Why can't you divide by zero? - TED-Ed
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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded\n\nView full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-can-t-you-divide-by-zero\n\nIn the world of math, many strange results are possible when we change the rules. But there’s one rule that most of us have been warned not to break: don’t divide by zero. How can the simple combination of an everyday number and a basic operation cause such problems? \n\nLesson by TED-Ed, animation by Nick Hilditch.\n\nThank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Craig Sheldon, Andrew Bosco, Nik Maier, Adi V, Hiroshi Uchiyama, Chris , Vik Nagjee, Della Palacios, Alexander Walls, سلطان الخليفي, Ibel Wong, Kiarash Asar, Aliyya Rachmadi, Max Shuai Tang, Jamerson Chingapanini, Al the Scottish Wildcat, Janelle , Sabrina Gonzalez, Malcolm Callis, and Aaron Henson.
