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Another proof that dividing by 0 does not exist — is it right?



The Next CEO of Stack OverflowIntuitive understanding of the uniqueness of the Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic.Understanding the proof that uses Pumping Lemma that the language $C =w mid w$ has an equal number of $0$'s and $1$'s$$ is not regularOn the proof that every positive continuous random variable with the memoryless property is exponentially distributedProve that every element in $mathbbZ_p setminus left0right$, $p$ prime has a multiplicative inverseFind all possible positive integers $n$ such that $3^n-1 + 5^n-1 mid 3^n + 5^n $. Proof explanationProof that composite function does not exist.Proof that $sqrt2$ is irrationalShow that $langle Xrangle$ is the unique maximal ideal of $F[[X]]$.The sum of two odd numbers is evenHow to prove that $-x$ is not equal to $x$ just because they yield the same result when in $x^2$










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Ok I am in grade 9 and I am maybe too young for this.



But I thought about this, why dividing by 0 is impossible.



Dividing by 0 is possible would mean 1/0 is possible, which would mean 0 has a multiplaction inverse.



So if we multiplicate a number by 0 then by 1/0 we get the same number.



But thats impossible because all numbers multiplicated by 0 gives 0 therfore we cant have an inverse for 0 that gives us the initial number and thus division by 0 is impossible



Is this right?






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    Sometimes division by zero is defined, such as in the extended complex plane.
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Ok I am in grade 9 and I am maybe too young for this.



But I thought about this, why dividing by 0 is impossible.



Dividing by 0 is possible would mean 1/0 is possible, which would mean 0 has a multiplaction inverse.



So if we multiplicate a number by 0 then by 1/0 we get the same number.



But thats impossible because all numbers multiplicated by 0 gives 0 therfore we cant have an inverse for 0 that gives us the initial number and thus division by 0 is impossible



Is this right?






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Ok I am in grade 9 and I am maybe too young for this.



But I thought about this, why dividing by 0 is impossible.



Dividing by 0 is possible would mean 1/0 is possible, which would mean 0 has a multiplaction inverse.



So if we multiplicate a number by 0 then by 1/0 we get the same number.



But thats impossible because all numbers multiplicated by 0 gives 0 therfore we cant have an inverse for 0 that gives us the initial number and thus division by 0 is impossible



Is this right?






proof-explanation







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Ok I am in grade 9 and I am maybe too young for this.



But I thought about this, why dividing by 0 is impossible.



Dividing by 0 is possible would mean 1/0 is possible, which would mean 0 has a multiplaction inverse.



So if we multiplicate a number by 0 then by 1/0 we get the same number.



But thats impossible because all numbers multiplicated by 0 gives 0 therfore we cant have an inverse for 0 that gives us the initial number and thus division by 0 is impossible



Is this right?






proof-explanation




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That's the most basic reason that division by $0$ is usually considered to be a Bad Thing, yes. Because if we did allow dividing by $0$, we would have to give up at least of one of the following things (these are usually considered Very Nice):



  • What $1$ means ($1cdot a = a$ for any $a$)

  • What $0$ means ($0 cdot a = 0$ for any $a$)

  • What division means ($frac ab = c$ means $a = ccdot b$)





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    Yes . . . and no.



    You might be interested in, for example, Wheel Theory, where division by zero is defined.






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    That's the most basic reason that division by $0$ is usually considered to be a Bad Thing, yes. Because if we did allow dividing by $0$, we would have to give up at least of one of the following things (these are usually considered Very Nice):



    • What $1$ means ($1cdot a = a$ for any $a$)

    • What $0$ means ($0 cdot a = 0$ for any $a$)

    • What division means ($frac ab = c$ means $a = ccdot b$)





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      That's the most basic reason that division by $0$ is usually considered to be a Bad Thing, yes. Because if we did allow dividing by $0$, we would have to give up at least of one of the following things (these are usually considered Very Nice):



      • What $1$ means ($1cdot a = a$ for any $a$)

      • What $0$ means ($0 cdot a = 0$ for any $a$)

      • What division means ($frac ab = c$ means $a = ccdot b$)





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        That's the most basic reason that division by $0$ is usually considered to be a Bad Thing, yes. Because if we did allow dividing by $0$, we would have to give up at least of one of the following things (these are usually considered Very Nice):



        • What $1$ means ($1cdot a = a$ for any $a$)

        • What $0$ means ($0 cdot a = 0$ for any $a$)

        • What division means ($frac ab = c$ means $a = ccdot b$)





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        That's the most basic reason that division by $0$ is usually considered to be a Bad Thing, yes. Because if we did allow dividing by $0$, we would have to give up at least of one of the following things (these are usually considered Very Nice):



        • What $1$ means ($1cdot a = a$ for any $a$)

        • What $0$ means ($0 cdot a = 0$ for any $a$)

        • What division means ($frac ab = c$ means $a = ccdot b$)






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            Yes . . . and no.



            You might be interested in, for example, Wheel Theory, where division by zero is defined.






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              Ye I'm understanding but i did not understand anything from thos wheel theory
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            Yes . . . and no.



            You might be interested in, for example, Wheel Theory, where division by zero is defined.






            share|cite|improve this answer











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              You think this is very relevant for a ninth grader? I mean, it might be cool to know it's out there, but does this really answer the question that is asked?
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            You might be interested in, for example, Wheel Theory, where division by zero is defined.






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            You might be interested in, for example, Wheel Theory, where division by zero is defined.







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              You think this is very relevant for a ninth grader? I mean, it might be cool to know it's out there, but does this really answer the question that is asked?
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              That's a fair comment, @Arthur. Thank you for the feedback.
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