Expert: Ahmed Salami - 12/17/2005

Question
What is zero over zero? Please give me a proof of the answer?

Answer
Hi,
Sorry for the time taken.
The expression 0/0 in mathematics is referred to as the
indeterminate form. It is indeterminate because we simply
cannot determine its value and i'll tell you why.
In mathematics, 0 can refer to a very small number
and not just "nothing" as we normally take it to be.
Another example is the number "infinity" which refers to
a very large number and not a specific one. Considering this,
0/0 could mean anything. For example, it could be
0.00000000005/0.00000000001 = 5
or 0.0000000000002/0.000000000007 = 2/7
Each one of 0.00000000005,0.00000000001,0.0000000000002,
0.000000000007 could be regarded as 0 and so you see what we mean.
I hope i have helped, you can always get back to me.
Regards.