Does The Pattern Continue?

Algebra Level 1

3 3 = 1 , 2 2 = 1 , 1 1 = 1 , 0 0 = ? \frac33 = 1 \quad,\quad \frac22 = 1 \quad,\quad \frac11= 1\quad,\quad \frac00 = \ ?

0 0.5 Indeterminate 1

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7 solutions

Abhinav Dixit
Aug 23, 2015

The answer lies within the properties of relations and functions.

Let us assume a function that says:

f ( x ) = 0 0 f(x) = \frac{0}{0}

Since it is constant divided by a constant, any value of x satisfies this function.

Also 0 0 = c 0 c = 0 \frac{0}{0}=c \Rightarrow 0c=0

Therefore, value of f(x) can be any value.

Now, by properties of relations and function one or many value of x can yield one value of f(x). Also know as one-one and onto functions. But, one value of x can never yield many values of f(x).

So by contradiction f ( x ) i s n o t a f u n c t i o n f(x)\ is \ not \ a\ function ,

and hence, value of f(x) value cannot be determined.

Hobart Pao
Aug 30, 2015

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Digital Gaming 227 - 12 months ago

Let 0 0 = x \displaystyle \frac{0}{0}=x :

0 0 = x 0 x = 0 \frac{0}{0}=x \Rightarrow 0x=0

x \displaystyle x fits with all real numbers ( x R x \in \mathbb{R} ).Therefore, the answer is Inderterminate.

In writing your the second statement you assumed 0 0 = 1 \frac{0}{0}=1 .

Quirky Dolphin - 5 years, 9 months ago

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Yes, but it's not the only answer.

Adam Phúc Nguyễn - 5 years, 9 months ago

0/0 is not an indeterminate form . it would have been indeterminate if the numbers in position of 0& 0 were tending to 0 .in this case the answer should be 0.

Siddhant Mishra - 5 years, 7 months ago
Kuan Yu
Aug 30, 2015

Everything divides 0 is 0

Sopyan Thamrin
Sep 5, 2015

As a general rule, anything with ∞ and many things with a 0 are problematic.

0/0, 0^0, ∞/∞, 0 * ∞, ∞ - ∞, ∞^0, and 1^∞ are all indeterminate/undefined

Khizar Rehman
Aug 30, 2015

zero can never be a factor ...... so thats indeterminate.

Tanishka Koyande
Aug 22, 2015

Any number divided by 0 = not defined

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