Question

Why cant we divide by 0?

Answer 1

0 times anything is 0

Answer 2

I know that,
I'm asking that why is "n" divided by 0 equal to infinity/not defined.

Answer 3

Suppose you could.

\(\dfrac{a}{0}=k\) where \(k\) is some number and \(a\ne 0\). Multiply both sides by \(0\).

\(a=0\)

YIKES!

Answer 4

hehe

Answer 5

Look at these numbers

\(\dfrac{1}{1},\dfrac{1}{0.01},\dfrac{1}{0.001},\dfrac{1}{0.00001},\dfrac{1}{0.00000000001},\dfrac{1}{0.00000000000000000001}\)

Answer 6

It is definitely not a law passed by your government to prohibit division by 0. It helps to notice that 1/x approaches positive infinity as x approaches 0 from the right side of the origin, as shown by zzr above.