Poll: Can YOU divide by zero?

[Ampersand]

You can divide by zero all you like, but nothing will happen.

 

[Nevyrmoore]

No, because if I tried, shit like this will happen.

 

[RhanathShadowhand]

Yeah, I'm kidding, I don't have math on the highest level in school for nothing

I knew it, so i prepared two answers for you. Anyway, I'm off to create this program to do my english homework for me.

 

[C95J]

Of course I can, I am Chuck Norris.

liar, I am Chuck Norris

 

[Grigori361]

Anything divided by zero is infinity, all of infinity at once.

In other words, when you divide by zero, you get Chuck Norris.

 

[Wolfenbarg]

They way I was taught division was that if I had four cakes and shared them out between four people, everyone would have one cake.

If I have four cakes and share it with no one, I have four cakes.

Simple, really.

Uh... not quite. You can take one cake and divide it into four equal parts. You can leave it alone and have one whole. However, can you divide that cake into zero equal parts?

Part of calculus is essentially coming as close as possible, but it obviously doesn't work in every case. The one above for example...

 

[oooooooooooooooooooooooooo]

Hell, I already struggle when it comes to dividing by integers, no way I'm going near zero.

 

[Yossarian1507]

Yes, but it depends on the function given. If it's y=1/x, then you can't divide by zero because the limits coming from either side of the graph don't equal each other:

Lim
x-->0+ (1/x) = ∞

Lim
x-->0- (1/x) = -∞

However if you take y=1/(x^2), then you can take the limit because the limits are both the same. In this case dividing by zero will give you infinity. If you take calculus you'd understand this a bit better.

Lim
x-->0+ (1/(x^2)) = ∞

Lim
x-->0- (1/(x^2)) = ∞

This guy just nailed it on the head. I was doing that last year on my calculus in Uni. Fun stuff.

 

[drbarno]

I'll try rig-

 

[Adijia]

Since I haven't hit calculus in my education yet, I'm gonna have to go with no.

 

[Glademaster_v1legacy]

You can only divide by zero when using limits aside from that you cannot divide by zero as even the concept does not make sense. How can you share something into nothing? Speaking of limits I should probably do a bit of revision on those.

 

[Dana22]

Yes you can, but I dont know how. Math always scared me.

 

[Your once and future Fanboy]

http://knowyourmeme.com/system/icons/249/original/i-divided-by-zero.jpg

I think i used to divide by zero in Final Fantasy.

 

[esperandote]

var zero=2
var res=4/zero
return res

there lame, i know.

i agree with the infinity answer.

 

[Choppaduel]

not in the real numbers you cant. that limit example that one guy gave is pretty much the proof.

 

[Cubanfrog]

Of course you can!

*Divides by zero*

OOOH SHII-

 

[Whichi]

*tries to divide by zero*
am I doin it rite?
*results come in*
OH SHI-

 

[mrx19869]

EDIT:

I had something boring and mathematical here but instead I shall say

I am God, I created the number 0, and i can do whatever i want with it so

nanananananananananana in your face

 

[Hgame]

You can but strange things happen eg:

Spoiler

Given a = b
a^2 = ab
a^2 - b^2 = ab - b^2
(a+b)(a-b) = b(a-b)
a+b = b : Dividing by zero
a+a = a
2a = a
2 = 1


LOOK WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DIVIDE BY ZERO