# :/ Does very divide by 0 = infinity and beyond?

Any number divide by 0 = infinity how come?

Note by Oofmation Animation
4 months, 3 weeks ago

This discussion board is a place to discuss our Daily Challenges and the math and science related to those challenges. Explanations are more than just a solution — they should explain the steps and thinking strategies that you used to obtain the solution. Comments should further the discussion of math and science.

When posting on Brilliant:

• Use the emojis to react to an explanation, whether you're congratulating a job well done , or just really confused .
• Ask specific questions about the challenge or the steps in somebody's explanation. Well-posed questions can add a lot to the discussion, but posting "I don't understand!" doesn't help anyone.
• Try to contribute something new to the discussion, whether it is an extension, generalization or other idea related to the challenge.

MarkdownAppears as
*italics* or _italics_ italics
**bold** or __bold__ bold
- bulleted- list
• bulleted
• list
1. numbered2. list
1. numbered
2. list
Note: you must add a full line of space before and after lists for them to show up correctly
paragraph 1paragraph 2

paragraph 1

paragraph 2

[example link](https://brilliant.org)example link
> This is a quote
This is a quote
    # I indented these lines
# 4 spaces, and now they show
# up as a code block.

print "hello world"
# I indented these lines
# 4 spaces, and now they show
# up as a code block.

print "hello world"
MathAppears as
Remember to wrap math in $$ ... $$ or $ ... $ to ensure proper formatting.
2 \times 3 $2 \times 3$
2^{34} $2^{34}$
a_{i-1} $a_{i-1}$
\frac{2}{3} $\frac{2}{3}$
\sqrt{2} $\sqrt{2}$
\sum_{i=1}^3 $\sum_{i=1}^3$
\sin \theta $\sin \theta$
\boxed{123} $\boxed{123}$

Sort by:

Because 0 does have a value but it is so small and it is probably a never ending decimal like pi and scientifically and mathematically when something is devised by zero it is technically being devised by that minute never ending decimal thus you get infinity but for simplicity’s sake it is defined as zero

- 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Yup. Well, I don't think there's much point helping him understand...

- 4 months, 2 weeks ago

:/ I know it equal undefined.

- 4 months, 2 weeks ago

you have no acces to the answer that i deleted.
like i have no access to my post that someone else has deleted.
so no, i cannot copy it again, bcs i did not make a copy before i posted it.

- 4 months, 2 weeks ago

you refered to another post, where a video is mentioned: Problems with Zero - Numberphile
have you seen that video?
if you have concrete questions, i can try to answer them.

- 4 months, 2 weeks ago

I appreciate the fact that you are handling this with great maturity, by pointing him to good resources. I doubt he will see the video (let alone understand it), however, time will tell.

- 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Yes I saw the video.

- 4 months, 1 week ago

i'm glad to hear that. they explain quite detailed the problem of dividing by zero. if you still have questions i can try to help finding the answer.

- 4 months, 1 week ago

ok very good :D

- 4 months, 1 week ago

Yes I saw this video thx.

- 4 months, 1 week ago

That's not what you said earlier. And to suit your convenience, you deleted your comment saying it should equal to zero 🤣

- 4 months, 2 weeks ago

??? I did not delete it, I was offline for almost a week, and I edit it because I forgot to put ----it shouldn't equal 0.

- 4 months, 1 week ago