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Would being able to divide by zero have any use in math? If you try 7/0=b, can we invent a quantity for b that's the solution to 7=b*0? The same way we invented a quantity i that's the solution to sqrt(-1)?

by /u/UserNamesCantBeTooLo in /r/askscience

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