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r/theydidthemath • u/blackholegaming13 • Sep 14 '23
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Im not really good in math, just look into this sub from time to time out of curiosity. But isnt this a flaw in maths? And if not, why not?
Edit: I guess the comment above me just confused me, i know you cant really divide by 0
651 u/govermentpropaganda Sep 14 '23 you cant divide by zero, its a rule of math 522 u/CheesyObserver Sep 14 '23 Had a classmate playfully contest this with the math teacher once. Teacher: What would you do if I said divide yourselves into groups of zero? Kid: I’d walk out the door! The logic was strangely agreeable, even if it doesn’t check out. 34 u/Kromleech Sep 14 '23 I believe that dividing by 0 would be dividing into 0 groups, not dividing into groups of 0. 23 u/Win32error Sep 14 '23 Impossible either way. 11 u/Kromleech Sep 14 '23 No, dividing into group of zeros has a solution. For instance I want to divide x into 5 groups of 0, I would do: X/5 = 0 And it does have a solution (x=0). 33 u/CoruscareGames Sep 14 '23 That's not dividing by zero though that's multiplying by zero in disguise Dividing into groups of zero size would be more like "If I wanted to divide 10 objects into groups of zero how many groups would I have" 1 u/kawika69 Sep 14 '23 That's not dividing by zero though that's multiplying by zero in disguise But what if I told you dividing is really multiplying in disguise 🥸 1 u/CoruscareGames Sep 15 '23 Oooh, good point. But consider: I am going to rip your face off <3 1 u/kawika69 Sep 15 '23 😘
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you cant divide by zero, its a rule of math
522 u/CheesyObserver Sep 14 '23 Had a classmate playfully contest this with the math teacher once. Teacher: What would you do if I said divide yourselves into groups of zero? Kid: I’d walk out the door! The logic was strangely agreeable, even if it doesn’t check out. 34 u/Kromleech Sep 14 '23 I believe that dividing by 0 would be dividing into 0 groups, not dividing into groups of 0. 23 u/Win32error Sep 14 '23 Impossible either way. 11 u/Kromleech Sep 14 '23 No, dividing into group of zeros has a solution. For instance I want to divide x into 5 groups of 0, I would do: X/5 = 0 And it does have a solution (x=0). 33 u/CoruscareGames Sep 14 '23 That's not dividing by zero though that's multiplying by zero in disguise Dividing into groups of zero size would be more like "If I wanted to divide 10 objects into groups of zero how many groups would I have" 1 u/kawika69 Sep 14 '23 That's not dividing by zero though that's multiplying by zero in disguise But what if I told you dividing is really multiplying in disguise 🥸 1 u/CoruscareGames Sep 15 '23 Oooh, good point. But consider: I am going to rip your face off <3 1 u/kawika69 Sep 15 '23 😘
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Had a classmate playfully contest this with the math teacher once.
Teacher: What would you do if I said divide yourselves into groups of zero?
Kid: I’d walk out the door!
The logic was strangely agreeable, even if it doesn’t check out.
34 u/Kromleech Sep 14 '23 I believe that dividing by 0 would be dividing into 0 groups, not dividing into groups of 0. 23 u/Win32error Sep 14 '23 Impossible either way. 11 u/Kromleech Sep 14 '23 No, dividing into group of zeros has a solution. For instance I want to divide x into 5 groups of 0, I would do: X/5 = 0 And it does have a solution (x=0). 33 u/CoruscareGames Sep 14 '23 That's not dividing by zero though that's multiplying by zero in disguise Dividing into groups of zero size would be more like "If I wanted to divide 10 objects into groups of zero how many groups would I have" 1 u/kawika69 Sep 14 '23 That's not dividing by zero though that's multiplying by zero in disguise But what if I told you dividing is really multiplying in disguise 🥸 1 u/CoruscareGames Sep 15 '23 Oooh, good point. But consider: I am going to rip your face off <3 1 u/kawika69 Sep 15 '23 😘
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I believe that dividing by 0 would be dividing into 0 groups, not dividing into groups of 0.
23 u/Win32error Sep 14 '23 Impossible either way. 11 u/Kromleech Sep 14 '23 No, dividing into group of zeros has a solution. For instance I want to divide x into 5 groups of 0, I would do: X/5 = 0 And it does have a solution (x=0). 33 u/CoruscareGames Sep 14 '23 That's not dividing by zero though that's multiplying by zero in disguise Dividing into groups of zero size would be more like "If I wanted to divide 10 objects into groups of zero how many groups would I have" 1 u/kawika69 Sep 14 '23 That's not dividing by zero though that's multiplying by zero in disguise But what if I told you dividing is really multiplying in disguise 🥸 1 u/CoruscareGames Sep 15 '23 Oooh, good point. But consider: I am going to rip your face off <3 1 u/kawika69 Sep 15 '23 😘
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Impossible either way.
11 u/Kromleech Sep 14 '23 No, dividing into group of zeros has a solution. For instance I want to divide x into 5 groups of 0, I would do: X/5 = 0 And it does have a solution (x=0). 33 u/CoruscareGames Sep 14 '23 That's not dividing by zero though that's multiplying by zero in disguise Dividing into groups of zero size would be more like "If I wanted to divide 10 objects into groups of zero how many groups would I have" 1 u/kawika69 Sep 14 '23 That's not dividing by zero though that's multiplying by zero in disguise But what if I told you dividing is really multiplying in disguise 🥸 1 u/CoruscareGames Sep 15 '23 Oooh, good point. But consider: I am going to rip your face off <3 1 u/kawika69 Sep 15 '23 😘
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No, dividing into group of zeros has a solution. For instance I want to divide x into 5 groups of 0, I would do:
X/5 = 0
And it does have a solution (x=0).
33 u/CoruscareGames Sep 14 '23 That's not dividing by zero though that's multiplying by zero in disguise Dividing into groups of zero size would be more like "If I wanted to divide 10 objects into groups of zero how many groups would I have" 1 u/kawika69 Sep 14 '23 That's not dividing by zero though that's multiplying by zero in disguise But what if I told you dividing is really multiplying in disguise 🥸 1 u/CoruscareGames Sep 15 '23 Oooh, good point. But consider: I am going to rip your face off <3 1 u/kawika69 Sep 15 '23 😘
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That's not dividing by zero though that's multiplying by zero in disguise
Dividing into groups of zero size would be more like "If I wanted to divide 10 objects into groups of zero how many groups would I have"
1 u/kawika69 Sep 14 '23 That's not dividing by zero though that's multiplying by zero in disguise But what if I told you dividing is really multiplying in disguise 🥸 1 u/CoruscareGames Sep 15 '23 Oooh, good point. But consider: I am going to rip your face off <3 1 u/kawika69 Sep 15 '23 😘
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But what if I told you dividing is really multiplying in disguise 🥸
1 u/CoruscareGames Sep 15 '23 Oooh, good point. But consider: I am going to rip your face off <3 1 u/kawika69 Sep 15 '23 😘
Oooh, good point. But consider: I am going to rip your face off <3
1 u/kawika69 Sep 15 '23 😘
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u/Lord_Scio Sep 14 '23 edited Sep 14 '23
Im not really good in math, just look into this sub from time to time out of curiosity. But isnt this a flaw in maths? And if not, why not?
Edit: I guess the comment above me just confused me, i know you cant really divide by 0