Google's Answer to $\frac{1}{0}$

I tried dividing $1$ by $0$ on Google's built-in calculator, and here's what I got:

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

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Hasna Hassen - 1 year, 1 month ago

It could also be Undefined, @David Stiff.

A Former Brilliant Member - 1 year, 1 month ago

It could be. Though I haven't seen an argument for it's being undefined which could not be refuted by turning the coordinate plane into a torus (like this post I did).

David Stiff - 1 year, 1 month ago

if the coordinate plane is changed then the conditions are changed.
this is why the definition is: 1/0 = undefined ("Cannot divide by zero").
if it where defined to 0 or infinity or something else then there are cases where it does not fit.
so to find the solution to 1/0 (if there is one), the conditions of the case where it is used have to be checked.

num IC - 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Yeah, Undefined/Infinite I did this on another calculator. If yall use photomath it also states undefined.

OOFMATION ANIMATION - 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Yeah. Except you thought that it was $0$ ! Literally the one thing it's not is $0$ .

Krishna Karthik - 5 months, 3 weeks ago

I never said it was zero duhhh! I know it is undefined

OOFMATION ANIMATION - 5 months, 3 weeks ago

I don't see why there is so much discussion in this matter, it's really quite straightforward that dividing by zero is nonsensical. https://brilliant.org/wiki/division-by-zero/

Krishna Karthik - 5 months, 3 weeks ago

If you know David stiff he also have this

OOFMATION ANIMATION - 5 months, 3 weeks ago

@Oofmation Animation – He's pointing out the fact that Google's calculator says infinity, when the correct answer should be undefined. The limit of the expression 1/x as x approaches 0 should be infinity, not the actual value. The actual value should be undefined. Either way, it's really just pedantic. Doesn't matter in the long run.

Krishna Karthik - 5 months, 3 weeks ago

@Krishna Karthik – other calculator says undefined or infinity, so we should have to be so angry about this.

OOFMATION ANIMATION - 4 months, 1 week ago

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

Google's Answer to 10\frac{1}{0}01​

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Google's Answer to $\frac{1}{0}$