Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-13417-894-3

Chapter 1 - Section 1.2 - Operations with Real Numbers and Simplifying Algebraic Expressions - Exercise Set - Page 29: 160

Answer

$\dfrac{0}{4} = 0$ because $4(0) = 0$ $\dfrac{4}{0}$ is undefined because there is no real number that when multiplied by $0$ will give 4 as the product.

Work Step by Step

RECALL: If $\dfrac{a}{b} = c $, then $a = bc$ Thus, (i) $\dfrac{0}{4} = 0$ because $4(0) = 0$ (ii) $\dfrac{4}{0}$ is undefined because there is no real number that when multiplied by $0$ will give 4 as the product.
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