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eddynaira125:
U are are just looking for your death, and I pray for you, you shall not die


D day I try to answer this question with some of my pals that did numerical and real analysis, some of my brain cells has been missing since there


There is an answer to it, but is voluminous


That is while my type take is as a law


A/0 = infinity

Susily:
I saw a thread where someone asked why is any number multiplied by zero equals to zero... but this my question is even more confusing and brain-wrecking

Pls the maths gurus on nairaland, help me out on this, why is any number divided by zero equals to infinity

Gabbriell:
It is not brain wrecking. Here is a simple explanation:

Before i start, note that any number divide by zero is undefined. Undefined and infinity are two different concepts.

In mathematics, understanding the concepts being used, is the key to solving problems.

Brief mathematical definition (layman definition) of basic concepts:
Infinity: signifies Very large number that is unknown

Undefined: means that there is "No solution"

Division: Simply means what number can you multiply the dividend to get the divisor
e.g 10(divisor) ÷ 2(dividend) means which number can you multiply by 2 to get 10. The answer here is 5.

Now back to the question:
10 (or any number) ÷ 0 = undefined. Why?
Ans: 10 divide by zero by law of division means "What number can you multiply by 0 to get 10". There is no such number, hence the we say it is undefined.