishna Karthik - 5 months, 3 weeks ago

@Krishna Karthik – ??? I did not delete it, I was offline for almost a week, and I edit it because I forgot to put ----it shouldn't equal 0.

OOFMATION ANIMATION - 5 months, 2 weeks ago

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Remember to wrap math in `\(` ... `\)` or `\[` ... `\]` to ensure proper formatting.
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`2^{34}`	$2^{34}$
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`\frac{2}{3}`	$\frac{2}{3}$
`\sqrt{2}`	$\sqrt{2}$
`\sum_{i=1}^3`	$\sum_{i=1}^3$
`\sin \theta`	$\sin \theta$
`\boxed{123}`	$\boxed{123}$