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afvatcha
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Fractions: Denominator equal to zero.

by afvatcha Wed Aug 19, 2009 12:52 am

If I came across a question where it asks me which one cannot be the answer to the following:

5/X -5


I would assume the answer would be X=5 because 0 cannot be in the denominator, is that correct?
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Re: Fractions: Denominator equal to zero.

by Ben Ku Tue Aug 25, 2009 12:57 pm

I'm not sure how a question as you suggested would be asked. However, you are correct to say that x cannot be 5 since you cannot divide by 0.
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