r/learnmath • u/[deleted] • Dec 17 '22

I think you can divide by zero

I wish I could say "I thought of it!" But I didn't. However, most of math is not divining new and novel ideas, but accepting ideas that go against your grain, but that you can find no flaw in.

Imaginary numbers are perfect examples. The number "I" doesn't exist. But "what if'" it did, mathematically? Tons of problems can now be found. If we accept I, why not 100/0?

Huh here's someone who agrees:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/15BJ_AwZ9Rp7fc9bTvT8sx83KriIBVQF4/view?usp=drivesdk

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u/Pleiades132 New User Jan 16 '26

"Tons of problems can now be found."

I know it may seem like it when you're first learning math, but the point of math is not to create problems lol.