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**wendigo100** · 18 May 2007, 15:10

Some say you cannot divide by zero, but I always prefer the infinity answer. Are there any more?

**EqualOpportunities** · 18 May 2007, 15:10

Originally posted by Kyajae

Modern secondary school maths teachers?

My mate this week suggested to 15 year old son that he ask his maths teacher the solution to 1/0 (one divided by zero)

What do you think the answer should be?

AFAIK, one cannot divide by zero...

**AtW** · 18 May 2007, 15:11

Anything - all you need to do is intercept interrupt #0 using assembly code, and when it happens you can ignore exception and just stuff into register anything you like.

Personally I preferred INT 21h.

**Burdock** · 18 May 2007, 15:34

Originally posted by Kyajae

Modern secondary school maths teachers?

My mate this week suggested to 15 year old son that he ask his maths teacher the solution to 1/0 (one divided by zero)

What do you think the answer should be?

so what did the teacher say?!

**Geek_Bird** · 18 May 2007, 15:35

Originally posted by wendigo100

Some say you cannot divide by zero, but I always prefer the infinity answer. Are there any more?

Of course it's infinity. First principle of integral calculus.

**marcus2704** · 18 May 2007, 15:42

6?

**HankWangford** · 18 May 2007, 15:49

Originally posted by marcus2704

6?

microsoft say you cannot divide by zero

**Buffoon** · 18 May 2007, 15:53

Originally posted by Geek_Bird

Of course it's infinity. First principle of integral calculus.

No it's not.

The actual value is undefined, but that's not what the question is.

I think the teacher's response depends if they are old or new labour.

old: "The value is determined by a vote of the workers."

new: "Since 1997, zero has not been involved in any division as it was under the previous Tory administration. Everyone now lives in harmony."

**VectraMan** · 18 May 2007, 16:42

0/0 is more interesting. Is it one, zero, or infinity?

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